[dot] openSUSE 11.1 Released with KDE 4.1.3

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From: Francis Giannaros <francis at opensuse.org>
Dept: we're-off-to-see-the-lizard
Date: Friday19/Dec/2008, @06:48

openSUSE 11.1 Released with KDE 4.1.3
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   openSUSE 11.1 is now out
[http://news.opensuse.org/2008/12/18/opensuse-111-released/]
(screenshots) [http://en.opensuse.org/Screenshots/openSUSE_11.1],
featuring KDE 4.1.3 and a string of KDE improvements
[http://news.opensuse.org/2008/12/18/sneak-peeks-at-opensuse-111-kde-in-opensuse-111/].
The release brings back the much-loved KDE-PIM suite, and includes new
games, the KSCD CD player, KSystemLog to keep track of system changes,
improvements to Dolphin, Konqueror (including Webkit part), Plasma
(including auto-hide panel, folder view), Marble integration with
OpenStreetMap, and much more. The release is available as an installable
live CD, or on a DVD with KDE 3.5.10, GNOME, Xfce, and many more
applications.


A. KWIN COMPOSITE EFFECTS
 Of particular interest are the KWin improvements
[http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3747] in this release. openSUSE users
now have a number of backported KWin effects to enjoy, and show off to
their friends. If KWin effects aren’t your cup of tea, you can use the
new Compiz KDE configuration module to enable and handle Compiz Fusion
[http://opensuse.org/Compiz_Fusion] on KDE 4.

B. PACKAGEKIT AND POWERDEVIL
 KDE has now also standardised on PackageKit
[http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3773] for its backend, which means
both desktops are using the same update stack. Furthermore, Powerdevil
[http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3752] is now included for easier and
better power management on your KDE 4 desktop. Just click the battery
icon in the system tray. 
[http://files.opensuse.org/opensuse/en/thumb/4/40/Powerdevil.png/800px-Powerdevil.png]


C. OTHER
 The award-winning
[http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/ars-awards-2008.ars/7] release
also contains 230 new features
[http://en.opensuse.org/Testing:Features_11.1], improvements to YaST,
OpenOffice.org 3.0, and more freedom with a brand new licence
[http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_License], Liberation fonts, and
openJDK. This is also the first release built entirely in the openSUSE
Build Service [http://en.opensuse.org/Build_Service], and the last
release to contain the full KDE 3 desktop available on the DVD medium
for installation.  Finally remember that for testing purposes, the
recently released KDE 4.2 Beta 2 is available in the openSUSE Build
Service, via 1-click-install [http://opensuse.org/KDE4]. Alternatively,
you can try out the release with KDE Four Live
[http://home.kde.org/~binner/kde-four-live/].