OpenSUSE 12.2 has been released. Chock full of features and speed-ups, this latest version of OpenSUSE has embraced GRUB2, Plymouth, and has taken the first steps in the direction of a revised and simplified UNIX file system hierarchy.
The main features of OpenSUSE 12.2 are as follows -
The OpenSUSE 12.2 release will be supported for 2 release cycles + 2 months.
If you are using OpenSUSE 12.1, it is possible to easily upgrade to 12.2.
openSUSE Tumbleweed users who have a proper setup don't have to do anything special to move to openSUSE 12.2 as the project provides a rolling updates version of openSUSE containing the latest stable versions of all software instead of relying on rigid periodic release cycles.
Others can download a fresh ISO of OpenSUSE 12.2 from software.opensuse.org/122/en.
The main features of OpenSUSE 12.2 are as follows -
- Linux kernel 3.4 - has a faster storage layer to prevent blocking during large transfers.
- Systemd 44 - enables faster booting.
- GRUB2 is now the default boot loader.
- Plymouth 0.8.6.1 - provides flicker-free transitions and attractive animations.
- GNOME 3.4, XFCE 4.10, KDE 4.8.4 - The latest and the greatest desktops.
- XOrg 1.12 - with support for multi touch input devices.
- GIMP 2.8 - the redesigned, user friendly GIMP.
- LibreOffice 3.5
- and latest versions of lots more useful software.
The OpenSUSE 12.2 release will be supported for 2 release cycles + 2 months.
If you are using OpenSUSE 12.1, it is possible to easily upgrade to 12.2.
openSUSE Tumbleweed users who have a proper setup don't have to do anything special to move to openSUSE 12.2 as the project provides a rolling updates version of openSUSE containing the latest stable versions of all software instead of relying on rigid periodic release cycles.
Others can download a fresh ISO of OpenSUSE 12.2 from software.opensuse.org/122/en.
