October 2011 - openSUSE Announce - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News Issue 199 is out!
by Sascha Manns 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 199 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this Issue: Board Election 2011 Loop mount iso files without being root The Qt-Project is alive and many more … For a list of available translations see the Translations Section in the actual Weekly News. [0] http://bit.ly/v8hjHE (in PDF) [0] http://bit.ly/rXewOH (in HTML with Bento Theme) [0] http://bit.ly/tYm4gW (in HTML with Susebooks Theme)) -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns Community & Support Agent open-slx GmbH Web: http://community.open-slx.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE 12.1 RC1 available!
by Jos Poortvliet 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

A few weeks after our last milestone was released as beta 1, the first Release Candidate of openSUSE 12.1 is now floating over the web! What's new The next release of openSUSE is expected to bring a large number of improvements and changes. Many of these are the 'usual' updates any Linux distribution offers. These include the latest Firefox, GNOME 3.2 and KDE's Plasma Workspace 4.7. Under the hood, we have Linux kernel 3.1 and we expect to be the first to ship Google's new programming language Go. We also overhauled our boot procedure introducing systemd and Grub2 (still in testing) and of course we'll ship the latest developer tools and libraries as well as all the sysadmin goodies openSUSE is known for! But we also have some really *unique* treats. The coolest among those is Snapper, a btrfs-based tool which allows you to view the differences between current and previous versions of files on your system and lets you roll back the changes, bringing back lost files or undoing damaging overwrites. Testing The changes in underlying boot technology, the new tools like Snapper as well as the rest of the operating system need a good workout for the release! So now we need YOUR help! Go to the download page and grab your copy of openSUSE 12.1 RC1 and test it on your desktop, in a VM or on a laptop! You can find information on testing on the openSUSE Testing wiki http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Testing You can find the current list of most annoying 12.1 bugs here: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Most_annoying_bugs_12.1_dev Help us shorten that list by re-testing the problematic areas or by fixing the bugs; or help us find new pressing issues! Get openSUSE 12.1 RC1 from http://software.opensuse.org/developer/. More information and contributing The openSUSE 12.1 Portal page has been set up but still needs quite some work. There are screenshots to be taken, release notes to be written and Documentation to be composed. We also welcome help with translating! Find the information portal for openSUSE 12.1 here: http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:12.1 Screenshots of 12.1: http://en.opensuse.org/Screenshots_12.1 Documentation: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Documentation_Contribute Translating: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Localization_guide Feel free to add our release counter to your website. Pick a size, then link to the image with the usual tags: http://counter.opensuse.org/small.png http://counter.opensuse.org/medium.png http://counter.opensuse.org/large.png Example tags: <img class="alignright" title="release counter" src="http://counter.opensuse.org/small.png" alt="release counter"/>

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News Issue 198 is out!
by Sascha Manns 22 Oct '11

22 Oct '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 198 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this Issue: Create Slideshows with digiKam Almost too much is going on GNOME 3.2.1 and many more … For a list of available translations see the Translations Section in the actual Weekly News. [0] http://bit.ly/oVtGtW (in PDF) [0] http://bit.ly/qfbgvl (in HTML with Bento Theme) [0] http://bit.ly/pY35HP (in HTML with Susebooks Theme)) -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns Community & Support Agent open-slx GmbH Web: http://community.open-slx.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE announces first public release of openQA
by Jos Poortvliet 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

OpenSUSE Announces First Public Release of openQA The openSUSE Project announces the 1.0 release of the unique cross- distribution-capable, fully automated testing framework openQA. openQA is the only comprehensive testing tool which can run tests on every level of the OS, from core functionality like the bootloader and booting the kernel up to testing applications like Firefox and LibreOffice. It shows the results in a convenient web interface and allows testers to see screenshots and even videos of the issues found. openQA is used to run nightly tests of the 'Factory' development repository for the upcoming openSUSE 12.1 release. openQA is available under the GPL version 2 or later. Software Testing is Hard Testing complex software is a crucial part of development. However, in- depth, frequent testing is difficult, time-consuming and boring. To ensure that software is tested regularly and predictably, automation is crucial. Many in-house tools which can test specific applications have been developed but there was no comprehensive testing tool for a full operating system until openQA. openQA does its work entirely hands-off and offers a convenient web interface with an overview of the results. With openQA developers can catch and fix issues in the development process much faster and thus ensure a more reliable product. openQA Makes it Easy openQA can test any operating system which is able to run in a virtual machine. By taking screenshots of the process and comparing these to reference images it determines if tests are passed or not. The OS- autoinst tool, part of openQA, controls the testing process by sending virtual keyboard and mouse events to the operating system being installed and run. It is able to respond to what is shown on the screen so it can handle a variety of issues while not having to stop the test. openQA determines if the installation of the operating system worked correctly and whether a number of applications started properly. At the end of the test, all images are encoded into a video for consultation by a human tester in case this is needed. A status overview of the tests can be shown in a web interface, currently available for the openSUSE Factory development repository on openqa.opensuse.org. Coolo, openSUSE release manager noted: "I'm thrilled to see the 1.0 release of openQA. openQA's automated testing has been very beneficial to the stability of openSUSE Factory and I'm confident it can do the same for other Linux distributions" openQA is Cross-platform Capable openQA is developed as two software pieces: OS-autoinst and the web interface. OS-autoinst right now supports Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, FreeBSD and even OpenIndiana. It can be used to test even MS DOS and Windows systems. A number of videos on how openQA works can be found at http://video.os-autoinst.zq1.de/opensuse/video/ The openQA web interface is openSUSE specific right now. It gives an overview of the status of all tests and allows the tester to look at specific screenshots of issues as well as video's of the entire testing process. openQA is Free openQA has been published under the General Public License version 2 or later. Installation instructions can be found on the wiki and the team is eager to hear feedback on openQA and use cases. About openSUSE The openSUSE project is a worldwide effort that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. openSUSE creates one of the world's best Linux distributions, working together in an open, transparent and friendly manner as part of the worldwide Free and Open Source Software community. The project is controlled by its community and relies on the contributions of individuals, working as testers, writers, translators, usability experts, artists and ambassadors or developers. The project embraces a wide variety of technology, people with different levels of expertise, speaking different languages and having different cultural backgrounds. Important links openQA installation & web interface on opensuse.org: http://openqa.opensuse.org OS-autoinst tool: http://www.os-autoinst.org/ openSUSE 12.1 Portal: http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:12.1

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News Issue 196 is out!
by Sascha Manns 09 Oct '11

09 Oct '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 196 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this Issue: 12.1 Beta 1 is out Board Election Commitee formed openSUSE @ ARM and many more … For a list of available translations see the Translations Section in the actual Weekly News. [0] http://bit.ly/qDtpI8 (in PDF) [0] http://bit.ly/nnBbXg (in HTML with Bento Theme) [0] http://bit.ly/piC5Tj (in HTML with Susebooks Theme)) -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns open-slx GmbH Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team http://community.open-slx.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE 12.1 Beta Arrives
by Bryen M. Yunashko 02 Oct '11

02 Oct '11

Folks, Good news, the openSUSE Beta of our upcoming 12.1 is now published and available for you to download. We encourage you to download the beta and test test test! We also encourage you to spread the word and get more people to download and test test test! :-) For more information, visit http://news.opensuse.org/2011/10/01/opensuse-12-1-beta-arrives/ which also includes links for downloading the latest Beta. Thanks, Bryen M Yunashko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-announce] openSUSE Weekly News Issue 195 is out!
by Sascha Manns 01 Oct '11

01 Oct '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 195 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this Issue: Get your package in 12.1 Hackweek 7 Getting your Article in news.o.o and many more … For a list of available translations see the Translations Section in the actual Weekly News. [0] http://bit.ly/oYByzH (in PDF) [0] http://bit.ly/ncROJu (in HTML with Bento Theme) [0] http://bit.ly/plcySw (in HTML with Susebooks Theme)) -- Sincereley yours Sascha Manns open-slx GmbH Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team http://community.open-slx.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-announce+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-announce+help(a)opensuse.org

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