SuSE 10.2 workstation image

The SuSE 10.1 workstation image is rolled out and working; it's time to start worrying about 10.2

Improvements in 10.2

LDAP support: your password will be your LDAP password, so it's the same on all the workstations that you have an account on. Also makes it much easier to give people accounts on each other's workstations and use Unix groups for access control. It will be possible to allow 'everyone in the sector' or just a subset to log into your machine.
The usual updated application software
Vastly improved patching system- no longer will the update process hog the cpu once a day
Redesigned desktop which is supposed to increase usability
Completely new install system, which should lead to fewer problems installing the more exotic hardware about the place
Security updates until the end of 2008.

Mathematica 5.2 - produces very odd error messages; 6.0 will be installed instead
numarray - even the numarray people say 'do not use this code'; does anyone here still need it?
PGI 6.x - no choice, not supported in 10.2. 7.0 will be installed instead
MPI-CH - we have LAM and OpenMPI instead

Add stuff you'd like in the new image here.