openSUSE 11.1 的第二個 Beta 測試版本現在已經發布，喜歡的朋友可立即下載進行安裝測試。根據openSUSE的發行計劃，10月16日將再次發布 openSUSE 11.1 Beta 3，Beta 2 的主要變化包括有以下幾方面：
GNOME 2.24
KDE 4.1.2
OpenOffice.org 3.0RC2
Mono 2.0 RC 3
VirtualBox 2.0.2
Compiz 0.7.8
如此絢麗的openSUSE，你禁得起誘惑嗎？
關於 Intel e1000e 網卡的問題，可以查看 openSUSE 11.1 Beta 2 發布注記中的詳細描述。
Christoph Thiel has announced the second beta release of openSUSE 11.1: "The first beta release for 11.1 was so popular, we have decided to do it again! The openSUSE project is happy to announce the release of openSUSE 11.1 beta 2, available for immediate download and testing. Major changes in this release include: live CDs for GNOME and KDE, VirtualBox 2.0.2, OpenOffice.org 3.0RC2, GNOME 2.24.0, KDE 4.1.2, Mono 2.0RC3, Compiz 0.7.8. This release is ready for widespread testing and we're encouraging everyone to download and test it." The release announcement also includes a note on the current status of the troublesome e1000e network module, warning for users of OpenOffice.org, and a list of other known issues. Currently only the installation DVD images are available for download (BitTorrent only): openSUSE-11.1-Beta1-DVD-i386.iso （http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1-Beta1/iso/torrent/openSUSE-11.1-Beta1-DVD-i386.torrent）(3,628MB), openSUSE-11.1-Beta1-DVD-x86_64.iso （http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1-Beta1/iso/torrent/openSUSE-11.1-Beta1-DVD-x86_64.torrent）(3,771MB).
openSUSE 11.1 Beta 2 測試版提供 DVD 及 Live CD（包含 GNOME 和 KDE）映像，可從以下網址下載：http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1-Beta2/iso/
