Christoph Thiel has announced the third beta release of openSUSE 10.3: “It’s my pleasure to announce the availability of openSUSE 10.3 Beta3. This is the last beta release before entering RC phase in two weeks. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this release of openSUSE! Important changes since Beta2: Linux kernel 2.6.22.5, libzypp 3.22.1; improved package lists of the 1-CD GNOME and KDE editions; countless bug fixes in every component; reworked concept of language bundles. A more detailed list of changes is available here.” Read the rest of the release announcement for more details, known issues and media availability. Download the installation DVD images via BitTorrent: openSUSE-10.3-Beta3-DVD-i386.iso (4,406MB), openSUSE-10.3-Beta3-DVD-x86_64.iso (4,449MB).

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