With the new features that Gnome and KDE (K Desktop Environment) are adding, each desktop environment is challenging the other for a larger share of the market. If Linux-like operating systems come with one desktop environment, the user has the option to add to the other. Because of the ever-increasing sophistication of the new features, some latest versions of the operating system are including packages for both desktop environments, allowing users to have the option of switching from one desktop environment to another. In this article I will briefly talk about the new features of both Gnome and KDE, and then look at some similarities and important differences between the two desktop environments.

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This video shows and explains the first part of the openSUSE 10.3 installation.

This part shows the installation after the first reboot.

Little late with news, but still ….. The ATI/AMD fglrx driver for x86 and x86_64 Linux is now available! . In addition to the AIGLX support, the fglrx 8.42.3 driver includes X.Org server 1.4 support, video playback improvements, more performance improvements, and Rialto AGP fixes. While this driver quite promptly supports X.Org 7.3 / X server 1.4, it does not contain Linux 2.6.23 kernel support. The new features mentioned in the release notes include support for AIGLX, X.Org 7.3, products older than the R600 now being enabled, and a new 3D user interface in the ATI Catalyst Control Center Linux Edition.

AMD Proprietary Linux Release Notes for 8.42.3. For the time being the 8.42.3 download link is here. (x86_64)

Check this article for more details: AMD 8.42 Driver Brings Fixes, AIGLX!

P.S. Expect updates to my How-Tos for ATI driver installation and running Compiz Fusion on openSUSE with AIGLX, instead of Xgl … give me few days.