• 21
  • Nov

The openSUSE team has released a live CD containing the Release Canidate 1 for KDE version 4.0. Get the openSUSE KDE 4.0 Live CD. Also, you can view and download the openSUSE KDE 4.0 RC1 packages.

EDIT: It seems the KDE teams has a long way to go before a stable release. Its seems VERY buggy atm.

EDIT: openSUSE 11 is now out.

via distrowatch.

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  • 04
  • Oct

From the press release:

WALTHAM, Mass.— 04 Oct 2007— Novell today announced the availability of openSUSE® 10.3, the newest version of the award-winning community Linux* distribution. Available for free download or in a convenient packaged retail edition, openSUSE 10.3 provides everything a user needs to get started with Linux. To improve the user experience, openSUSE 10.3 includes a flexible Linux-Windows dual-boot configuration, improved user interface, Microsoft* Office file compatibility with the latest OpenOffice.org office productivity suite, and enhanced multimedia support.

Some new features:

  • Full openSUSE FTP tree is added automatically at start
  • Faster boot
  • Fingerprint sensors support
  • Improved laptop support
  • KDE 4

Download openSUSE 10.3

More Info

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  • 24
  • Sep

Money Manager Ex

From the site:

Money Manager Ex© is a free, open-source, cross-platform, easy-to-use personal finance software. It primarily helps organize one’s finances and keeps track of where, when and how the money goes. It is also a great tool to get a bird’s eye view of your financial worth.

Money Manager includes all the basic features that 90% of users would want to see in a personal finance application. The design goals are to concentrate on simplicity and user-friendliness - something one can use everyday.

Money Manager Ex is a complete rewrite of the original Money Manager .NET.
It can run on Windows and linux currently and a port to other platforms can be made if required.

NOTE: There is a windows download, but it is currently in an experimental state.

See the screenshots.

Download it.

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  • 17
  • Sep

Have some old boxes around? You can save money buy following the tutorial below and roll your own thin client using openSuSE 10.2 and a custom xdm script that loads a python script containing two button, one for shutting down the computer and one for logging into an RDP session.

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