OpenSUSE

openSUSE
openSUSE 15.5 with default KDE Plasma configuration
DeveloperopenSUSE Project
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Initial releaseMarch 1994; 30 years ago (1994-03) (as SUSE Linux)
7 December 2006; 17 years ago (2006-12-07) (as openSUSE)[1]
Latest release15.6[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 12 June 2024; 5 months ago (12 June 2024)
Repositorybuild.opensuse.org
Marketing targetDesktop, workstation, server, development
Available inEnglish, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese and many others[3]
Update method
Package manager
  • ZYpp (standard)
  • YaST (GUI or curses front-end)
  • zypper (command-line front-end)
  • RPM (low-level)
Platforms
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface		Selection at install:

Also available at install:

LicenseFree software licenses (mainly GNU GPL)
Official websitewww.opensuse.org

openSUSE[5] ( /ˌoʊpənˈsuːzə/) is a free and open-source Linux distribution developed by the openSUSE project. It is offered in two main variations: Tumbleweed, an upstream rolling release distribution, and Leap, a stable release distribution which is sourced from SUSE Linux Enterprise.[6]

The openSUSE project is sponsored by SUSE of Germany; the company released the first version as SUSE Linux in 1994. Its development was opened up to the community in 2005, which marked the creation of openSUSE.[7] The focus of the developers is on creating a stable and user-friendly RPM-based operating system with a large target group for workstations and servers.[8]

Additionally, the project creates a variety of related tools, such as YaST, Open Build Service, openQA, Snapper, Portus, KIWI, and OSEM.

  1. ^ "About the World's 1st Enterprise Linux Distribution".
  2. ^ "Leap 15.6 Unveils Choices for Users". 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Get openSUSE". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Supported ARM Boards".
  5. ^ "openSUSE Project". Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ "openSUSE Leap 15.3". Get openSUSE. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  7. ^ "OpenSUSE is launched - openSUSE Users". openSUSE Mailing Lists. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Portal:Distribution - openSUSE Wiki". en.opensuse.org. Retrieved 24 November 2023.