openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 4 Release :Linux2u.co.cc

Whats New in the New release:

Source: http://news.opensuse.org/2010/03/25/opensuse-11-3-milestone-4-release/

• OpenOffice.Org has been updated to 3.2.1 Beta1 with new features
• NetworkManager has been updated to version 0.8 with fixes to better support bluetooth and GSM.
• cups has been updated to version 1.4.2, it “adds over 67 changes and new features to CUPS 1.3.11, including improved Bonjour/DNS-SD support, supply level and status reporting for network printers via SNMP, an improved web interface, and the CUPS DDK tools.”
• The conntrack  – network filtering system has been added. These are userspace tools that allow system administrators interact with the Connection Tracking System, which is the module that provides stateful packet inspection for iptables.
• The Mono stack has been updated to the bug fix release 2.6.3 together with MonoDevelop 2.2.2.
• Python was updated to the bug fix release 2.6.5 RC 2
• samba has been updated to version 3.5.1
• The Moblin team has started with the integration of the Moblin UI into the distribution and plan to have everything ready for the next milestone.
• The LiveCDs  have virtualbox guest tools.  Now features like  screen resizing, seamless mode, and shared clipboards work fine and automatically after boot-up! Check this (~8,5MB) ogv video to see the guest addition features in action.

Gnome/GTK desktop users:

• GNOME has been updated to the GNOME 2.30 release candidate (2.29.92)
• With the next milestone, empathy will be the default IM client for GNOME. Empathy supports now sending files via drag & drop and the IRC module now includes support for common IRC commands such as /join.
• Tomboy’s startup time has been drastically improved. Syncing is now done automatically.
• Natilus’ user interface now includes a new split view mode and the default is set to browser mode.

KDE desktop users:

• KDE has been updated to version 4.4.1 the most important changes:
• A performance problem in KMail when sending emails has been fixed
• Various fixes in Plasma widgets and other addons, such as the analog clock and the picture frame
• A number of fixes in Konsole, KDE’s powerful terminal application
• Amarok is now at version 2.3, “Areas such as podcast support and saved playlists have seen huge improvements, as has the support for USB mass storage devices (including generic MP3 players)”.
• k3b is updated to 2.0 RC2

LXDE desktop users:

• Switch to pcmanfm 0.9.3 and libfm 0.1.9. Now lxde fully supports trash, automount, gvfs, “menu-browsing” and much more.
• lxsession: upgrade to 0.4.3 with d-bus support

As this is a milestone release, 11.3 milestone 4 does contain bugs that we know about, but should not stand between courageous contributors and release testing.
The known bugs include:

• gwibber has been updated but depends on desktopcouch and that stack is not yet integrated into openSUSE.

You can track the most annoying bugs on the wiki along with 11.3 development. If you want to make sure 11.3 final is free of annoying bugs, we’ll need your help finding, reporting, and fixing those hidden bugs.




To learn more about testing openSUSE, visit the Testing pages on the openSUSE wiki. To follow the testing and development process, we suggest that you subscribe to the openSUSE-Factory mailing list (Subscribe | Help | Archives) and join the OpenSUSE-Factory channel on Freenode to discuss openSUSE development.
The next openSUSE Milestone is scheduled to be released on Friday, April  the 9th, with additional new features and bug fixes.

Download (mirrors): openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0515-i686.iso (683MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0515-i686.iso (694MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-Build0515-x86_64.iso (690MB, MD5, torrent), openSUSE-GNOME-LiveCD-Build0515-x86_64.iso (693MB, MD5, torrent).

 

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We know Linux is best compare to windows any version whether it is Windows XP or Windows 7. But after migrating to Linux from windows we always miss some windows software. The solution is to use WINE, but right now WINE is not so much mature run most of the windows Software. In this blog I am going to describe about WINE supporting software. One can also go for WINE's commercial Version know as CROSSOFFICE but you have to pay for it.




Foobar2000:
Media player with simple UI and low memory use. Offers plugin support for new features. Includes link to forum focused on application.
Wine Support: Excellent.
Download: visit www.foobar2000.org

Format Factory:
Best free video and audio converter. 
Wine Support: Usable. 
Download: visit http://www.formatoz.com


Foxit Reader:
A light weight PDF viewer.
Wine Support: Good.
Download: visit www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

VLC Player(windows version):
VLC Media Player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats.
Linux version is available and its best.
Wine Support: Can only play audio.

Download: visit www.videolan.org/vlc/


Mozilla Firefox (windows version): 
World Best Browser. 
Linux version is available and its best. 


Wine Support: Excellent.
Download: visit www.mozilla.com/firefox/

Windows Media Player 9/10/11 :
Windows Default player
Wine Support: Yet not Supported.

Internet Explorer 6/7/8: 
World Most used Browser. 


Wine Support: Yet not Supported.

Kundali:
Indian best software for future prediction:
Wine Support: Below version 5.Excellent support.Verison 5 and above not supported.
Alternative: use janampatrika.com


Picasa:
Google Supported Image viewer that have lots of feature installed on Linux using Wine.

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Strange na but its reality KDE 4.3.4 is lighter than Gnome 2.28.I am going to prove it.On my machine Linux Mint 8 KDE 4.3.4 use only 135 to 160MB Ram while Windows XP 240MB and Gnome take around 210MB. While windows fastest edition Windows 7 uses more than 450MB RAM.Don't believe that KDE 4.3.4 uses 145MB Ram,Lets have a look below.

 So, I was also puzzled when I  saw it. Please share your views about it and write your comment with proof. Please note Ubuntu comes in 700MB while Linux Mint KDE 1.2GB,after that KDE is using so much less RAM using Kick off menu while Gnome use Classic menu so much lighter,if you choose classic menu in KDE RAM utilization will be less.

 Note: Installation of Linux Mint is not smooth as Ubuntu while SimplyMepies 8.5RC1 64 bit perfom better than all distro but its little bit of buggy.KDE desktop on file transfer uses more RAM than Gnome,so KDE  team has to work over this.

Conclusion: KDE is faster than Gnome and Windows 7 and comes with all eye candy that is not available with these two desktop. Windows 7 is fast compare to Vista and XP when come with more than 1GB of RAM.So,its worst in my list.

 
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Amarok 2.3.0 "Clear Light" released

Team Amarok is proud to announce Amarok 2.3.0. It contains many improvements and bugfixes over Amarok 2.2.2 as well as many new features. Areas such as podcast support and saved playlists have seen huge improvements, as has the support for USB mass storage devices (including generic MP3 players).

With large parts of Amarok 2 becoming quite mature, it was also time to start looking forward again. Therefore, this release also contains a number of new features of a slightly more experimental nature. These include a new main toolbar and a rewritten and much simpler file browser. These parts are brand new and based on user feedback, and they will change and improve over the next few releases. The old slim toolbar is still available should you prefer that, but we encourage you to try out the new toolbar and tell us what you think. The file browser's look and feel now aligns more closely with the rest of Amarok with improvements such as breadcrumb navigation, and it is now focused on being a way to find and play music instead of being a multi-purpose file manager.

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Screen Shot KDE 4.4

March 2nd, 2010. Today, KDE has released a new version of the KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC). This month's edition of KDE SC is a bugfix and translation update to KDE SC 4.4. KDE SC 4.4.1 is a recommended upgrade for everyone running KDE SC 4.4.0 or earlier versions. As the release only contains bugfixes and translation updates, it will be a safe and pleasant update for everyone. Users around the world will appreciate that KDE SC 4.4.1 multi-language support is more complete. KDE SC 4 is already translated into more than 50 languages, with more to come.

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• Various fixes in Plasma widgets and other addons, such as the analog clock and the picture frame
• A number of fixes in Konsole, KDE's powerful terminal application

Installing KDE SC 4.4.1 Binary Packages

Packagers. Some Linux/UNIX OS vendors have kindly provided binary packages of KDE SC 4.4.1 for some versions of their distribution, and in other cases community volunteers have done so. Some of these binary packages are available for free download from KDE's http://download.kde.org. Additional binary packages, as well as updates to the packages now available, may become available over the coming weeks.

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Mozilla made public the first beta of Thunderbird 3 today. Code-named Lanikai and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, the milestone makes few noticeable changes to the open-source and free desktop e-mail client. This is not surprising, though, as Mozilla Messaging announced that the goal of this release was to fix problems created by upgrading the Gecko engine that powers the program.

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· Linux kernel 2.6.32.8;
· KDE SC 4.4.1;
· Plymouth boot splash manager;
· Plymouth themes in the repositories;
· Speedboot technology for faster startup times;
· 3D desktop effects powered by Compiz Fusion;
· Support for Bluetooth;
· OpenOffice.org installer;
· Unified KDE System Administration Control Center;
· Full support for audio and video files;
· DVD playback support;
· Support for wireless devices;
· Support for printers;
· Adobe Flash Player 10;
· Repository speed test.

There are also a lot of known issues in this release. For details, testers should take a look at the official release notes!

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Morgantown, WV, Mar 4, 2010 : Warren Woodford has released SimplyMEPIS 8.4.99, RC2 of MEPIS 8.5, now available from MEPIS and public mirrors. The ISO files for 32 and 64 bit processors are SimplyMEPIS-CD_8.4.99-rc2_32.iso and SimplyMEPIS-CD_8.4.99-rc2_64.iso respectively. Deltas are also available.

Warren reported: "In the past week, we've fixed some bugs reported by the community and updated the MEPIS Assistants. And we've updated some packages containing bug fixes: digikam 1.1.0, ghostscript 8.71, kdebase-workspace 4.3.4-5 and wl-modules 5.60.48.36. The community is hard at work on translations, updated manual, and a couple of new utilities. I expect RC3 to be ready in a week or so. It should be the last RC before we go final with 8.5."

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About SimplyMEPIS

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Tiny Core 2.9
Tiny Core Linux is a very small (10 MB) minimal Linux Desktop. It is based on Linux 2.6 kernel, Tiny X, Busybox, Fltk, and Jwm. The core runs entirely in ram and boots very quickly.

Screenshot:
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Review:
Robert Shingledecker has released Tiny Core Linux 2.9, a minimalist Linux distribution in 10 MB: "Tiny Core Linux 2.9 is now posted. Change log: upgraded udev to 151 with several rule adjustments and new rules added; updated libstdc++ 6.0.9 to support exceptions; updated glibc 2.9 to support i486; updated wbar - eliminated background relics; updated appbrowser - added 'Provides' to search for 'What provides', also error handling and speed improvements; updated appsaudit - added 'Display All Not Depends On'; updated tc-config - persistent home and/or opt; improved language support by auto-loading locale support extension(s); added functions checkroot and checknotroot for improved user handling; new 'Set TCE Drive' in control panel to setup TCE directory, optional and mydata.tgz from cloud mode...." Read the full release announcement for a complete list of changes.

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