OpenSUSE

openSUSE

openSUSE Leap 42.1 with GNOME Shell
Developer	openSUSE Project
OS family	Unix-like (originally based on SUSE Linux Professional)
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source
Initial release	October 2005; 11 years ago (2005-10)
Latest release	Leap 42.2 / November 16, 2016; 2 months ago (2016-11-16)
Marketing target	Desktop, workstation, server, development
Available in	English, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese and many others
Update method	ZYpp (YaST)
Package manager	RPM Package Manager
Platforms	IA-32, x86-64, (secondary/preview: PPC64, PPC64le, ARM, ARM64)
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux)
Userland	GNU
Default user interface	Command-line, GNOME, KDE Plasma Desktop (user-selectable)
License	Free software licenses (mainly GPL)
Official website	www.opensuse.org

openSUSE (pronunciation: /ˌoʊpənˈsuːzə/), formerly SUSE Linux and SuSE Linux Professional, is a Linux-based project and distribution sponsored by SUSE Linux GmbH and other companies. It is widely used throughout the world. The focus of its development is creating usable open-source tools for software developers and system administrators, while providing a user-friendly desktop, and feature-rich server environment.

The initial release of the community project was a beta version of SUSE Linux 10.0. The current stable release is openSUSE Leap 42.2. The community project offers a rolling release version called openSUSE Tumbleweed, which is continuously updated with tested, stable packages. This is based on the rolling development code base called 'Factory'. Other tools and applications associated with the openSUSE project are YaST, Open Build Service, openQA, Snapper, Machinery, Portus and Kiwi.

Novell created openSUSE after purchasing SuSE Linux AG for US$210 million on 4 November 2003. The Attachmate Group acquired Novell and split Novell and SUSE into two autonomous subsidiary companies. After The Attachmate Group merged with Micro Focus in November 2014, SUSE became its own business unit.