Fedora 9 is out today. The latest version of the popular Linux distro packs a bunch of updated and new features. Like Ubuntu 8.04, Fedora 9 includes the latest updates to the KDE and GNOME desktop environments, PulseAudio, and Firefox 3 beta. But unlike Ubuntu, the Fedora 9 LiveDVD weighs in at a hefty 3.33GB. Ubuntu distros typically fit on a single CD.
Fedora 9 also has several other major improvements, including:
Experimental support for the Ext4 file system
Spins, which are different versions of Fedora built with specific groups of software
You can now download installation media using Jigdo
Gnome 2.22, KDE 4.0.3 and Xfce 4.4.2 available on the LiveDVD
Anaconda installer now supports resizing ext2, ext3, and NTFS file systems a well as creating and installing the OS to encrypted file systems
Live USB installer now supports persistence, so you can run Fedora 9 from a USB flash drive and save your changes
OpenJDK 6, an open source Java enironment is installed by default
Fedora 9 also comes with OpenOffice.org 2.4 and Firefox 3 beta 5.