Release Notes for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Service Pack 3 (SP3)

These release notes are generic for all SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 based products. Some parts may not apply to particular architectures or products. Where this is not obvious, the respective architectures are listed explicitly.

An Installation Quick Start can be found in the docu directory on the media. Any documentation (if installed) can be found below /usr/share/doc/ in the installed system.

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Publication date: 09/03/2015, Version: Version 11.3.29 (2015-09-03)
1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
2 Important Upgrade Information
3 Support Statement for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
3.1 Erasing All Registration Data
4 Installation Related Notes
4.1 Current Limitations in a UEFI Secure Boot Context
4.2 UEFI Secure Boot
4.3 Support for 4 KB/Sector Hard Disk Drives
4.4 UEFI 2.3.1 Support
4.5 Installation via USB
4.6 Mapping Network Interface Names to Names Written on the Chassis (biosdevname)
4.7 CJK Languages Support in Text-mode Installation
4.8 Unable to Detect Display with Lid Closed
4.9 Development Packages Moved to the SDK
4.10 Installation Using Persistent Device Names
4.11 MD Devices on Top of iSCSI Not Supported
4.12 Using NetworkManager and DHCP
5 New Features
5.1 Desktop
5.2 Security
5.3 Network
5.4 Server
5.5 Systems Management
5.6 Kernel and Toolchain
5.7 Other Changes and Version Updates
6 Update-Related Notes
6.1 General Update Notes
6.2 Update from SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
7 Driver Updates
7.1 X.Org: fbdev Used in UEFI Secure Boot Mode (ASpeed Chipset)
7.2 X.Org Driver Used in UEFI Secure Boot Mode (Matrox)
7.3 Network Drivers
7.4 Other Drivers
8 Other Updates
8.1 Update of PostgreSQL to Version 9.4
8.2 Updating to Firefox 24 ESR
8.3 MOK List Manipulation Tools
8.4 openJDK 7 as a Replacement for openJDK 6
8.5 Update of ICAClient
8.6 Package python-ethtool
8.7 Update Python to 2.6.8
9 Technology Previews
9.1 eCryptfs Filesystem
9.2 KVM
9.3 Read-Only Root Filesystem
9.4 Linux Filesystem Capabilities
10 Deprecated Functionality
10.1 Adobe Discontinues Support for Adobe Reader on Linux
10.2 X.Org Driver Used in UEFI Secure Boot Mode (Matrox)
10.3 Support for the JFS File System
10.4 Deprecation of Package ncpfs
10.5 Support for Portmap to End with SLE 11 SP3
10.6 L3 Support for Openswan Is Scheduled to Expire
10.7 FreeRDP Is Going to Replace rdesktop
10.8 Removed Packages
10.9 Deprecated Packages
10.10 JFS File System
11 Infrastructure, Package and Architecture Specific Information
11.1 Systems Management