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Adventures with Geeko: An Introduction to openSUSE
Mike McCallisterWriter/AuthorProTek Writing Services
What is openSUSE?
Floor Wax:openSUSE the distribution
Dessert Topping
The openSUSE Community
Installing openSUSE 11.3
in 100 seconds
Yet another Setup Tool: YaST
What Can You Do with YaST?
Install
System Administration
Package Management
KDE 4
openSUSE and KDE
Long History TogetherMany shared developers
Long the default desktop
KDE: Also SchizophrenicKDE: No longer an acronym/initialism
Software Compilation/Collection and Community
Current Development Gap3-month difference in release datesopenSUSE 11.3 and KDE 4.4
openSUSE 11.4 and KDE 4.6
KDE 4: New Technologies
Phonon: Sound and Video
Solid: Hardware and other devices
Nepomuk: Metadata and the Semantic/Social Desktop
Akonadi: Personal Information Management
Plasma: Desktop Environment
The Plasma Desktop
It pretty much works now, really!
Desktop TourPanels
Widgets
Folder View
The Cashew
Activities
KDE: Key Applications
Dolphin and Konqueror
Kontact PIM
Konsole
Kate
KRunner
Krusader
KOffice
Amarok
KDevelop
OpenSUSE Build Service (OBS)
openSUSE Build Service
New in v1.2 (released 10/19/2010)Enhanced Web Interface
Git and SVN Integration
Better access controls
How Does It Work?
Demo
The openSUSE Community
Community Membership
Acknowledged contributors who have brought a continued and substantial contribution to the project
Members sign the Guiding Principleshttps://users.opensuse.org/guidingprinciples
Members are confirmed by openSUSE Board
Members elect board majority
The Strategy for openSUSE
Still coming
Latest Draft, at 2nd annual openSUSE Conference: https://lite.co-ment.com/text/lNPCgzeGHdV/view/
openSUSE users are looking for an easy and comfortable computing experience which does not limit their freedom of choice, offering sane defaults and easy configuration.
What's Next?
Version 11.4 currently scheduled for March 2011
The Inevitable Links Page
OpenSUSE: en.opensuse.orgInstall Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrk9LA7P-Ck
Docs: rtfm.opensuse.org
KDE: www.kde.orgThemes and such: www.KDE-Look.org
Applications: www.KDE-Apps.org
User training: userbase.kde.org
KDE Tech: techbase.kde.org
The Inevitable Links Page, Part II
OpenSUSE Build Service: build.opensuse.orgTutorial: en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Build_Service_Tutorial
Community and Strategy DiscussionMember Directory: https://users.opensuse.org/membership/list
Lizards (Member blogs): http://lizards.opensuse.org/
Strategy Portal: en.opensuse.org/Portal:Strategy
Mike McCallister: www.michaelmccallister.comNotes from the Metaverse: metaverse.wordpress.com
Email: [email protected]
SocNets: WorkingWriter
Thanks!Questions?
November 10, 2010 Novell Inc.
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