Boasting better performance, improved features for admins and developers, and enhanced virtualization management, The Fedora Project today announced Release 6 of Fedora Core. Admins may be most interested in an enhancement to the installer, which enables a network-accessible installation to access third-party RPM repositories, such as Fedora Extras or a local repository, at install-time. "These installation impr Admins may be most interested in an enhancement to the installer, which enables a network-accessible installation to access third-party RPM repositories, such as Fedora Extras or a local repository, at install-time. “These installation improvements, coupled with improvements in package dependency and updating tools, make it easier to manage systems,” according to a release from The Fedora Project, which is sponsored by Red Hat. Fedora Core 6 also delivers new GUI management tools including a virtualization manager, an SELinux troubleshooting tool, and an improved LVM cluster management tool.Other improvements include IPv6 support as well as a single 2.6.18-based Linux kernel that automatically detects and configures for the number of processors on a machine, according to The Fedora Project. Another enhancement: Fedora now supports Intel-based Macs on top of its previous support for x86, x86-64 and Power PC chip architectures.On the performance front, Fedora claims speedier app startup, resulting from the optimized DT_GNU_HASH. NFS (network file systems) performance is also improved. The Fedora Core desktop also spruced up fonts and artworks, as well as better usability “from the latest upstream releases of GNOME and KDE.” There’s also a new platform that enables GL-accelerated effects on a standard desktop, better and faster software updating tools, and the latest upstream versions of popular open source applications. Fedora Core 6, is available for download at fedoraproject.org. To view a slideshow of Fedora screens, go here. Technology Industry