openSUSE 11.3 release candidate final is now available to download

The 11.3 release of the openSUSE Linux distribution is based on the 2.6.34 Linux kernel and features support for the Btrfs file system in the installer. Support for NVIDIA graphics cards has been improved with the integration of the Nouveau driver. Other changes include various KDE, GNOME and LXDE desktop updates and changes, and better support for netbooks.

More details about the release, including a list of the Most Annoying Bugs, can be found in the official release announcement and changelog. openSUSE 11.3 RC2 is available to download for 32 and 64-bit x86 systems as a DVD or LiveCD image from the project's developer / get it section.

The final version of openSUSE 11.3 is scheduled to be released on July 15th. The latest stable release of openSUSE is version 11.2 from November of last year.