Suse linux

SUSE Linux is one of the existing Linux distributions worldwide, it was based on its origins in Slackware. Among the main virtues of this distribution is that it is one of the simplest to install and manage, since it has several graphic wizards to complete various tasks, especially for its great YasT installation and configuration tool.

Her name "SuSE" is the acronym (in German) "Software und Ssystem-Entwicklung" (Development of software and systems), which was part of the original name of the company and could be translated as "desarrollo de software y sistemas" . The current name of the company is SuSE LINUX, the first term having lost its meaning (at least officially).

On November 4, 2003, the American multinational company Novell announced that it was going to buy SuSE LINUX. The acquisition took place in January 2004. In 2005, at LinuxWorld, Novell, following in the footsteps of RedHat Inc., announced the release of the SuSE Linux distribution for the community to be the one in charge of the development of this distribution, which is now called openSUSE.

On August 4, 2005, Novell spokesman and director of public relations Bruce Lowry announced that development of the SUSE Professional series would become more open and it would fit into the openSUSE community project's attempt to reach a larger audience of users and developers. Software, by the definition of open source, already had its source code "open", but now the development process would be more "open" than before, allowing developers and users to test the product and help develop it.

Previously, all development work was done by SUSE, and version 10.0 was the first version with a public beta. As part of the change, online access to the YaST update server would be complimentary for SUSE Linux users, and in line with most open source distributions, there would be both a free download available via web as the sale of the operating system boxed. This change in philosophy led to the release of SUSE Linux 10.0 on October 6, 2005 in "OSS" (fully open source), "eval" (it has both open source and proprietary applications and is a truly complete version) and retail in specialized centers.

Novell was later acquired by The Attachmate Group on April 27, 2011, leaving SUSE as a separate company. In June 2012, many of the former SUSE engineers who had been laid off during Novell's ownership rejoined the team.

On November 20, 2014, The Attachmate Group and Micro Focus International finalized their merger, making Micro Focus International the new parent company of SUSE. SUSE operates as a semi-autonomous business unit within the Micro Focus Group, with former Chairman Nils Brauckmann promoted to CEO and member of the Micro Focus Group.

On July 2, 2018, Micro Focus announced the sale of SUSE to Blitz 18-679 GmbH, a subsidiary of EQT Partners, for $2.535 million.

Features

SUSE includes a unique installation and administration program called YaST2 that allows you to perform updates, configure network and firewall settings, manage users, and many more options all integrated into a single, friendly interface.. It also includes several desktops, including the best known that are KDE and Gnome, the first being the default desktop. The distribution incorporates the necessary tools to redistribute hard disk space, thus allowing coexistence with other existing operating systems on it.

It uses RPM package systems (RPM package managers) originally developed by Red Hat but is not related to this distribution.

It is also possible to use the CNR (Click 'N Run) installation system originally created by the company that distributed Lindows OS (now called Linspire and Freespire in its free version). This system synchronizes our machine to the CNR server and when clicking on the navigation page and any of the programs, it is automatically installed on the computer.

Services provided

The SUSE Linux operating system has built-in features to help administer and manage services. Some of these are (SUSE, 2014b):

- Full system review: allows you to obtain a snapshot of the system, including kernel files, and also performs review operations. Administrators can start the system from that snapshot, which is an advantage when it comes to failure, tracking and checking changes.

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching: allows you to update the system's security patches, without having to reboot it. This improves the availability of workloads and virtual hosts.

- KIWI Support: It is a tool that allows you to create operating system images for physical deployments (DVD, USB) or virtual hypervisor environments (Xen, KVM, VMWare, HyperV) and public and private clouds.

- Docker: is an open source technology that allows automating the deployment of applications in software containers.

- Wicked: Tool to manage and administer a local network such as: VLAN, virtualization, bridging, bonding and IPV6.

Distribution

In the past, SUSE first released personal and professional versions in packages that included extensive printed documentation and waited a few months before releasing the versions on their servers.

Starting with version 9.2, a 1-DVD ISO image of SUSE Professional was released, as well as an evaluation version of the bootable LiveDVD. The FTP server continues to work and has the advantage of online installations: only the packages that the user thinks they need are downloaded. The ISO has advantages in terms of ease of installation of packages in a simple way and without Internet connection. The boxed DVD distributions support x86 and x86-64 installations, but the included CD-ROMs do not have x86-64 support.

Evaluation period

Since version 9, it is possible to download the ISO file corresponding to the distribution, but after it is installed, an evaluation period begins, which initially was 30 days and in later versions is 60 days. This period allows free use of Novell's software update services, after which a subscription must be paid for updates.

SUSE-based Linux distributions

• Novell Linux Desktop
• Java Desktop System
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Edition

Uses

Companies

• Novell
• Sun Microsystems
• IBM
• Fujitsu
• SGI
• HP
• Sap Hana

Computers

• Altamira
• LaPalma
• Magerit
• Marenostrum
• Picasso
• CesarAugusta
• Tirant
• HP 2133 Mini-Note