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ROSA 2012 Marathon is a LTS (long time support) distribution with garanteed security and software updates during 5 years. Based on Mandriva/ROSA 2011 reposytory with some improverments and updates. Recommened for using on Enterprise sector, SMB and SOHO, were needing not blending edge", but stable software and long time working without reinstalation. It's first release fully builded on ABF system.
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ROSA 2012 Marathon is a LTS (long time support) release with guaranteed security and software updates for 5 years. Based on Mandriva/ROSA 2011 repositories with lots of improvements and updates. It is recommended for Enterprise, SMB and SOHO which do not need the "bleeding edge" technology, but require stable software and ability to work for a long time without reinstalling the system. This is the first release completely built using the ABF system.
  
You may find additional information about ROSA 2012 Marathon in his [[ROSA 2012 Marathon tour| tour]] and some information about found errors and worarounds in [[ROSA 2012 Marathon Errata|Errata page]].
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You can find additional information about ROSA 2012 Marathon in its [[ROSA 2012 Marathon tour| tour]] and some information about known issues and workarounds at the [[Errata_ROSA_Marathon_2012|Errata page]].
  
===Release sheduelle===
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==Distribution==
  
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ROSA 2012 Marathon is available in the following editions:
!Relese||Planned day||Release day
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|Public Beta||30.03.2012||
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|RC||9.04.2012||
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|Internal release||13.04.2012||
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|Public release||16.04.2012
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==Distribution==
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1. ROSA 2012 Marathon LiveDVD KDE4 (pure Free Edition) for i586 and x86_64 architectures. For default enabled ONLY main media.
  
ROSA 2012 Marathon will distribute as:
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2. ROSA 2012 Marathon LiveDVD KDE4 Extended Edition for i586 and x86_64 architectures, including non-free components and proprietary software (such as multimedia codecs). Note that laws of some countries may forbid usage of some of these components! In this release added and enabled main, non-free and restricted media.
  
1. ROSA 2012 Marathon  liveDVD with KDE4 Free Edition i586 and x86_64 bit releases.
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'''Available community editions:'''
  
2. ROSA 2012 Marathon  LiveDVD KDE4 Full edition i586 and x86_64 architectures, including non-free components and patent-pending stuffs (lile codecs and some software). It's may be illegal for law using in you countries!
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3. ROSA LXDE 2012 community edition for i586 and x86_64 architectures (see [[ROSA LXDE 2012 community edition summary]]).
  
Some additinal releses (may be later).
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4. ROSA Marathon 2012 GNOME community Edition for i586 and x86_64 architectures (see [[ROSA Marathon 2012 GNOME community Edition summary]] and [[Restricted and non-free components of ROSA Marathon 2012 GNOME Community Edition]], free from proprietary components ISO is available as well).
  
3. ROSA 2012 Marathon liveCD LXDE Free  Edition i586 and x86_64 arch.
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==System requirements==
  
4. ROSA 2012 liveCD LXDE Full Edition i586 and x86_64 arch.
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* 780 MB RAM (recommends 1Gb)
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* 10 GB free HDD space
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* VGA display with resolution 1024x768
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* Keyboard, mouse
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* DVD/flash for installation
  
5. ROSA 2012 Addon DVD with additional package.
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==Deprecation==
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GNOME, Xfce and other Desktop Environments (DE) and Window Managers (WM) are no longer included in the official ROSA packages. Contribution packages from the ROSA community are available for these desktop environments however. Only KDE4 is officially supported. If you need ROSA with another DE or WM you can use unofficial packages or distributions prepared by community members.
  
 
==Common components==
 
==Common components==
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===Kernel and system stack===
 
===Kernel and system stack===
  
* Kernel 3.0.26 LTS desktop with/without PAE desktop/notebook and server edition.
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* Kernel 3.0.28 LTS desktop with/without PAE desktop/notebook and server edition
 
* Dracut 17
 
* Dracut 17
 
* Systemd 39
 
* Systemd 39
 
* GCC 4.6.1
 
* GCC 4.6.1
 
* udev-173
 
* udev-173
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* rpm 5.3.12
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* pulseaudio 2.0 rc2
  
 
=== Hardware support===
 
=== Hardware support===
* Hardware base for 2012.01.21
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* Hardware base for April 2012
* Updated drivers for Intel, NVidia and AMD graphics card with support i3/i5/i7, GF6xxx and lates AMD chips
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* Updated drivers for Intel, NVidia and AMD graphics cards with support for i3/i5/i7, GF6xxx and latest AMD chips
 
* Mesa 7.11
 
* Mesa 7.11
* Basic support Nvidia Optimus tecnology with Bumblebee (not including in DVD, but may be installed later from Main repo).
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* Basic support for Nvidia Optimus technology with Bumblebee (not included in DVD, but may be installed later from the Main repository)
* Updated printers and scaner base
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* Updated printers and scanner base
  
===ROSA system stuff===
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===Improved ROSA-specific system stuff===
  
 
* Draklive-install
 
* Draklive-install
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* Drakx-net
 
* Drakx-net
  
We make some improverments and updates for this instruments:
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We have updated and improved functionality of these components in the following areas:
* Hardware support for modern components
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* Hardware support for modern devices
* Fix errors on installer
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* Improved installer with lots of fixes
* Fix UI and simplyfing installation algorithm
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* A lot of patches and fixes developed after ROSA 2011 release
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===Removed deprecated ''drakconf'' modules===
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Some deprecated ''drakconf'' modules are removed.
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Please refer to the [[Drakxtools Replacements]] page for the list of removed modules and suggested replacements.
  
 
===Network===
 
===Network===
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===KDE===
 
===KDE===
* KDE 4.8.2 with ROSA patches and fixes
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* KDE 4.8.2 with ROSA fixes and improvements
* Rosa theme with working KDE-decorator
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* Rosa theme with updated KDE-decorator
 
* SimpleWelcome
 
* SimpleWelcome
 
* RocketBar
 
* RocketBar
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===Enterprise stack===
 
===Enterprise stack===
* Fixing (and working) instrument for connect with Windows AD domens.
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* Improved wizard for connecting Windows Active Directory domains
* OpenJDK by default, but you will may install Java/JRE with new package get-java ??????
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* OpenJDK is installed by default. For Oracle Java JDK/JRE please visit the official Oracle Java [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html Downloads page]. '''NOTE''': see [[Howto install proprietary Java from Oracle]]
 
* LSB support
 
* LSB support
* Working PERL/Python stack
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* Updated Perl/Python stack
 
* Kerberos
 
* Kerberos
 
* Samba
 
* Samba
  
===User software===
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===User applications===
 
* Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2 LTS
 
* Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2 LTS
 
* Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0.2 LTS
 
* Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0.2 LTS
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[[Category:ROSA Marathon 2012]]
 
[[Category:ROSA Marathon 2012]]
[[Category:Release notes]]
 
 
[[ru:Release_notes_ROSA_Marathon_2012]]
 
[[ru:Release_notes_ROSA_Marathon_2012]]

Latest revision as of 10:01, 14 April 2014

About ROSA 2012 Marathon

2012->2013->2014->2015->2016->2017

ROSA 2012 Marathon is a LTS (long time support) release with guaranteed security and software updates for 5 years. Based on Mandriva/ROSA 2011 repositories with lots of improvements and updates. It is recommended for Enterprise, SMB and SOHO which do not need the "bleeding edge" technology, but require stable software and ability to work for a long time without reinstalling the system. This is the first release completely built using the ABF system.

You can find additional information about ROSA 2012 Marathon in its tour and some information about known issues and workarounds at the Errata page.

Distribution

ROSA 2012 Marathon is available in the following editions:

1. ROSA 2012 Marathon LiveDVD KDE4 (pure Free Edition) for i586 and x86_64 architectures. For default enabled ONLY main media.

2. ROSA 2012 Marathon LiveDVD KDE4 Extended Edition for i586 and x86_64 architectures, including non-free components and proprietary software (such as multimedia codecs). Note that laws of some countries may forbid usage of some of these components! In this release added and enabled main, non-free and restricted media.

Available community editions:

3. ROSA LXDE 2012 community edition for i586 and x86_64 architectures (see ROSA LXDE 2012 community edition summary).

4. ROSA Marathon 2012 GNOME community Edition for i586 and x86_64 architectures (see ROSA Marathon 2012 GNOME community Edition summary and Restricted and non-free components of ROSA Marathon 2012 GNOME Community Edition, free from proprietary components ISO is available as well).

System requirements

  • 780 MB RAM (recommends 1Gb)
  • 10 GB free HDD space
  • VGA display with resolution 1024x768
  • Keyboard, mouse
  • DVD/flash for installation

Deprecation

GNOME, Xfce and other Desktop Environments (DE) and Window Managers (WM) are no longer included in the official ROSA packages. Contribution packages from the ROSA community are available for these desktop environments however. Only KDE4 is officially supported. If you need ROSA with another DE or WM you can use unofficial packages or distributions prepared by community members.

Common components

Kernel and system stack

  • Kernel 3.0.28 LTS desktop with/without PAE desktop/notebook and server edition
  • Dracut 17
  • Systemd 39
  • GCC 4.6.1
  • udev-173
  • rpm 5.3.12
  • pulseaudio 2.0 rc2

Hardware support

  • Hardware base for April 2012
  • Updated drivers for Intel, NVidia and AMD graphics cards with support for i3/i5/i7, GF6xxx and latest AMD chips
  • Mesa 7.11
  • Basic support for Nvidia Optimus technology with Bumblebee (not included in DVD, but may be installed later from the Main repository)
  • Updated printers and scanner base

Improved ROSA-specific system stuff

  • Draklive-install
  • Drakxtools
  • Drakx-net

We have updated and improved functionality of these components in the following areas:

  • Hardware support for modern devices
  • Improved installer with lots of fixes
  • A lot of patches and fixes developed after ROSA 2011 release


Removed deprecated drakconf modules

Some deprecated drakconf modules are removed.

Please refer to the Drakxtools Replacements page for the list of removed modules and suggested replacements.

Network

  • NetworkManager 0.9.2
  • KnetworkManager 0.9
  • VPNPPTP 0.3.0

KDE

  • KDE 4.8.2 with ROSA fixes and improvements
  • Rosa theme with updated KDE-decorator
  • SimpleWelcome
  • RocketBar
  • Dolphin 2.0

Enterprise stack

  • Improved wizard for connecting Windows Active Directory domains
  • OpenJDK is installed by default. For Oracle Java JDK/JRE please visit the official Oracle Java Downloads page. NOTE: see Howto install proprietary Java from Oracle
  • LSB support
  • Updated Perl/Python stack
  • Kerberos
  • Samba

User applications

  • Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2 LTS
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0.2 LTS
  • LibreOffice 3.4.5
  • Amarok 2.0.5