Portal:Distribution

tagline: From openSUSE

Welcome to the Distribution Portal edit

The openSUSE distribution is a stable, easy to use and complete multi-purpose distribution.

It is aimed towards users and developers working on the desktop or server. It is great for beginners, experienced users and ultra geeks alike, in short, it is perfect for everybody! The latest release, openSUSE 12.3, features new and massively improved versions of all useful server and desktop applications. It comes with more than 1,000 open source applications.

openSUSE is also the base for SUSE's award-winning SUSE Linux Enterprise products.

What features does openSUSE offer you? edit

Full desktop operating system

openSUSE has everything you need to do your work and play. Browse the web, send email, be online in social, write documents, and much more; all (for) free.

Full office suite included

Use LibreOffice to create professional-looking documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more. With LibreOffice, you can work on office documents created with other office suites.

Enjoy your Internet experience, worry-free

Forget worrying about viruses and spyware. openSUSE has none, period. And the included Firefox web browser alerts you to known phishing websites, helping protect you from scams and identity thieves.

Have fun with media

Play your music, podcasts, and videos with Banshee and Amarok. Organize, edit, share, and fool around with your photos with F-Spot or DigiKam; make new photos of yourself and your friends with Cheese.

Live mobile

openSUSE works great on laptops and on personal handheld devices. So you don't have to be tied down to be working or having fun with openSUSE!

Simply change

Are you coming from another operating system and want to be free with Linux? There are tons of application equivalents.

We back you up

openSUSE products are backed with free software updates for 18 months after release. The openSUSE community is also helpful and ready if you have any questions or problems with openSUSE.

Full and accurate source code

openSUSE products allow developers to retrieve the exact source code of each distributed binary package. The complete sources for openSUSE products are available online, further information on how to get them is available.