Korora Cinnamon is an open source distribution of Linux completely based on the latest upstream Fedora technologies and built around the modern Cinnamon desktop environment, a fork of GNOME 3. It includes several system improvements, custom artwork and a wide range of open source applications.
Downloadable as 64-bit Live DVDs
The user can download this custom Korora flavor from its official website or via Softoware as Live DVD ISO images of approximately 2GB in size. The operating system can be used as-is directly from the bootable medium, such as USB thumb drives or DVD discs. It supports only 64-bit hardware platforms.
Boot options
While the boot menu is very minimal, basically allowing the user to quickly start the live environment without much fuss. Additionally, you can start the live session in safe graphics mode in case the main boot option won’t work, boot an existing operating system from the first disk, run a memory test, as well as to check the integrity of the bootable medium (only if using a DVD disc).
Traditional and fast desktop environment powered by Cinnamon
As mentioned, the operating system comes with the Cinnamon desktop environment, which offers a traditional and fast graphical interface that uses a single panel located on the upper part of the screen from where you can launch applications, interact with running programs and system tray area functions, as well as to cycle between virtual workspaces.
Includes many powerful open source applications
Another strong point of the Korora Linux operating system is that it include a plethora of powerful open source applications, among which we can mention Audacity audio editor, Darktable virtual lighttable and darkroom, Deluge torrent downloader, Empathy instant messenger, HandBrake video converter, GIMP image editor, LibreOffice office suite, and OpenShot video editor.
Bottom line
In conclusion, the Cinnamon edition of Korora provides users with a very stable, intuitively designed, fast, low on resources and productive operating system suitable for a wide range of computer platforms, raging from low-end to high-end.
What is new in this release:
- Images are 64 bit only, 32 bit users can still upgrade:
- Over the last few versions the demand for 32 bit ISOs has markedly decreased to the point where we feel it's no-longer necessary to provide install images for the platform. Starting with Korora 24, images will be 64 bit (x86_64) only, however those who have 32 bit systems already are still able to upgrade to Korora 24. If you have been running 32 bit Korora on 64 bit hardware we strongly encourage you to install the 64 bit version instead.
- No KDE Plasma release yet:
- We would dearly love to have a KDE iso ready to go, but we ran into a number of issues and decided to not let this hold up the release of Korora 24.. It is possible to upgrade a Korora 23 install of KDE to Korora 24 however there are some settings such as themes may need to be manually set up again.
- Pharlap has been deprecated:
- As previously announced, driver manager Pharlap will not be included in Korora 24. If you have any questions about drivers you can contact us via Engage or on IRC.
- Features:
- Cinnamon 3.0:
- This new release of Cinnamon includes lots of refinements. Refer to the Cinnamon Release Announcement for more details.
- GNOME 3.20:
- GNOME 3.20 also has improved support for the Wayland compositor. Refer to the GNOME Release Announcement for more details.
- Mate 1.14:
- This release mainly focused on bug fixes and improving support for GTK3.20. Refer to the Mate Release announcement for more details.
- Xfce 4.12:
- This release mainly focused on polishing the desktop and improving the user experience in various ways. Refer to the Xfce Tour for more details.
- But wait, there's more:
- Derived from Fedora 241, Korora benefits from Fedora's long tradition of bringing the latest technologies to open source software users.
What is new in version 23:
- Cinnamon 2.8
- This new release of Cinnamon includes lots of refinements. Refer to the Cinnamon Release Announcement for more details.
- GNOME 3.18
- GNOME 3.18 brings Google Drive integration in Files, automatic screen brightness and Touchpad gestures. GNOME 3.18 also has improved support for the Wayland compositor. Refer to the GNOME Release Announcement for more details.
- KDE Plasma 5.5.4
- A modern, stable desktop environment, KDE Plasma 5.5.4 sees a large number of improvements including better dpi support and improved memory use plus many bug fixes. Refer to the KDE Plasma Announcement for more details.
- Mate 1.12
- This release mainly focused on bug fixes and improving support for GTK3. Refer to the Mate Release announcement for more details.
- Xfce 4.12
- This release mainly focused on polishing the desktop and improving the user experience in various ways. Refer to the Xfce Tour for more details.
What is new in version 22 / 23 Beta:
- This new release of Cinnamon targets a smoother experience, improved settings and updates to the file manager, nemo. Based on Fedora 23.
What is new in version 22:
- This new release of Cinnamon targets a improvements in responsiveness, load times and CPU usage as well as various improvements under the hood.
- Faster and better dependency management with DNF:
- With Korora 22 we're introducing a major change under the hood; we're now using DNF and hawkey to manage packages. DNF is much like the Yum software package manager (it's largely command-line compatible), but re-written and re-engineered to provide optimal performance and (along with Hawkey) provide a strict API definition for plugins and extending projects. DNF also makes use of the libsolv library initially pioneered by the openSUSE Project to provide faster and better dependency management.
- It also boasts a better performance and memory footprint vs. Yum, and is designed to have a cleaner codebase and be easier to maintain.
- Elasticsearch:
- Elasticsearch is full-featured and very popular self-standing open source indexing server, and now it's available by with just a "yum install elasticsearch" - no, wait, make that "dnf install elasticsearch" :-)
- GNU Compiler Collection 5:
- Korora 22 comes with GCC 5.1 as the primary compiler suite.
- Captive Portal Detection:
- Korora GNOME, by default, enables a captive portal detection that requests known content from a trusted Fedora server. If the request is redirected, a window automatically appears for you to interact with the portal's login webpage.
- To disable this feature, remove /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/20-connectivity-fedora.conf
- Developer orientated firewall:
- Developers often run test servers that run on high numbered ports, and interconnectivity with many modern consumer devices also requires these ports. The firewall in Korora GNOME, firewalld, is configured to allow these things.
- Ports numbered under 1024, with the exceptions of sshd and clients for Samba and DHCPv6, are blocked to prevent access to system services. Ports above 1024, used for user-initiated applications, are open by default.
What is new in version 21:
- This new release of Cinnamon targets a smoother experience, improved settings and updates to the file manager, nemo.
What is new in version 21 Beta:
- This new release of Cinnamon targets a smoother experience, improved settings and updates to the file manager, nemo. Refer to the Cinnamon Release Announcement for more details.
What is new in version 20:
- GNOME 3.10 represents another iteration to the new desktop which is also targeting native Wayland support.
- KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.11 brings a host of bug fixes, speed ups and improvements to the native applications including Kontact, KScreen and KGet.
- Application Installer brings a new interface for installing packages in GNOME.
- NetworkManager should be able to configure bond master and bridge interfaces with commonly used options and recognise their existing configuration on startup without disrupting their operation.
- LVM has introduced thin provisioning technology, which provides greatly improved snapshot functionality in addition to thin provisioning capability. This change will make it possible to configure thin provisioning during OS installation.
- Plasma-nm replaces the current network applet in KDE with a new one and bring the latest features in NetworkManager to KDE.
- SSD Cache is updated thanks to the recent kernel to support (fast) SSD caching of (slow) ordinary hard disks.
- VirtManager user interface for managing virtual machines has the ability to easily manage snapshots.
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