SUSE LINUX
SUSE Linux 9.3 Pro desktop with KDE
Development team:	Novell
OS family:	Linux
Source model:	Open source
Latest stable release:	9.3 / April 15, 2005
Kernel type:	Monolithic kernel
License:	GPL
Working state:	Current
Website:	www.suse.com

SUSE (properly pronounced /susə/, but often pronounced /suzi/) is a major retail Linux distribution, produced in Germany. The company is owned by Novell, Inc. SUSE is also a founding member of the Desktop Linux Consortium. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x1024, 426 KB)Screenshot of SuSE 9. ... KDE (K Desktop Environment) is a free desktop environment and development platform built with Trolltechs Qt toolkit. ... Novell, Inc. ... This article is about Linux-based operating systems, GNU/Linux, and related topics. ... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... It has been suggested that Kernel and its variants be merged into this article or section. ... A software license is a type of proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software — sometimes called an End User License Agreement (EULA) — that specifies the perimeters of the permission granted by the owner to the user. ... The GNU logo For other uses of GPL, see GPL (disambiguation). ... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... SuSE Linux logo. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... A Linux distribution, or GNU/Linux distribution, or less formally Linux distro, is a Unix-like operating system comprising software components such as the Linux kernel, the GNU toolchain, and assorted free, open source, and possibly proprietary software. ... Novell was also the name of a road bicycle racing team. ... The Desktop Linux Consortium (DLC) is a non-profit organization which aims at enhancing and promoting the use of the Linux operating system on the desktop. ...

History

SUSE Linux was originally based on Slackware Linux; In mid-1992, Softlanding Linux System (SLS) was founded by Peter McDonald, which was the first comprehensive distribution to contain elements such as X and TCP/IP. The Slackware distribution (maintained by Patrick Volkerding) was initially based in large parts on SLS. Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux, Inc. ... This article is about Linux-based operating systems, GNU/Linux, and related topics. ... Softlanding Linux System (SLS) was an early Linux distribution, founded by Peter MacDonald in mid-1992. ... In computing, the X Window System (commonly X11 or X) is a windowing system for bitmap displays. ... The Internet protocol suite is the set of communications protocols that implement the protocol stack on which the Internet runs. ... Patrick Volkerding is the founder and maintainer of Slackware Linux. ...

S.u.S.E was founded in late 1992 as a UNIX consulting group, which among other things regularly released software packages that included SLS and Slackware, and printed UNIX/Linux manuals. They released the first CD version of SLS/Slackware in 1994, under the name S.u.S.E Linux 1.0. It later integrated with the Jurix distribution of Florian La Roche (also based on Slackware), to release the first really unique S.u.S.E Linux 4.2 in 1996. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Unix-like. ... Slackware is a Linux distribution created by Patrick Volkerding of Slackware Linux, Inc. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Unix-like. ... This article is about Linux-based operating systems, GNU/Linux, and related topics. ...

The name "S.u.S.E.", later shortened to just "SuSE", was originally an acronym for the German phrase "Software- und System-Entwicklung" ("Software and system development"). The company is now simply called SUSE LINUX, and "SUSE" does not officially stand for anything any more.

On November 4, 2003, Novell announced it would acquire SUSE Linux (Shankland, 2003). The acquisition was expected to be finalized in January 2004 (Kennedy, 2003). According to Ramesh (2004), J. Philips (Novell's corporate technology strategist for the Asia Pacific region) stated that Novell would not "in the medium term" alter the way in which SUSE continues to be developed. At Novell's annual BrainShare gathering in 2004, all computers ran SUSE Linux for the first time. At this gathering it was also announced that the proprietary SUSE administration program YaST2 would be released into the public under the GPL license. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Novell, Inc. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Novell, Inc. ... Novell, Inc. ... Novell, Inc. ... YaST from SUSE 9. ... The GNU logo For other uses of GPL, see GPL (disambiguation). ...

The legacy of SUSE is still evident in version 9.1 (released after the Novell acquisition) with its unique administration tools, high number of software-packages and extensive documentation. The latest version for the Personal edition is 9.2, released on 5 November 2004, while the latest version for the Professional edition is 9.3 released on 20 April 2005. Novell, Inc. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

On August 4th, 2005, Novell spokesman and director of public relations Bruce Lowry announced that their SUSE Professional series will become completely open source and renamed openSUSE to reach a wider audience. The software, by definition of open source, already had their coding "open", but now the development process will now be "open", allowing developers and actual users to test the product. As part of the change, YaST Online Update server access will be complimentary for openSUSE users, and along the lines of most open source distributions, there will be a free download available on the web. It is rumored that Novell will sell a boxed edition of openSUSE, in addition. This change in philosophy starts with the 10.0 beta, released at the 2005 Linux World Conference. August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Novell, Inc. ... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ... openSUSE is the 10. ... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ... YaST from SUSE 9. ... openSUSE is the 10. ... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ... Novell, Inc. ... openSUSE is the 10. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Features

SUSE includes an installation and administration program called YaST2 which handles hard disk partitioning, system setup, online updates, network and firewall configuration, user administration and more in an integrated interface. YaST from SUSE 9. ... In computing, a firewall is a piece of hardware and/or software which functions in a networked environment to prevent some communications forbidden by the security policy, analogous to the function of firewalls in building construction. ...

SUSE has support for resizing NTFS partitions during installation which allows it to co-exist with existing Windows 2000 or XP installations. SUSE has the ability to detect and install drivers for many common winmodems shipped with OEM desktop and laptop systems (such modems are designed to use Windows-specific software to operate). NTFS or New Technology File System is the standard file system of Windows NT and its descendants Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. ... Windows 2000 (also referred to as Win2K, W2K or Windows NT 5. ... As of 2005, Windows XP is the current client version of the Microsoft Windows operating system. ... A Winmodem is a software modem designed to work with the Microsoft Windows operating system. ... An original equipment manufacturer (frequently abbreviated OEM) is a company that builds products or components that are used in products sold by another company (often called a value-added reseller, or VAR.) An OEM will typically build to order based on designs of the VAR. For example, a hard drive...

Several desktop environments such as KDE and GNOME and window managers like Window Maker and Blackbox are included, with the YaST2 installer allowing the user to choose a preselection of GNOME, KDE, or no desktop at all. SUSE ships with multimedia software such as K3B (CD/DVD burning), amaroK (audio playback), and Kaffeine (movie playback). It contains OpenOffice.org, and other common document reading/processing formats such as PDF. In graphical computing, a desktop environment (DE) offers a complete graphical user interface (GUI) solution to operate a computer. ... KDE (K Desktop Environment) is a free desktop environment and development platform built with Trolltechs Qt toolkit. ... GNOME (for GNU Network Object Model Environment) is the name of a project to create a open source/free software computer desktop environment for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. ... On Microsoft Windows 95, 98, and ME you can enter the Windows device manager by clicking Start, Settings, Control Panel, System icon, and clicking on the Device Manager tab. ... Default look of the Window Maker environment Window Maker is a window manager for the X Window System, which allows graphical applications to be run on Unix-like operating-systems. ... In Unix computing, Blackbox is a window manager for the X Window System. ... YaST from SUSE 9. ... K3b is a CD and DVD authoring application for GNU/Linux and other Unix-like operating systems designed for the KDE Desktop Environment. ... amaroK is an audio player application for KDE. It is currently released independently from the kdemultimedia package, though this may change in the near future, with amaroK possibly replacing some of the older applications such as Noatun. ... A full featured media player for KDE. See also List of media players Comparison of media players External links Kaffeine website Categories: Linux media players | Free Linux software | Free software ... OpenOffice. ... Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed by Adobe Systems for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. ...

Versions

Until recently, SUSE Linux has been sold through computer software and book stores in several flavors. The Personal edition (contained on 1 CD) was geared toward the home user, and the Professional edition (5 CDs and 2 DVDs) was geared toward the corporate/professional user. The major differences between the two was additional networking and client software as well as additional printed manuals in the Professional version. The latest release, Version 9.3, is only available in the Professional edition. Version 9.2, however, contains a powerful featureset. Upon release of Version 10, the Professional edition will become openSUSE, a free, open source SUSE. CD redirects here; see Cd for other meanings of CD. Image of a compact disc (pencil included for scale) A compact disc (or CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... openSUSE is the 10. ... Look up Free on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Free is an English language adjective, verb, and adverb. ... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ...

Other flavors include dedicated Server editions and groupware servers geared towards corporate networks and enterprises, along with a stripped-down business desktop which runs some software designed for Microsoft Windows out of the box by virtue of WINE. Microsoft Windows is a range of operating environments for personal computers and servers. ... A glass of red wine Wine display at the Mt Markey Winery This article is about the beverage. ...

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is the most popular Linux distribution for the most powerful Linux server, the IBM System z9 mainframe. Since December, 2001, IBM designates all its mainframes with the name eServer zSeries, with the e depicted in IBMs well-known red trademarked symbol. ...

Distribution

Unlike most other makers of Linux distributions who allow immediate download of their final versions, SUSE first releases the Personal and Professional versions in boxed sets which include extensive printed documentation, then waits a few months before it releases versions on its FTP servers. Until recently, the only version available for download was a special Pro version, which lacked some commercial software to comply with that software's licensing terms. This version has no ISO images; the user downloads a small boot disk (either floppy or CD-ROM) and then downloads the selected software over the network before it is installed. Starting with version 9.2, an unsupported 1 DVD ISO image of SUSE Professional is available for download as well as a bootable LiveCD evaluation. The FTP server continues to operate and has the advantage of "streamlined" installs: Only downloading packages the user feels they need. The ISO has the advantage of an easy install package, and less experience needed (ie., a Linux newbie may not know whether or not to install a certain package). In the latest release of SUSE, Novell has also published the ISO images of the 5 CDs of SUSE 9.3 Professional. A Linux distribution, or GNU/Linux distribution, or less formally Linux distro, is a Unix-like operating system comprising software components such as the Linux kernel, the GNU toolchain, and assorted free, open source, and possibly proprietary software. ... This page is about the File Transfer Protocol, a computer protocol. ... Commercial software is software that is sold for profit, and represented, until recently, the vast majority of all software used. ... An ISO image is an informal term for a disk image of an ISO 9660 file system. ... A boot disk is a removable media, normally read-only, that can boot an operating system or utility. ... A floppy disk is a data storage device that comprises a circular piece of thin, flexible (hence floppy) magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic wallet. ... The CD-ROM (an abbreviation for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (ROM)) is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. ... An ISO image is an informal term for a disk image of an ISO 9660 file system. ... Gnoppix 0. ...

See also

• openSUSE
• Linux on zSeries
• List of Linux distributions
• Comparison of Linux distributions

openSUSE is the 10. ... Linux on zSeries (or Linux on System z9) is the preferred term for the Linux operating system running on IBM mainframes, especially zSeries servers. ... It has been suggested that Comparison of Linux distributions be merged into this article or section. ... The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of distributions of the Linux operating system. ...

References

• Kennedy, D. (2003). Novell's Linux buy opens road to top. Retrieved December 20, 2003.
• Ramesh, R. (2004). Novell: SuSE stays the same, for now. Retrieved January 14, 2004.
• Shankland, S. (2003). Novell to acquire SuSE Linux. Retrieved December 20, 2003.

External links

• The official SUSE web site
• The openSUSE web site
• SUSE Logo's history
• SUSE 9.2 Professional review (OSNews)
• SUSE 9.2 Professional review (LinuxPlanet)
• SUSE LINUX Professional 9.2 (download mirrors)
• SUSE LINUX Professional 9.3 (download mirrors)
• SUSE 9.2 Professional download torrents
• SUSE LINUX Professional 9.2, bootable Live DVD
• SUSE LINUX development build (download mirrors)
• The Unofficial SUSE FAQ
• Screenshots of SUSE LINUX at OSDir.com
• SUSE LINUX at DistroWatch.com
• SUSE Linux Support Forums
• SUSE Linux Community Forums
• SUSE Wiki
• SUSE Support Knowledgebase
• SUSE in Poland (unofficial)