openSUSE 项目是 Novell 公司资助的社区计划。为在方方面面促进 Linux 的普及应用,该计划提供了对openSUSE 这份完整 Linux 发行的免费、简便的获取访问。openSUSE 项目有三个主要目标:让openSUSE 成为任何人都能最容易获得且最广泛使用的 Linux 发行版,利用开源软件的联合来使openSUSE 成为世界上可用性最强的 Linux 发行版及新手和资深 Linux 用户们的桌面环境,显著地简化并开放其开发及打包过程以使  openSUSE 成为 Linux 开发人员及软件提供商所选择的平台。                
                
下载:openSUSE 11.1 Final
Major Improvements
- New license which allows redistribution
 - open source software + firmware on main medium
 - proprietary add-on on additional CD and online repository
 - Liberation fonts replacing proprietary agfa-fonts
 - Firefox 3.0.4
 - OpenOffice.org 3.0
 - Gnome 2.24.1
 - KDE 4.1.3 + KDE 3.5.10
 - Mono 2.0.1
 - openJDK as replacement of Sun Java (still available on CD/repo)
 
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Desktop Environments
- KDE 3.5.10
 - KDE 4.1.3
 - GNOME 2.24.1
 - Xfce 4.4.3
 - 3D desktop using Compiz Fusion or kwin/KDE4
 
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Office Software
- OpenOffice.org 3.0, KOffice 1.6.3
 - Desktop search Beagle 0.3.8
 - Tasque 0.1.7
 - Catalog database: Tellico 1.3.4
 - Personal information manager: Evolution 2.24.1.1, Kontact 4.1.3
 - Wine 1.1.9
 
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Internet and E-mail
- Voice over IP (VoIP): Ekiga 3.0.1, Linphone 2.1.1, Twinkle 1.3.2
 - NetworkManager 0.7
 - Peer to peer clients: Bittorrent, Ktorrent 3.1.5 and Monsoon 0.15
 - Web browser: Firefox 3.0.4, Konqueror 4.1.3, SeaMonkey 1.1.13
 - Email: Evolution 2.24.1.1, Kontact 4.1.3, Thunderbird 2.0.0.18
 - Instant Messaging: Kopete 4.1.3, Pidgin 2.5.1, Empathy 2.24.1
 
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Graphics
- Image manipulation program: GIMP 2.6.2
 - Vector illustration: Inkscape 0.46
 - Photo management: F-Spot 0.5.0.3, Gwenview 1.4.2, Digikam 0.9.4
 
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Multimedia
- Music Management: Banshee 1.4.1, Amarok 1.4.10 & 2.0
 - Kaffeine 0.8.7
 - PulseAudio 0.9.12
 - Audacity 1.3.5
 - CD/DVD burner: k3b 1.0.5
 - Gnash 0.8.4
 - Flash-player 10 (on non-oss CD/repo)
 
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Mobility
- NetworkManager 0.7
 - 3G and Bluetooth support
 - External monitor support
 - Support for docking stations
 
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Network
- Samba 3.2.4
 - Apache 2.2.10
 - Nagios 3.0.5
 - Cups 1.3.9
 - OpenLDAP 2.4.12
 
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Security
- Finger print recognition
 - Intrusion prevention: AppArmor 2.3
 - SELinux basic enablement
 - SUSE Firewall
 - Virus scanner: AntiVir, clamav 0.94.1
 - Spam filter: SpamAssasin 3.2.5, bogofilter 1.1.1
 - new YaST Linux auditing module
 - improved YaST security module
 
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System Components
- Linux Kernel 2.6.27.8rc1
 - GCC 4.3.2
 - glibc 2.9
 - X.Org 7.4
 - XEN 3.3.1
 - KVM 78
 - Virtual Box 2.0.6
 
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Database Management System
- PostgreSQL 8.3.5
 - MySQL 5.0.67
 - Derby 10.3.1.4
 
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Development Environments
- Mono 2.0.1
 - KDevelop 3.5.3
 - Eclipse 3.4
 
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Development Tools
- gtk+ 2.14.4
 - Python 2.6.0
 - Ruby 1.8.7
 - Perl 5.10.0
 - Qt 4.4.3
 - PHP 5.2.6
 - openJDK 1,2b11
 - Sun Java 1.6 (non-oss repo/cd)
 - Sun Java 1.7 preview (icedtea) (non-oss repo/cd)
 - Ruby on Rails 2.1
 

