This newest distribution, codenamed Basilisk Lizard, is based on the latest (2.6.18.2) Linux kernel and features a choice of the GNOME 2.16.1 and KDE 3.5.5 desktops.

“We have fixed most of the annoying bugs of Beta 1,” Jaeger said in the release announcement. “I’m grateful for a localized product and like to thanks especially the many volunteers that did the translations. Some of them came in too late to add them to Beta 2.”

See http://en.opensuse.org/Factory/News - and the ChangeLog file on the first media of each set for a detailed overview of changes.

Some of the version highlights this release include:

• kernel-2.6.18.2-4
• xorg-x11-7.2-14
• kdebase3-3.5.5-42
• gnome-desktop-2.16.1-18
• qt3-3.3.7-7
• gtk2-2.10.6-6
• gcc-4.1.3-24
• OpenOffice_org-2.0.4-26 (also available natively in 64-bit for x86-64 as well)
• MozillaFirefox-2.0-11
• Full RPMList this release.

All in all, I think it’s shaping up nicely. You can download the CD/DVD images via BitTorrent or from the OpenSUSE mirrors.

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