| New and Notable Features
A lot has changed since openSUSE 10.3, and a lot of work has gone into improving openSUSE. In this release you'll find updated versions of almost every program, a vastly improved installer, faster & easier package management, & more. Here's some of the improvements you'll see in openSUSE 11.0:
- Rewritten installer that makes installation even easier;
- Faster and easier package management;
- Easier system updates with PackageKit;
- Easier 3-D effects with Compiz-Fusion and CCSM;
- KDE 4 - The next generation KDE Desktop;
- GNOME 2.22 - Latest and greatest GNOME release;
- Firefox 3.0 - openSUSE ships with Firefox 3.0 beta 5, will update to 3.0 final;
- OpenOffice.org 2.4 - Latest OpenOffice.org, with dozens of improvements & new features, including better VBA support, 3-D transitions in Impress, and import support for MS Office 2007 document formats;
- Banshee 1.0 - Major update to Novell-sponsored multimedia application;
- Tasque - Simple and elegant to-do application;
- NetworkManager 0.7 - Cutting edge release of NetworkManager, which includes support for EV-DO/UMTS cards;
- PulseAudio - Better sound management in GNOME;
- Linux kernel 2.6.25 - Most recent major release of the Linux kernel;
- Nearly every application has been updated since 10.3;
- More than 200 new features specific to openSUSE. | |
