openSUSE 11.1 Beta 1 is now available for download and testing.
Some of the important changes;
Linux kernel 2.6.27rc5.
GNOME 2.24 and KDE 4.1.x will be the default desktop choices. KDE 3.5.10 will still available under the “other window managers” section. I’m not a big fan of KDE 4 yet but for testing I’ll take it for a spin.
Amarok 2.0 Beta 1 for KDE 4 and Banshee 3.1 for GNOME. Amarok 2 is gonna rock!!
IPv6 support. Run in an IPv6 environment and run IPv6 based web servers.
Support for SELinux alongside the Novell’s AppArmor.
Read about the other changes while you download the ISO.
Amarok 2.0 Alpha 2 (Aulanerk)
Heads up Amarok fans.
The Amarok team released Amarok 2.0 Alpha 2 today, codenamed “Aulanerk” after the friendly sea goddess.
If you don’t already know, Amarok is the most popular media player for Linux today. Amarok 2.0 is new and is set to replace it’s sibling Amarok 1.4 once KDE4 matures. The plan is to have Amarok 2.0 shipped with KDE 4.2 sometime in the future.
Read the changelog
Source: Amarok
Amarok2 is the latest installment to the popular media player all Linux users are familiar with, Amarok. Amarok2 will be released for the much anticipated KDE4 desktop environment which is planned to be released October 2007.
New feature to be inlcuded with Amarok2,
- New playlist.
- Cover Flow. Cool album selector at the bottom utilizing opengl.
- Plasma, the new desktop and widgets is used for the dashboard. (Middle area)
- Better service integration with Magnatune. The online media store. Better album cover discovery and album cover support for streaming media.
Check out the screenshots of the old and new.
Source : Amarok Blog
