Archive:Product highlights 11.2
openSUSE 11.2
For a detailed description of some new features read the Sneak Peeks at openSUSE 11.2 series on openSUSE News.
- Available for i386 and x86_64 architectures.
- Media Layout/11.2
- Retail product: DualLayer-DVD for 32bit and 64bit, printed user manual, free installation support
- 18 months lifetime
- openSUSE 11.2 Release Notes
- Full Package List
- openSUSE 11.2 Screenshots
- In the Press
- Most Annoying Bugs
- Linux 2.6.31.5
- kernel-desktop flavor: disabled group scheduler and groups, disabled optimize for size, enabled full preemption, set HZ=1000
- built with gcc 4.4.1, automake 1.11, glibc 2.10.1
- php 5.3.0, Python 3.1, Valgrind 3.5
- Ext4 is default Filesystem
- Alsa 1.0.21, CUPS 1.3.11, Bluez 4.56, ndiswrapper 1.55, NetworkManager 0.7.1, PulseAudio 0.9.19
- Apache 2.2.13, mysql 5.1.36, postresql 8.4.1, Postfix 2.6.1, Samba 3.4.2
- built with rpm 4.7.1
- Most packages are linked with --as-needed option
- libexecdir changed to %{_exec_prefix}/lib
- debuginfo packages are generated for each sub-package
- -lang packages are built as noarch
- zypp: more robust handling of mirrors
- zypper: --download-only option added for in, up, patch, dup and ve commands (Fate#302159)
- PackageKit 0.5.1
- radeonhd 1.3 X.org driver
- New Qt4-based YaST Control Center
- YaST Qt package manager: configurable view layout
- KDE is now pre-selected on DVD install (Fate#306967)
- Firefox/KDE integration
- Live-CDs can be deployed on USB sticks now (Feature 305658)
- New on KDE Live-CDs: Choqok, Gimp, KNode, Kompare, KSystemlog, mc, Okteta, yakuake and more; OOo translations (i586 only)
- New on GNOME Live-CDs: mc, Gimp, Transmission; OOo translations (i586 only)
- Live-CDs are compressed with lzma
- Live-CDs contain complete local printing stack
- Live-CDs contain de, es, fr, it, pl, ru translations
Important updates and package additions compared to openSUSE 11.1:
Package | Version | Backport | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Abiword | 2.6.8 | word processor | |
Amarok | 2.1.1 | download | full featured audio player for KDE |
Arora | 0.9 | download | webkit browser |
Banshee | 1.5.1 | download | media player |
Bash | 4.0 | default shell | |
Bazar | 1.17 | version control system | |
Beagle | 0.3.9 | download | desktop search daemon |
Blender | 2.49a | 3D content creation suite | |
Choqok | 0.6.6 | download | Twitter/identi.ca client |
cmake | 2.6.3 | download | Cross-platform, open-source make system |
DigiKam | 0.10 | download | photo management |
Evolution | 2.28 | download | personal information manager |
F-Spot | 0.6 | download | image viewer |
Firefox | 3.5.4 | download | web browser |
Gimp | 2.6.7 | The GNU Image Manipulation Program | |
git | 1.6.4.2 | version control system | |
GNOME | 2.28 | download | desktop environment |
GnuCash | 2.2.9 | personal and business finances accounting | |
Gnumeric | 1.9.13 | spreadsheet | |
GPG2 | 2.0.11 | Crypto program | |
Gwibber | 1.2 | Twitter/identi.ca client | |
K3b | 1.68 Alpha 3 | download | feature-rich and easy to handle CD burning application |
Kaffeine | 1.0pre2 | download | media player and DVB tuner |
KDE | 4.3.1 | download | desktop environment |
KDevelop | 4.0 Beta 5 | download | integrated development environment |
Kmymoney | 1.0.2 | download | personal finance manager |
KOffice | 2.0.2 | download | integrated office suite built on KDE |
Konversation | 1.2 | download | IRC client |
KTorrent | 3.2.4 | download | Bittorrent content delivery tool for KDE |
LyX | 1.6.4 | LaTeX-Based WYSIWYG Editor | |
Mono | 2.4.2.3 | download | Mono application runtime and development stack |
Moonlight | 1.0.1 | Open source implementation of Microsoft Silverlight | |
OpenOffice.org | 3.1.1 | download | office suite, using OASIS file format, with KDE/GNOME integration |
Pidgin | 2.6.2 | download | Multi-protocol instant messaging client |
Qt | 4.5.3 | download | C++ application framework for writing applications |
Qt Creator | 1.2.1 | download | Integrated development environment for use with Qt |
SeaMonkey | 2.0 | download | web suite |
Subversion | 1.6.6 | version control system | |
Thunderbird | 3.0 Beta 4 | download | email client |
VirtualBox | 3.0.6 | download | x86 virtualizer |
Wine | 1.1.28 | download | compatibility layer for running MS Windows programs |
Xfce | 4.6.1 | download | desktop environment |
xine-lib | 1.1.17 | multimedia player libraries | |
xorg-x11-server | 1.6.5 | download | XOrg server |