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Novell have released openSUSE 11.0, the latest free version of its Linux operating system distribution which then will be the base for Novell’s award winning SUSE Linux Enterprise products.

OpenSUSE 11.0 comes with the latest versions of KDE and GNOME, with KDE 4.0.4 replaced KDE 3.5 as the default KDE. With DVD installer, you can choose to install KDE or GNOME during the installation process.

The openSUSE Project is proud to announce the release of openSUSE 11.0 — everything you need to get started with Linux on the desktop and on the server. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, the openSUSE Project provides free, easy access to the world’s most usable Linux distribution, openSUSE.

 

The 11.0 release of openSUSE includes more than 200 new features specific to openSUSE, a redesigned installer that makes openSUSE even easier to install, faster package management thanks to major updates in the ZYpp stack, and KDE 4, GNOME 2.22, Compiz Fusion, and much more.

Features of openSUSE 11.0 are:

• New Installer

YaST, which is the default installer in openSUSE get a stunning new look. The dark green-grey theme is used throughout openSUSE 11.0 for splash and boot screens. The installer also underwent many changes to make the installation both easier and quicker. The developer said that you can perform a complete openSUSE installation in under 20 minutes!

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On May 6, 2007 first beta version of Banshee 1.0 has been released to the public. In this released, three new features has been added and over 30 bugs has been fixed.

New Features:

• MTP and iPod device support: Now you can drag and drop the music and video files from your library to your device and it will be synced immediately. Album art will also be synced. Banshee also will convert the files to format which your player supports automatically. Alternatively, you can set what format and quality of the files you want.
• Smart by Default: The default smart playlist and other predefined smart playlist can be edited and created from the New Smart Playlist dialog.
• Minimode: Minimode is a view extension which enable Banshee to be displayed in a smaller windows. Minimode can be enable using the extension manager .
• Fullscreen video is now supported.

Installation

Ubuntu: For Ubuntu user, please read my previous post.

Fedora: Install via yum: yum install banshee

Foresight 2.0: Install banshee-1 from PackageKit, or in a terminal type, sudo conary update banshee-1

OpenSUSE 10.3: