Key Fetures

OpenSuse 11

• KDE 4 – The next generation KDE Desktop
• GNOME 2.22 – Latest and greatest GNOME release
• Easier 3-D effects with Compiz-Fusion and CCSM
• OpenOffice.org 2.4 – import support for Microsoft Office 2007 document formats.
• Linux kernel 2.6.25 – Most recent major release of the Linux kernel
• Firefox 3.0 – openSUSE ships with Firefox 3.0 beta 5, will update to 3.0 final
• Faster and easier package management
• Rewritten installer that makes installation even easier
• Banshee 1.0 – Major update to Novell-sponsored multimedia application.
• Tasque – Simple and elegant to-do application.
• NetworkManager 0.7 – Cutting edge release of NetworkManager, which includes support for EV-DO/UMTS cards.
• PulseAudio – Better sound management in GNOME.

Fedora 9

• KDE 4 – The next generation KDE Desktop
• GNOME 2.22 – Latest and greatest GNOME release
• Xfce 4.4.2 is available as part of this release.
• NetworkManager 0.7 provides improved mobile broadband support
• OpenOffice.org 2.4, with many new features
• Fedora 9 features a 2.6.25 based kernel.
• Ext4, the next version of the mature and stable ext3 filesystem
• The completely free and open source Java environment OpenJDK 6 is installed by default.
• Fedora now includes Perl 5.10.0

Ubuntu 8.04

• KDE 4 – The next generation KDE Desktop (Kubuntu)
• GNOME 2.22 – Latest and greatest GNOME release
• Xorg 7.3
• Linux kernel 2.6.24
• Firefox 3.0 – beta4
• Inkscape 0.46 introduces native PDF support
• Ubuntu 8.04 Beta includes ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall), a new host-based firewall application

The key features of fedora 9 and OpenSuse 11 goes hand in hand with each other where as the Ubuntu 8.04 lags behind. The user experience in given by OpenSuse outcasts Fedora and Ubuntu in most of the corners. Nevertheless OpenSuse scores in the compiz upgrade.
Reviews
Ubuntu 8.04 : Fosswire
Opensuse 11 : Linux.com
Fedora 9 : InformationWeek