SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
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| Developer | SUSE |
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| OS family | Linux |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 12 / October 27, 2014 |
| Marketing target | Enterprise computing (Workstations, Servers) |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Update method | Zypper, YaST2 |
| Package manager | RPM Package Manager |
| Platforms | IA-32, x86-64, PowerPC |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | KDE Plasma Desktop, GNOME |
| License | MIT License, GNU GPL and Various. |
| Official website | www |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED), formerly introduced as Novell Linux Desktop, is a Linux distribution supplied by SUSE and targeted at the business market. It is targeted for desktops. New major versions are released at an interval of 24–36 months, while minor versions (called service packs) are released every 9–12 months. SUSE Linux Enterprise products, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, receive much more intense testing than the openSUSE community product, with the intention that only mature, stable versions of the included components will make it through to the released enterprise product.
The current version is SLED 12, which is developed from a common codebase with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and other SUSE Linux Enterprise products. SLED includes Evolution 2.6 and many other popular open source packages as well as some proprietary software such as Adobe Reader and RealPlayer.
There have been a number of Service Packs (SP's) released for NLD 9. SP1 was released on February 11, 2005 and contained many updates. After that, SP2 was released on August 9, 2005, containing all the released updates and bugfixes since August 2004. SP3 was released on December 22, 2005.
Although it has grown a significant community of adherents, desktop Linux generally has not been adopted in the business world. Most distribution vendors usually concentrated on the server side of Linux, where the platform was rapidly becoming adopted. Desktop Linux continued to be focused on technical workstations (mostly CAD, EDA, and software engineering) and "fixed-function" systems (data entry workstations, kiosk, etc.)
With SLED 10, Novell has increased the focus on features for a broader range of corporate users by focusing on meeting the needs for basic office workers, positioning SLED as a competitor to Microsoft Windows. Basic office workers are defined in this context as users who need basic desktop functionality, including an office suite, a collaboration client, a web browser, and instant messaging. Novell attempts to meet these needs by concentrating on making these components very compatible with existing enterprise infrastructure, such as Microsoft Office data files, Microsoft Active Directory, and Microsoft Exchange Server or Novell GroupWise collaboration systems.
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