OpenSuSE 11.2 Reaches Release Candidate

Posted by Michael Larabel on October 15, 2009

OpenSuSE 11.2 is getting ready to be released with its EXT4 usage, Linux 2.6.31 kernel, updated drivers, updated desktop for both GNOME and KDE, YaST improvements, and much more. In preparation for this release, Novell has put out the first release candidate of 11.2. OpenSuSE 11.2 integrates bug-fixes as well as updates the kernel to Linux 2.6.31.3, pumps in the latest GNOME 2.28 final packages, bumps PulseAudio to 0.9.19, and brings Qt 4.5.3. Novell is still aware of some bugs with this OpenSuSE 11.2 build,

The announcement regarding the OpenSuSE 11.2 release candidate can be found on the OpenSuSE news web-site. Additional information on the OpenSuSE 11.2 operating system can be found on the OpenSuSE Wiki.

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