SUSE Linux is a computer operating system developed by SUSE.
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15 Facts About SUSE Linux
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SUSE Linux is of German origin, its name being an acronym of "Software und System-Entwicklung", and it was mainly developed in Europe.
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Later, in October 2014, the entire Attachmate Group, including SUSE Linux, was acquired by the British firm Micro Focus International.
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SUSE Linux began to develop YaST, the installer and configuration tool that would become the central point of the distribution.
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Over time, SuSE Linux incorporated many aspects of Red Hat Linux, such as its RPM Package Manager and its file structure.
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The software always had been open source, but openSUSE Linux opened the development process, allowing developers and users to test and develop it.
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SUSE Linux stated that Novell's acquisition had changed SUSE beyond his expectations and that he did not believe it was the same company that he had founded 13 years earlier.
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The department said that, as originally proposed, the deal would jeopardize the ability of open source software, such as SUSE Linux, to continue to innovate and compete in the development and distribution of server, desktop, and mobile operating systems as well as middleware and virtualization products.
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SUSE Linux is operated as a separate business unit with a dedicated product portfolio.
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SUSE Linux is available under two brands, openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise.
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SUSE Linux Enterprise is Suse's tested and certified open-source solution for major enterprises.
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OpenSUSE Linux is a freely available, community project that releases versions on a comparatively frequent basis, and generally uses the latest versions of the various open source projects that it includes.
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SUSE Linux Enterprise is SUSE's commercial edition, which SUSE releases much less frequently, enabling it to offer support more effectively for enterprise and production deployments.
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SUSE Linux Enterprise has fewer packages than the openSUSE distribution.
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SUSE Linux Studio merged with Open Build Service and the resulting project was renamed to SUSE Linux Studio Express in September 2017.
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