Announcing openSUSE 11.0 Release Candidate 1

Announcing openSUSE 11.0 Release Candidate 1

The openSUSE Project is proud to announce the openSUSE 11.0 Release Candidate
1 (RC1). The good news is that we're closing in on the final release of 11.0,
but it's not time to relax just yet. We're getting really close, so we need
all hands on deck to help test this release candidate.

Since beta 3 we've fixed 578 bugs and resolved 1,118 bugs! Read on to see how
you can help get 11.0 into top shape.


Information and Download

The first step is to download the release candidate. Please remember that RC1
is not a stable release. As a release candidate, openSUSE 11.0 RC 1 is almost
ready for day to day use, but may still have some interesting bugs that make
it unsuitable for running a production system. Be sure to have backups of any
important data before using openSUSE 11.0 RC 1 on a system.


Media and Download

You can download openSUSE 11.0 RC 1 for x86, x86_64, and PPC at
http://software.opensuse.org/developer[1].
If you have beta 3, you can download the deltas from
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0-RC1/iso/de....


Most Annoying Bugs

This is a list of the most annoying bugs, that we're aware of, that still
exist in the release candidate.


General

  * GRUB config broken for other partitions. [Bug #395085][3]


GNOME

  * GNOME asks for the root password on first login. [Bug 390658][4]

  * GNOME has wrong icon theme by default. [Bug 391865][5]

See the Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs_11.0_dev[6] page on the wiki for an
up-to-date list.


Call for Testing

To help testing, take a look at opensuse.org/Testing[7], and the Feature
Test List[8] page. The Feature Test List page includes a definitive list of
new features included in openSUSE 11.0.

We need to test these features in particular, so please look through the
features on the page, pick one that has not yet had its test completed, and
make sure it passes. If not, be sure to file a bug in Bugzilla and mark the
test "failed." See the full instructions on the Feature Test List page.


Comments, Feedback, and Helping

With RC1, openSUSE 11.0 is almost ready for release, but we can still use help
with testing before the official release. This is a great chance to contribute
to openSUSE, by filing bug reports, testing features, and giving feedback to
the openSUSE developers.

Here's a few ways to help:

  * **Report bugs**: If you do find a bug, be sure to report it in Bugzilla
using the procedure given on bugs.openSUSE.org[9].

  * **Provide feedback**: We welcome feedback! Please join us on the
opensuse-factory@opensuse.org (subscribe[11]) mailing list. Or in the
#opensuse-factory[12] IRC channel on Freenode.

  * **Let the world know!** Be sure to spread the word about openSUSE 11.0!
Blog about it, tell your Linux User Group, start planning a Launch Party[13]
-- whatever you can do to let the world know about openSUSE 11.0!

Thanks to all the developers and contributors for all the hard work that's
gone into openSUSE 11.0 so far, we've come a long way and only have a little
more work to do before we have a final release. Fire up openSUSE 11.0 RC 1 and
have a lot of fun!

[1]: http://software.opensuse.org/developer (Download openSUSE 11.0 RC 1)

[2]: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0-RC1/iso/de...

[3]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=395085

[4]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=390658

[5]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=391865

[6]: http://en.opensuse.org/Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs_11.0_dev

[7]: http://opensuse.org/Testing

[8]: http://en.opensuse.org/Testing:Features_11.0

[9]: http://bugs.opensuse.org/

[10]: mailto:opensuse-factory@opensuse.org

[11]: mailto:opensuse-factory+subscribe@opensuse.org
	(subscribe to opensuse-factory)

[12]: irc://irc.freenode.net/opensuse-factory

[13]: http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_11.0_Launch_Party_Locations

-- 
Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier
openSUSE Community Manager
jzb@zonker.net
http://zonker.opensuse.org/
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