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- Website: www.opensuse.org
- Founded: 2005
- Founder(s): wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSUSE
- Developer: OpenSUSE Project
What is openSUSE?
The openSUSE distribution is a multi-purpose Linux distribution developed by the openSUSE project. openSUSE project is also known for various tools including OBS, OpenQA, Kiwi, YaST, and OSEM. openSUSE is also known for Tumbleweed and Leap releases. openSUSE Tumbleweed is a rolling release that offers the latest upstream releases that passed testing. openSUSE Leap features new and improved versions of server and desktop applications with long-term support. openSUSE offers both a GUI and a command-line interface option.
openSUSE also offers openSUSE Kubic for maintaining multiple container-related technologies and MicroOS, a small, scalable, and fast Linux operating system designed for container hosts and edge devices. openSUSE MicroOS is a variant of Tumbleweed and a base of openSUSE Kubic. The project is sponsored by SUSE, ARM, B1-Systems, Tuxedo Computers, and others.
SUSE was founded in 1992 in Germany. It was short for “Gesellschaft für Software- und Systementwicklung” which means, “Software and System Development”. The first GNU/Linux distribution was released in 1994. In 2003, Novell acquired SUSE. openSUSE was first officially announced in 2005 that aims to involve the community more. In 2011 Novell was acquired by Attachmate and the company decided to split SUSE into a separate business unit.
In 2014 the development branch of the project was able to publish usable rolling release distribution and started releasing Tumbleweed versions. openSUSE Leap version was created in 2015.
openSUSE News
openSUSE repositories are switching to 4096-bit RSA keys
openSUSE developers have announced the switch to the 4096-bit RSA keys for repositories and RPMs, from 2048-bit RSA keys for ...
7 best CentOS alternatives
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7 best Linux server distros of 2023
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openSUSE Leap 15.4 is ready for download
The developers of openSUSE have released a new update for the Leap version of the operating system. openSUSE Leap 15.4 ...
openSUSE Leap 15.4 has reached the beta state
openSUSE Project has released the beta for the upcoming openSUSE Leap 15.4 operating system. The announcement has been made on ...
Latest openSUSE Tumbleweed snapshots come with GNOME 41
Dominique Leuenberger announced the latest features included in the latest openSUSE Tumbleweed rolling-release distribution. The most notable new feature in ...
SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 released
Following the launch of openSUSE Leap 15.3, SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 has been released. They provide the foundation for zero-friction ...
openSUSE Leap 15.3 released!
The newest minor version of openSUSE Leap is released. openSUSE Leap 15.3 is the most recent, rock-solid addition to the ...
openSUSE Leap 15.3 release candidate released
The openSUSE Project and its community, have entered the Release Candidate phase for the openSUSE Leap 15.3 version after a snapshot was released, which ...
Microsoft Edge now supports Linux
Microsoft Edge is now available for all major desktop and mobile platforms. Developers now can build and test in your ...
openSUSE Leap 15.2 is ready to download
openSUSE Leap 15.2 release provides security updates, bug fixes, network enhancements, and many new features for openSUSE users. It supports ...
How to update Linux Kernel without rebooting?
Applying Linux Kernel updates can be a problem, especially if you are working with an always-on or high-availability system, which ...
Rad Web Hosting announces two new OS templates
Rad Web Hosting announced that they have added 2 new operating systems. openSUSE 15.1 is added to the company's available ...
PPPD has been vulnerable on many Linux operating systems for 17 years
According to US-CERT Coordination Center, PPPD (Point to Point Protocol Daemon) versions 2.4.2 to 2.4.8 are “vulnerable to buffer overflow ...
openSUSE Leap 15.0 will reach its end of support next month
With openSUSE Leap, the free and Linux-based operating system for PC, laptop or server, it is easy to surf the ...
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