Pidora 18 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Release

There are some interesting new features we'd like to highlight:

• Almost all of the Fedora 18 package set available via yum (thousands of packages were built from the official Fedora repository and made available online)


• Compiled specifically to take advantage of the hardware already built into the Raspberry Pi


• Graphical firstboot configuration (with additional modules specifically made for the Raspberry Pi)


• Compact initial image size (for fast downloads) and auto-resize (for maximum storage afterwards)


• Auto swap creation available to allow for larger memory usage


• C, Python, & Perl programming languages available & included in the SD card image


• Initial release of headless mode can be used with setups lacking a monitor or display


• IP address information can be read over the speakers and flashed with the LED light


• For graphical operation, Gedit text editor can be used with plugins (python console, file manager, syntax highlighting) to serve as a mini-graphical IDE


• For console operation, easy-to-use text editors are included (nled, nano, vi) plus Midnight Commander for file management


• Includes libraries capable of supporting external hardware such as motors and robotics (via GPIO, I2C, SPI)

For further documentation, downloads, faq's, read-me's, how-to's, tutorials, or videos: http://pidora.ca/

Pidora 18 is a Fedora Remix -- a combination of software packages from the Fedora Project with other software.

The Fedora Project is a global community of contributors working to advance open source software. For more information or to join the Fedora Project, see http://fedoraproject.org

Pidora is a project of the Seneca Centre for Development of Open Technology (CDOT). To connect with CDOT, please visit http://cdot.senecacollege.ca

The Raspberry Pi is a small, inexpensive computer board designed to provoke curiosity and experimentation in programming and computer electronics. For more information, see the Raspberry Pi Foundation website at http://raspberrypi.org

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The CDOT team at Seneca College