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Version: 24 ^updated

Upload Date: 2 Oct 16

Developer: Vince Pooley

Distribution Type: Freeware

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Chapeau is an open source distribution of Linux based on the widely used Fedora Linux operating system and built around the modern GNOME desktop environment. It is tailored for multimedia enthusiasts and gamers or all ages.

Distributed as a 64-bit Live DVD

While the distribution can be downloaded from Softoware of its official website as a Live DVD ISO image approximately 2GB in size, which must be written on a DVD disc or a USB flash drive of 2GB or higher capacity in order to boot it from the BIOS of a computer.

Boot menu à la Fedora Linux

The minimal boot prompt presented in this Live DVD is identical with the one used in the official Fedora editions, allowing the user to quickly start the live environment without to much fuss. To access more boot options, one would have to enter the Troubleshooting entry, from where they can start the live environment in safe graphics mode, boot an existing OS from the first disk or run a memory test.

Modern desktop environment powered by GNOME

As mentioned, the default and only desktop environment of this special Fedora remix is powered by the modern GNOME graphical desktop interface. It will prompt users to try or install the operating system from the get-to.

Default applications

Default applications include the Evolution email and calendar client, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Shotwell image viewer and organizer, LibreOffice office suite, ClamTk virus scanner, Darktable lighttable and darkroom software, GIMP image viewer, Empathy instant messenger, and Transmission torrent downloader.

For multimedia users, Chapeau includes lots of multimedia codecs, the VLC Media Player, GNOME Music, Rhythmbox, DVD playback support, MPRIS media player integration, and more. For gamers, Chapeau includes Steam client for Linux, PlayOnLinux and Wine.

Bottom line

Summing up, Chapeau is a pretty great Fedora remix that includes a wide range of open source applications, especially for multimedia and gaming activities.

What is new in this release:

Derived from Fedora 24 Workstation
Gnome 3.20 desktop environment
LibreOffice 5
PlayOnLinux & Wine
Steam
VLC
Mozilla Firefox with Adobe Flash.
Hardware Helper Tool (hht)
RPMFusion software sources preconfigured
Media codecs & DVD playback support
Gnome Boxes
KVM virtualisation ready to go
Dropbox integration

What is new in version 23:

Main features:
Derived from Fedora 23 Workstation
Gnome 3.18 desktop environment
LibreOffice 5
PlayOnLinux & Wine
Steam
VLC
Mozilla Firefox with Adobe Flash.
A Hardware Helper Tool exclusive to Chapeau
RPMFusion software sources preconfigured
Media codecs & DVD playback support
Gnome Boxes
KVM virtualisation ready to go
Dropbox integration
New features in Chapeau 23:
We have a new Hardware Helper Tool (hht). Inspect your hardware and manage your Nvidia drivers with ease, even with Nvidia Optimus!.
The Korora repository has been removed.
The default display server remains to be X in Chapeau 23, unlike Fedora 23 Workstation Wayland is disabled by default.
More wallpapers!
Gnome 3.18 now has Google Drive integration
Other noteworthy changes inherited from Fedora 23 are:
Python 3 is now the default implementaion

What is new in version 22.1:

This ISO image brings the current Chapeau 22 live image up to date with all packages as of 13th July 2015.
This release was expedited by the recent package conflict issue caused by the Korora 22 repo which has been fixed with a package update and I didn't want this issue affecting new installs.

What is new in version 21.2.1 / 22RC:

The issue is caused by the background software-update service which is able to automatically download packages when running a live session from a DVD or USB stick with an active internet connection enabled. This service can silently download updates and fill up the copy-on-write RAM disk that the live system is running on which can eventually freeze the live session after the copy-on-write filesystem fills up, this issue can therefore also happen when performing an installation with Anaconda in a live session with an enabled, working internet connection.
The freezing is reproduceable by booting up an older live image that has a lot of updates available from the repos on a system with a smaller amount of RAM, enabling a connection to the internet and leaving it idle for a while.

What is new in version 21.2: