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Fedora Core 3 Test 2 announced

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A new test-version of the upcoming Fedora Core 3 is released and available. It features the latest Linux desktops, KDE 3.3.0 and Gnome 2.8RC, and uses X.org X11 6.8.0 as X server.

The highlights are:

The device model now uses a dynamic /dev (provided by udev), a nice improvement compared to using a static /dev
Gnome 2.8 release candidate
KDE 3.3.0
X.org X11 6.8.0
More than hundred other programs have been updated to the latest version.

Fedora Core 3 Test 2 is available on a four-disc CD set.

This is a test release aimed at experienced users! Developers encourage users to report all problems at redhat bugzilla under product 'Fedora Core', release 'fc3test2'.

You can download Fedora here:

North America:
- USA East:
  - ftp://ftp.linux.ncsu.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - http://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://mirror.cs.princeton.edu/pub/mirrors/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - http://ftp.dc.aleron.net/linux/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91
  - ftp://ftp.dc.aleron.net/linux/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91
  - rsync://ftp.dc.aleron.net::fedora-linux-core-test/2.91/
  - ftp://redhat.secsup.org/pub/linux/redhat/fedora/core/test/2.91
  - http://redhat.secsup.org/fedora/core/test/2.91
  - ftp://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - http://mirror.clarkson.edu/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://ftp.cse.buffalo.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://ftp.ale.org/mirrors/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91
  - http://ftp.ale.org/mirrors/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91
  - ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/fedora.redhat/linux/core/test/2.91
  - http://www.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/pub/fedora.redhat/linux/core/test/2.91
  - rsync://rsync.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/fedora-linux-core/test/2.91
  - ftp://mirror.eas.muohio.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91
  - http://mirror.hiwaay.net/redhat/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://mirror.hiwaay.net/redhat/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - rsync://mirror.hiwaay.net/fedora-linux-core-test/2.91/
  - http://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - rsync://mirror.linux.duke.edu/fedora-linux-core/test/2.91/
- USA West:
  - http://fedora.cat.pdx.edu/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - rsync://fedora.cat.pdx.edu/fedora-linux-core-test/2.91/
- Canada:
  - ftp://less.cogeco.net/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - http://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mirror/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - rsync://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - http://gulus.USherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
South America:
- Portugal:
  - http://tux.cprm.net/pub/ftp.redhat.com/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91
  - ftp://tux.cprm.net/pub/ftp.redhat.com/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91
Europe:
- Austria:
  - ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/fedora/core/test/2.91/
  - http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/fedora/core/test/2.91/
  - rsync://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/fedora/core/test/2.91/
- Czech Republic:
  - ftp://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/fedora-core/test/2.91/
  - rsync://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/fedora-core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://ftp6.linux.cz/pub/linux/fedora-core/test/2.91/ (IPv6)
  - ftp://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/pub/fedora/test/2.91/
  - http://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/pub/fedora/test/2.91/
  - rsync://sunsite.mff.cuni.cz/fedora/fedora/test/2.91/
  - ftp://ultra.linux.cz/pub/fedora/test/2.91/
  - ftp://ftp1.skynet.cz/pub/linux/fedora/test/2.91
- Denmark:
  - ftp://klid.dk/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91
- Finland:
- France:
  - ftp://ftp.ciril.fr/pub/linux/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91
- Germany:
- Ireland:
- Netherlands:
- Poland:
  - ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - http://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - rsync://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://ftp.wsisiz.edu.pl/pub/Linux/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
- Romania:
  - http://ftp.lug.ro/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://ftp.lug.ro/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
- United Kingdom:
  - http://zeniiia.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://zeniiia.linux.org.uk/pub/distributions/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - rsync://zeniiia.linux.org.uk/fedora-linux-core/test/2.91/
Asia/Pacific:
- Australia:
  - http://planetmirror.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/
  - rsync://rsync.planetmirror.com/fedora-linux-core-test/2.91/
- Japan:
- Taiwan:
  - http://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Fedora/linux/core/test/2.91
  - ftp://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Fedora/linux/core/test/2.91

A complete list of mirrors is available at http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors.html

The release can also be obtained using the BitTorrent protocol:

SRPMS and a DVD ISO are also available using BitTorrent from torrent.linux.duke.edu and bt.g.la.

Current Fedora users can download BitTorrent RPMs from http://torrent.linux.duke.edu/btrpms/

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