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author: einar
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- Linux
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date: "2007-03-30T21:02:15Z"
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slug: playing-with-feisty-fawn
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title: Playing with Feisty Fawn
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Recently (before my tendinitis forced me to avoid using my desktop computer) I installed the [beta version](http://wiki.kubuntu.org/FeistyFawn/Beta/Kubuntu) of Kubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn).
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I thought I'd help and I used the [new dist-upgrader tool](http://wiki.kubuntu.org/KubuntuDistUpgrade). Save for some minor quirks (already reported in the [appropriate bug report](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/84717)), everything worked rather flawlessly. The release was pretty stable already, although there are a few problems (such as [not being able to scan](https://launchpad.net/bugs/85488)). Also the artwork, save the new color scheme and window decoration is more or less the same as always (after tasting [Oxygen](http://oxygen-icons.org) I don't want to go back to Crystal). Under the hood, however, the improvements are noticeable (X.org 7.2 and kernel 2.6.20) and also Python 2.5 ships as default version (which means I can start playing with its new features). The compositing managers [Beryl](http://www.beryl-project.org) and [Compiz](http://go-compiz.org/index.php?title=Main_Page) are also included in the repositories, though I find them rather useless as of now
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I think it's going to be an interesting release. As soon as it reaches the RC status I will also install it on my laptop. And of course, an obligatory screenshot showing my desktop and [KDevelop 3.4](http://www.kdevelop.org/) in action:
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[]({{ site.url }}/images/2007/03/feisty_desktop.png)
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