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Changes since openSUSE 10.2 RC1

• fixes for critical bugs

Changes between openSUSE 10.2 Beta 2 and openSUSE 10.2 RC 1

• X.Org 7.2rc2
• countless bugfixes

New non-bugfix updates and package additions since last release:

Changes between openSUSE 10.2 Beta 1 and openSUSE 10.2 Beta 2

• Linux kernel 2.6.18.2
• countless bugfixes

New non-bugfix updates and package additions since last release:

Changes between openSUSE 10.2 Alpha 5 and openSUSE 10.2 Beta 1

• Linux kernel 2.6.18.1
• X.Org 7.2rc1
• numerous improvements to the package manager stack, including a new update notification applet (opensuse-updater) and a console application called zypper which are both non-ZMD based.
• using opensync instead of multisync for much better syncing
• integration of powermanagement features into hal
• additional CD with non-tier 1 languages

New non-bugfix updates and package additions since last release:

Changes between openSUSE 10.2 Alpha 4 and openSUSE 10.2 Alpha 5

• Linux kernel 2.6.18
• glibc 2.5
• Python 2.5

New non-bugfix updates and package additions since last release:

Changes between openSUSE 10.2 Alpha 3 and openSUSE 10.2 Alpha 4

• further renaming of the distribution from "SUSE Linux" to "openSUSE"
• further X.org X11 R7.1 integration
• further refinement of patterns
• further libzypp improvements, the new version should be faster
• support to install multiple gcc versions in parallel
• removal of several unneeded SuSEconfig scripts
• no reboot after CD1, display of slideshow during all media
• YaST runs during installation in a window (the background is blue, this will change)
• Linux kernel 2.6.18-rc5_git6 using only SMP kernels, adaptation of all kmp and Xen packages
• make 3.81
• dbus 0.92
• both KDE and GNOME feature improved start menus compared to upstream

New non-bugfix updates and package additions since last release:

Changes between SUSE Linux 10.2 Alpha 2 and openSUSE 10.2 Alpha 3

• distribution now called openSUSE
• new artwork/branding graphics
• Linux kernel 2.6.18rc4
• bison 2.3
• X.org 7.1

New non-bugfix updates and package additions since last release:

Changes between SUSE Linux 10.2 Alpha 1 and Alpha 2

• Linux kernel 2.6.16.20
• Update to gcc 4.1.2 cvs
• autoconf 2.60
• gdb 6.5 Final

New non-bugfix updates and package additions compared to 10.1:

Changes between SUSE Linux 10.1 and 10.2 Alpha 1

• Linux kernel 2.6.16.18
• Update to gcc 4.1.1
• gdb 6.5 rc 1

New non-bugfix updates and package additions compared to 10.1: