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This page gives a summary of the important changes as they happen on the way to openSUSE 11.3. 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 11.3 Milestone 1

Package	Version	Description
tulip	3.3.0	Visualization of huge graphs
OpenOffice_org	3.2.0.4
kernel-source	2.6.33
glibc	2.11.1
gzip	1.3.13
udev	151
libqt4	4.6.1

Changes between openSUSE 11.2 and openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 1

Major changes:

Linux kernel 2.6.32
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.1
KDE 4.4RC1
OpenOffice 3.2beta
Qt 4.6.0
Gnome 2.29
Compiz 0.8.4
gcc 4.5
Bluez 4.60
Samba 3.4.5
Perl 5.10.1
Patches are applied with zero fuzz

Detailed updates and package additions:

Package	Version	Backport	Description
ConsoleKit	0.4.1		System daemon for tracking users, sessions and seats
Mesa	7.7	X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_11.2	Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to that of OpenGL
MozillaFirefox	3.6.0	mozilla	Mozilla Firefox Web Browser
MozillaSunbird	0.9.99	mozilla:/beta	Mozilla's Calendar Application
MozillaThunderbird	3.0.1	mozilla	The Stand-Alone Mozilla Mail Component
OpenOffice_org	3.1.99.4	OpenOffice.org:/STABLE/openSUSE_11.2	A Free Office Suite (Framework)
abiword	2.8.1	GNOME:/Apps	A Multiplatform Word Processor
accerciser	1.9.3 new	GNOME:/Factory	Accessibility debugging tool
amarok	2.2.2	KDE:/Backports	Media Player for KDE
aqbanking	4.2.3		Library for Online Banking Functions and Financial Data Import and Export
archivemail	0.7.2 new	server:/mail	Tool for archiving and compressing old email in mailboxes
aria2	1.8.0		Parallelizing Multi-Protocol Utility for Downloading Files
attica	0.1.2 new	KDE:/KDE4:/Factory:/Desktop	Open Collaboration Service client library
beaver	0.4.0rc1 new	X11:/lxde	Beaver is an Early AdVanced EditoR. Beaver is based on GTK+2
binutils	2.20.0	devel:/gcc	GNU Binutils
build	2010.01.13	openSUSE:/Tools	A Script to Build SUSE Linux RPMs
bzr	2.0.3	devel:/tools:/scm	Friendly distributed version control system
clutter	1.1.4	GNOME:/Factory	The clutter library
cmake	2.8.0	devel:/tools:/building	Cross-platform, open-source make system
compiz	0.8.4	X11:/XGL	OpenGL window and compositing manager
compizconfig-settings-manager	removed		Settings Manager for Compiz (CCSM)
courier-imap	4.6.0	server:/mail	An IMAP and POP3 Server for Maildir MTAs
cryptsetup	1.1.0	security	Set Up dm-crypt Based Encrypted Block Devices
deltafs	1.0 new	filesystems	Delta filesystem
digikam	1.0.0	KDE:/Backports	A KDE Photo Manager
dvbsnoop	1.4.50 new	multimedia:/apps	DVB / MPEG stream analyzer program
ed	1.4		Standard UNIX Line Editor
evince	2.29.5	GNOME:/Factory	GNOME Document Viewer
evolution	2.29.5	GNOME:/Factory	The Integrated GNOME Mail, Calendar, and Address Book Suite
exim	4.71	server:/mail	The Exim Mail Transfer Agent, a Replacement for sendmail
fuse	2.8.1	filesystems	User space File System
galculator	1.3.4 new	X11:/lxde	A GTK 2 based calculator
gbrainy	1.30	GNOME:/Apps	A brain teaser game and trainer
gcc45	4.5.0_20100115 new	devel:/gcc	The GNU C Compiler and Support Files
gdb	7.0	devel:/gcc	A GNU source-level debugger for C, C++, Java and other languages
glib2	2.23.1	GNOME:/Factory	A Library with Convenient Functions Written in C
glibc	2.11		Standard Shared Libraries (from the GNU C Library)
goobox	2.1.1	GNOME:/Apps	CD Player and Ripper for GNOME
gpicview	0.2.1 new	X11:/lxde	LXDE Photo Viewer
gpsd	2.90	Application:/Geo	Service daemon for mediating access to a GPS
gscpm	removed		GNOME Support for SCPM
guitarix	0.05.8.1 new	multimedia:/apps	A simple Linux amplifier for jack
gvfs	1.5.1	GNOME:/Factory	VFS functionality for GLib
hylafax	6.0.3	network:/telephony	Very Powerful Fax Server
imapfilter	2.2	server:/mail	a mail filtering utility
iptables	1.4.6		IP Packet Filter Administration
kchmviewer	5.1	KDE:/Backports	KDE chm Viewer (MS Windows Compressed HTML Documents)
kdebase4	4.3.90	KDE:/KDE4:/Factory:/Desktop	The Base KDE Apps
kernel-desktop	2.6.32	Kernel:/HEAD	Kernel optimized for the desktop
kiwi	3.94	Virtualization:/Appliances	OpenSuSE - KIWI Image System
koffice2	2.1.1	KDE:/Backports	Libraries and Base Files for the KDE Office Suite
kscpm	removed		KDE Support for SCPM
ktorrent	3.3.2	KDE:/Backports	KDE BitTorrent Client
leafpad	0.8.17 new	editors	Lightweight Text Editor and Notepad Clone
liblastfm	0.3.0 new	KDE:/Backports	A Qt C++ Library for the Last.fm Webservices
libqt4	4.6.0	KDE:/Qt	C++ Program Library, Core Components
libssh	0.3.92	KDE:/KDE4:/Factory:/Desktop	SSH Library
libstorage	2.19.6	YaST:/Head	Library for storage management
libsynaptics	removed		A Small C++ Library To Use The Synaptics Driver
libtirpc	0.2.1		Transport Independent RPC Library
libzypp	6.27.1	zypp:/Head	Package, Patch, Pattern, and Product Management
mcelog	1.0pre1		Log Machine Check Events
mkvtoolnix	3.0.0	multimedia:/apps	Tools to Create, Alter, and Inspect Matroska Files
module-init-tools	3.11.1		Utilities to Load Modules into the Kernel
monotone	0.46 new	devel:/tools:/scm	Distributed version control system
moonshine	0.3 new	multimedia:/apps	Desktop Shell for the Moonshine Media Player Plugin
nagios	3.2.0	server:/monitoring	The Nagios Network Monitor
ncurses	5.7		The New curses Libraries
net-snmp	5.5		SNMP Daemon
nfs-utils	1.2.1		NFS utilities
obconf	2.0.3 new	X11:/lxde	Openbox Configuration Tool
offlineimap	6.2.0	server:/mail	OfflineIMAP - Powerful IMAP/Maildir synchronization and reader support
openbox	3.4.10 new	X11:/lxde	ICCCM and EWMH Compliant Window Manager with Very Few Dependencies
pam	1.1.1		A Security Tool that Provides Authentication for Applications
pam_mount	1.33		A PAM Module that can Mount Volumes for a User Session
patch	2.6.1	devel:/tools	GNU patch
pcmanfm	0.5.2 new	X11:/lxde	An extremly fast and lightweight file manager
peksystray	0.4.0 new		PekSysTray is a system tray "notification area" dockapp
perl-Bit-Vector	7.1	devel:/languages:/perl	Efficient bit vector, set of integers and "big int" math library
perl-Date-Manip	6.05	devel:/languages:/perl	Date Manipulation Routines
python-atspi	0.1.5 new	GNOME:/Factory	Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface - Python bindings
python-xpcom192	0.0.20091110 new	mozilla	Python XPCOM bindings for Gecko 1.9.2
qiv	2.2.2		Probably the fastest and simplest image viewer on the planet
qt-creator	1.3.0	KDE:/Qt	Lightweight IDE
rds-tools	removed		RDS Support Tools
samba	3.4.5	network:/samba:/STABLE	A SMB/CIFS File, Print, and Authentication Server
scpm	removed		System Configuration Profile Management
smoke-generator	4.3.90 new		Smoke stand-alone generator for bindings for KDE 4.x libraries
sound-juicer	2.28.1 new	GNOME:/Factory	Clean and Lean GNOME CD Ripper
storeBackup	3.2		storeBackup is a Disk-to-Disk Backup Tool for Linux
sumf	removed		SCPM Universal Management Front-End
sysconfig	0.73.3		The sysconfig scheme
systemtap	1.0	devel:/tools	Instrumentation System
texlive	2009	Publishing	The Base System of TeXLive
tomboy	1.1.0	GNOME:/Factory	GNOME Note Taking Application
transmission	1.82	GNOME:/Apps	Lightweight, yet powerful BitTorrent client
udev	150		A rule-based device node and kernel event manager
unbound	removed		Validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver
unison	2.32.52	network	A file synchronization tool
vdr-plugin-femon	1.6.7 new	vdr	VDR femon plugin
virtualbox-ose	3.0.90.1	Virtualization:/VirtualBox	VirtualBox OSE is an Emulator
whois	5.0.0	network:/utilities	Whois Client Program
xen	4.0.0_20809_01	Virtualization	Xen Virtualization: Hypervisor (aka VMM aka Microkernel)
xmms2	0.6 new	X11:/lxde	A modular audio framework and plugin architecture
xteddy	2.2	X11:/Utilities	A cuddly teddy bear for your X Window desktop
yasm	0.8.0	devel:/tools:/compiler	A complete rewrite of the NASM assembler
yast2	2.19.5	YaST:/HEAD	YaST2 - Main Package
yast2-profile-manager	removed		YaST2 - Profile Configuration
ypbind	1.31	network	NIS client daemon
zypper	1.2.15	zypp:/Head	Command line software manager using libzypp

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