OpenSuse 11.2 a serious contender
With Ubuntu 9.10 and Mandriva 2010 already released, OpenSuse 11.2 is the third of the "big four" - Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse and Ubuntu - Linux distributions to release new versions this month. And, despite its name, OpenSuse 11.2 is a significant upgrade over version 11.1 released more than a year ago.
The Novell-backed OpenSuse project has a number of unique features that make it popular with users. Chief among these is the Yast software management tool which has always made OpenSuse easy to administer. With the release of 11.2, OpenSuse's Yast will introduce for the first time "live upgrades" which make it easier to upgrade from previous versions of the operating system. Debian and Ubuntu already have a "dist-upgrade" feature and with 11.2 OpenSuse will have similar capabilities.
In addition to live upgrades, OpenSuse 11.2 also features a first outing for WebYaST: a Web-based remote administration tool for OpenSuse systems. Officially WebYaST is called a "technical preview" but it does add a new dimension to managing remote systems.
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