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The Product Highlights page contains a cumulative view of these changes.

For a detailed description of some new features read the Sneak Peeks at openSUSE 10.3 series on openSUSE News.

Changes since openSUSE 10.3 RC 1

• blocker and critical bugfixes only

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.3 Beta 3 and RC 1

• several bug fixes
• libzypp 3.24
• a second DVD9 titled "all the rest" (for the retail box)

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.3 Beta 2 and Beta 3

• Linux kernel 2.6.22.5
• libzypp 3.22.1
• improved package lists of 1-CD GNOME and KDE, countless bug fixes in every component
• reworked concept of language bundles (bundle-lang-* and -lang packages)

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.3 Beta 1 and Beta 2

• Linux kernel 2.6.22.3
• glibc 2.6.1
• libzypp 3.18.2
• more documentation and applications on the one CD installation media

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 7 and Beta 1

• Revised DVD5 (the DVD is now made up mainly from patterns)
• Revised GNOME CD (after a lot of valueable feedback - thanks)
• 575 package submissions since Alpha 7 marking the start of general feature freeze

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 6 and Alpha 7

• Linux kernel 2.6.22.1
• gcc 4.2.1
• libzypp 3.12.1
• the package set of the CDs are heavily reshuffled and with it the patterns also affecting the DVD

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 5 and Alpha 6

• Linux kernel 2.6.22
• gcc 4.2
• continued splitting of packages to reduce size
• improved GNOME and KDE one CD installation media, addition of x86_64 CDs
• refactored libzypp software management library (see this mail for details)

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 4 and Alpha 5

• Linux kernel 2.6.22-rc4
• Alsa 1.0.14
• glibc 2.6
• Reduced size and cleaned up dependencies of some packages, lots of package renames and splits to create smaller systems
• Two one CD installation media: A GNOME CD and a KDE CD. Both contain a small desktop.

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 3 and Alpha 4

• Linux kernel 2.6.21 with an updated AppArmor patchset
• Alsa 1.0.14rc4
• ZMD not longer part of distribution
• Improvements to init script starter startpar to reduce boottime
• Reduced size and cleaned up dependencies of some packages
• TeX Live replaces teTex
• First parts of KDE4svn entered Factory, its games are installed
• Inclusion of YaST Meta Packages handler (Software Install Demo, Software Search Page)
• Instlux allows users to start the Linux installation from Windows
• revised YaST network module interface

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 2 and Alpha 3

• Linux kernel 2.6.21_rc5
• further fixes for using libata by default for IDE devices
• Alsa 1.0.14rc3
• addition of native GNOME opensuse-updater
• x86_64: Firefox is 64bit package and uses nspluginwrapper to handle 32bit i386 plugins if needed
• AppArmor uses a new parser, its kernel patches have been reworked completely - testing appreciated
• New yast2-ftp-server module
• The package manager handles more than one CD/DVD drive

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 1 and Alpha 2

• Linux kernel 2.6.20.2
• X.org 7.2
• core-utils 6.8
• libata is now also used for IDE controllers
• KIWI configuration for openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 2 Live-DVD is available

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2:

Changes between openSUSE 10.2 and 10.3 Alpha 1

• Linux kernel 2.6.20 (no Xen support enabled for now)
• X.org 7.2rc3
• autoconf 2.61
• bash 3.2
• gcc 4.1.3 SVN
• gdb 6.6
• GNOME has been moved to /usr prefix
• more packages have been moved out of /usr/X11R6 prefix
• mDNSresponder has been replaced with avahi
• new pattern for a minimal base installation
• all packages now built with -fstack-protector to better guard against some buffer overflows
• Lessons for Lizards community documentation book
• usage of LUKS by default for crypto partitions in YaST. Both GNOME and KDE handle removable LUKS media now.

Important updates and package additions compared to 10.2: