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This page gives a summary of the important changes as they happen on the way to openSUSE 11.2. Unless stated otherwise, all changes (ChangeLog) are done for all our architectures and therefore are available for x86, x86-64 and PowerPC architectures. Status of the repository and the ISOs is tracked on the Factory/Status subpage.
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Changes since openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 3
- none important yet
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Changes between openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 2 and Milestone 3
- Linux 2.6.30
- automake 1.11
- glibc 2.10.1
- Bluez 4.41
- PulseAudio 0.9.15
Important updates and package additions compared to milestone 2:
| Package | Version | Backport | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | 2.1.1 | download | full featured audio player for KDE |
| Evolution | 2.27.2 | download | personal information manager |
| Firefox | 3.5 RC 2 | download | web browser |
| git | 1.6.3.1 | version control system | |
| GNOME | 2.27.2 | download | desktop environment |
| K3b | 1.66 Alpha 2 | download | feature-rich and easy to handle CD burning application |
| KDE | 4.3 Beta 2 | download | desktop environment |
| KDevelop | 4.0 Beta 3 | download | integrated development environment |
| Konversation | 1.2 Alpha 3 | download | IRC client |
| KTorrent | 3.2.2 | download | Bittorrent content delivery tool for KDE |
| OpenOffice.org | 3.1.1 Alpha | download | office suite, using OASIS file format, with KDE/GNOME integration |
| VirtualBox | 2.2.4 | download | x86 virtualizer |
| Wine | 1.1.23 | download | compatibility layer for running MS Windows programs |
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Changes between openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 1 and Milestone 2
- built with gcc 4.4
- Linux 2.6.30rc6
- Alsa 1.0.20
- Bluez 4.3.9
- PackageKit 0.4.6
- Live-CDs contain Gimp
- Ext4 is default Filesystem
- Screenshots of openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 2
Important updates and package additions compared to milestone 1:
| Package | Version | Backport | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiword | 2.6.8 | word processor | |
| Evolution | 2.27.1 | download | personal information manager |
| Firefox | 3.5 Beta 4 | download | web browser |
| GnuCash | 2.2.9 | personal and business finances accounting | |
| Gnumeric | 1.9.8 | spreadsheet | |
| K3b | 1.65 Alpha | download | feature-rich and easy to handle CD burning application |
| Kaffeine | 1.0pre1 | download | media player and DVB tuner |
| KDE | 4.3 Beta 1 | download | desktop environment |
| KOffice | 2.0 | download | desktop environment |
| Konversation | 1.2 Alpha | download | IRC client |
| OpenOffice.org | 3.1 | download | office suite, using OASIS file format, with KDE/GNOME integration |
| Pidgin | 2.5.6 | download | Multi-protocol instant messaging client |
| Qt | 4.5.1 | download | C++ application framework for writing applications |
| Qt Creator | 1.1 | download | Integrated development environment for use with Qt |
| VirtualBox | 2.2.2 | download | x86 virtualizer |
| Wine | 1.1.22 | download | compatibility layer for running MS Windows programs |
| Xfce | 4.6.1 | download | desktop environment |
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Changes between openSUSE 11.1 and 11.2 Milestone 1
- Linux 2.6.29
- Alsa 1.0.19
- Bluez 4.35
- PackageKit 0.4.5
- Samba 3.2.8
- Live-CDs are compressed with lzma
- Live-CDs contain complete local printing stack
- Live-CDs contain de, es, fr, it, pl, ru translations
- zypp: more robust handling of mirrors
- YaST Qt package manager: configurable view layout
- Screenshots of openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 1
Important updates and package additions compared to 11.1:
| Package | Version | Backport | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiword | 2.6.6 | word processor | |
| Amarok | 2.0.2 | download | full featured audio player for KDE |
| Bash | 4.0 | default shell | |
| Banshee | 1.4.3 | download | media player |
| Beagle | 0.3.9 | download | desktop search daemon |
| cmake | 2.6.3 | download | Cross-platform, open-source make system |
| Digikam | 0.10 | download | photo management |
| Firefox | 3.0.8 | download | web browser |
| Gimp | 2.6.6 | The GNU Image Manipulation Program | |
| git | 1.6.2.4 | version control system | |
| GNOME | 2.26 | download | desktop environment |
| GPG2 | 2.0.11 | Crypto program | |
| GnuCash | 2.2.8 | personal and business finances accounting | |
| Gnumeric | 1.9.5 | spreadsheet | |
| KDE | 4.2.2 | download | desktop environment |
| KDevelop | 4.0 Beta 1 | download | integrated development environment |
| KOffice | 2.0 RC 1 | download | desktop environment |
| KTorrent | 3.2.1 | download | Bittorrent content delivery tool for KDE |
| Mono | 2.4 | download | Mono application runtime and development stack |
| Moonlight | 1.0.1 | Open source implementation of Microsoft Silverlight | |
| OpenOffice.org | 3.1 Beta 4 | download | office suite, using OASIS file format, with KDE/GNOME integration |
| Pidgin | 2.5.5 | download | Multi-protocol instant messaging client |
| Qt | 4.5 | download | C++ application framework for writing applications |
| Qt Creator | 1.0 | download | Integrated development environment for use with Qt |
| SeaMonkey | 1.1.16 | download | all-in-one internet application suite |
| Subversion | 1.6.1 | version control system | |
| Thunderbird | 2.0.0.21 | download | email client |
| VirtualBox | 2.2 | download | x86 virtualizer |
| Wine | 1.1.19 | download | compatibility layer for running MS Windows programs |
| Xfce | 4.6 | download | desktop environment |
| xine-lib | 1.1.17 | multimedia player libraries | |
| xorg-x11-server | 1.6.1 | download | XOrg server |
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