ROSA Desktop 2012 Draft

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Draft to ROSA Desktop 2012

Arch

  • i586
  • x86_64

Release

  • Free - only FOSS components
  • EE - FOSS + non-free + restricted components

Basesystem

  • Kernel - 3.4.X
  • Systemd 183 + udev (internal implementation)
  • dracut 0.18
  • services - minimization of sysvinit
  • GCC 4.7.x
  • Pulseaudio 2.x
  • Prelink enabling
  • Grub2
  • rpm-5.4.x

System service

  • CUPS 1.5.x
  • Samba 4.0.x
  • NFS
  • Chrony (replace ntp) (akdengi - I have initial implimentation)

Network

  • NetworkManager 0.9.4
  • KnetworkManager 0.9.0.2
  • VPNPPTP 0.3.6

Drivers

  • Latest stable versions ( Free and non-free )

Framework

  • gtk2+ = 2.24.x
  • gtk3+ = 3.4.x
  • QT 4.8.x

Desktop

  • KDE4 4.9.x
    • KDE 4.9.0 is to be released on 25th of July; frozen RC should be available on June 26th (schedule)
    • Akonadi/Nepomuk diagnostics
    • Shorten KDE login time ( from KDM login screen to desktop )

Installation

  • Improving installer start ( possible chainload to grub2 to improve hardware support (UEFI )).
  • VNC install
  • Network install ( PXE )
  • Raid devices support
  • Better file system support
  • LVM support

ROSA/Mandriva system components

  • drakx-net (Mageia/Mandriva sync with ROSA patch)
  • drakxtools (Mageia/Mandriva sync with ROSA patch)

Follow this Drakxtools_Future_Directions

Software

See List_of_end-user_applications_that_are_supported_by_ROSA

SystemD enhancment

http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/cpufreq/

General improvements

  • Speed up system start

Repository improvement

  • cleaned main
  • rebuilt and fresh contrib
  • Possible improvement of restricted with some cool restricted apps.


Community requests and propositions

  • Installer encryption support
  • Support for jackd, Qtractor
  • Realtime kernel for sound recordings
  • Unified branding package with artwork
  • Kickstart support
  • network install