Russian Fedora Remix
| Company type | Community project |
|---|---|
| Industry | Linux distribution |
| Founded | November 20, 2008 |
| Founder | Arkady "Tigro" Shain |
| Defunct | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Moscow , Russia |
Area served | Russia |
| Products | Customized Fedora Linux distribution |
Russian Fedora Remix represented a customized version of the Fedora Linux Linux distribution specifically designed for users in Russia, active between 2008 and 2019. It was neither a straightforward Fedora clone nor an entirely new distro. The initiative focused on addressing the particular requirements of Russian users by delivering enhanced functionality out of the box, which included specialized software collections, preloaded drivers for widely used graphics cards, and documentation in the Russian language. The project was discontinued in 2019 after its improvements were incorporated into Fedora’s official package repositories, with Russian contributors joining the Fedora community.
History
The project was initiated by Arkady "Tigro" Shain under the original name Tedora, created as a solution to installation problems encountered by Russian users with Fedora 9. Its formal introduction took place on 20 November 2008 during a conference held at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), where Tedora was merged into Russian Fedora, a collaboration established by the Fedora Project, Red Hat, VDEL, and VNIINS—the latter acting as the technical hub.
Starting from version 11, the name was updated to Russian Fedora Remix to align with Fedora’s trademark policies.
The official logo for the project was unveiled on 10 March 2010.
Releases
| Release | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tedora 9 final | 1 July 2008 | released |
| Tedora 9.1 | 30 September 2008 | |
| Russian Fedora 10 final | 25 November 2008 | |
| Russian Fedora 10.1 | 24 February 2009 | |
| Russian Fedora 10.2 | 14 May 2009 | |
| Russian Fedora Remix 11 final | 9 June 2009 | |
| Russian Fedora Remix 12 final | 17 November 2009 | |
| Russian Fedora Remix 13 final | 25 May 2010 |
Releases were scheduled to coincide with Fedora’s official launch dates.
Tedora 9
Major distinctions from Fedora 9 comprised:
- Resolved a critical flaw in the Russian-language installer that previously hindered installations involving customized package selections.
- SELinux was turned off by default.
- Added compatibility with ReiserFS, ext4, and JFS file systems.
- Featured a modified Grub bootloader capable of booting from ext4 partitions.
- Installation media provided multiple desktop environments: GNOME, KDE, XFCE, and IceWM.
- Utilized repositories including Fedora Updates, Livna, Tigro, and Tigro Non-Free.
- Network installations required access to Tedora-specific repositories due to renaming.
- Incorporated a font loader script in /etc/rc.sysinit to correct display issues during startup.
- Installation disks contained only European language options; default keyboard layouts for Russian and Ukrainian editions were set to English (US) to simplify initial configuration for new users.
- Packages could be installed directly from the DVD.
- Repository keys for Livna and Tigro were automatically imported during installation.
- Included additional software not found on the standard Fedora DVD: XFCE, IceWM, Fluxbox desktop environments; comprehensive support for mp3, DVD, and DivX codecs; Flash-plugin functioning on x86-64 architecture; Opera browser; VLC media player; Compiz Fusion; Nvidia drivers.
- Enhanced font rendering through inclusion of extra TrueType fonts.
Russian Fedora 10
Debuting on 25 November 2008, this edition distinguished itself from Fedora 10 by:
- Providing support for a wide range of popular audio and video codecs alongside numerous proprietary graphics card drivers.
- Featuring XFCE, LXDE, and IceWM desktop environments included on the installation media.
- Configuring SELinux to operate in Permissive mode by default.
- Utilizing RPM Fusion and Tigro repositories as standard sources.
- Offering various base installation options such as GNOME, KDE, and XFCE.
- Enabling package installations directly from the installation medium.
- Deploying KDM as the display manager instead of GDM when KDE was the only desktop environment installed.
Russian Fedora 10.1
Released on 24 February 2009, Russian Fedora 10.1 introduced several enhancements including resolving keyboard layout switching problems with added indicators in both GNOME and KDE environments, allowing PackageKit to install or remove software from the installation disk without requiring internet connectivity, configuring Nautilus to open folders within the same window, disabling menu shortcuts in GNOME Terminal, replacing the Tigro repository with the Russian Fedora repository, and addressing various installation-related bugs.
Russian Fedora 10.2
Arriving on 14 May 2009, this update focused primarily on software upgrades and bug fixes to improve stability over its predecessor.
Russian Fedora Remix 11
Launched on 9 June 2009 alongside Fedora 11, Russian Fedora Remix 11 was distributed via installation DVD and LiveCDs for KDE, GNOME, and Xfce desktops, as well as LiveDVDs supporting KDE, GNOME, Xfce, and LXDE environments. It supported both i586 (P5) and x86-64 architectures. Compared to Fedora 11, it included only European and Post-Soviet languages on the DVD, improved keyboard layout switching functionality, incorporated multimedia codecs, network adapter drivers, and NVIDIA graphics drivers by default.
Russian Fedora Remix 12
Released on 17 November 2009, RFRemix 12 adopted the XZ compression method (a new LZMA format), which enabled the installation DVD to contain a greater number of packages than earlier versions. This edition also retained all languages present in the original Fedora release.
Russian Fedora Remix 13
RFRemix 13 was introduced on 25 May 2010 with standard updates such as additional multimedia codecs and expanded desktop environment options. Key new features included a Firstboot configuration screen for setting system preferences like disabling IPv6, enabling ctrl+alt+backspace functionality, and choosing the login manager; customizable keyboard layout switching tailored for Russian users; Firefox version 3.6.4 pre-build4 included for enhanced stability; SELinux set to Enforcing mode by default; and refreshed Russian Fedora branding assets.
Fedora Remix 20
Issued on 13 December 2013, this remix enhanced Fedora 20 (both 32-bit and 64-bit editions) by integrating applications geared toward multimedia playback, software development, and other practical uses.
Fedora Remix 27
The most recent stable version is Remix 27, released in conjunction with the Fedora 28 beta cycle. The forthcoming Remix 28 is anticipated to coincide with Fedora 28’s official launch. This release supports both GNOME and KDE Plasma desktop environments and bundles software catering to desktop productivity, programming tasks, gaming activities, and server management.
Fedora Remix 28
Published two days following Fedora 28’s release, this version continues to provide up-to-date enhancements in a timely manner.
Fedora Remix 29
Released shortly after Fedora 29, this edition includes every feature found in Fedora 29 along with added proprietary media codecs to improve multimedia compatibility.
See also
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