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Low-key literary lizard: remember SUSE Linux 20th Anniversary

2011 is the 20th anniversary of Linux and the 18th anniversary of the Debian release. Linux has experienced too much, but it is still fighting in the desktop market. Perhaps the heart of Linux is having a belief that “confidence is not dead”. Look at the various Linux distributions, in addition to the current top of the Distrowatch on the Ubuntu, Linux Mint, don't forget to openSUSE. openSUSE In the past 6 months, Distro ranked fourth after Fedora. 2012 is the 20th anniversary of SUSE.

However,

OpenSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise version, Novell. Is the connection between the three clear?

Where does the 20th anniversary of SUSE Linux come from?

What are the milestones in SUSE Linux's 20-year history?

With these questions, follow the author to review and explore.

#1,openSUSE,SUSE Linux Enterprise and Novell

openSUSE is a free, Linux-based operating system for personal computers, laptops or servers that is easy to use. It can be used to navigate the web, manage emails and photos, work, and enjoy videos and music. It was a global community initiative sponsored by Novell, which began in 2005. The purpose of the program is to promote the widespread use of Linux.

openSUSE is free, it is a system basis Novell's release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Edition.

The name of openSUSE is SUSE Linux. SUSE Linux released after version 10.2 is renamed openSUSE. The SUSE Linux Enterprise version is a product that offers free trials only to users, and long-term use requires service support and upgrades from Novell.

After the above explanation, we can quickly think of the relationship between Red Hat and Fedora.

openSUSE for SUSE Linux Enterprise, such as Fedora for Red Hat. Red Hat and Novell have the same attitude towards the community and are actively supporting them. Then use the wisdom of the community to help the company's products improve. The two are similar in business model, both of which are profitable by providing technical support and services. Linux itself is free, and it should be a reasonable way to make money by providing value-added services. It can be seen that Linux does not exclude commercial elements.

The latest version of openSUSE is version 12.1.

#2,openSUSE Features

In all kinds of dazzling distributions, what are the features of openSUSE that stand out?

A: openSUSE YaST, an effective installation and system management tool (as shown below);

B:zypper, an easy-to-use command line package manager, available To manage software installation sources, search for packages, install, remove, or update packages. It can be used as stand-alone software or in scripts, which is convenient for users.

C:SUSE Studio, a simple and fast application builder. Web-based interface that runs in the browser without the need to install additional software. Another amazing feature is Testdrive, which launches, configures, and tests applications directly in the browser without downloading. Tip: Ubuntu also launches a similar service in the Software Center to simulate test software applications.

Of course, openSUSE to avoid commercial disputes, contains only open source software, proprietary commercial software can be downloaded separately.

#3,openSUSE Development Cycle

The openSUSE development version is available in four versions, Factory, Alpha, Beta, and RC. The last one is the official version of GM (Gold Master), which is the final release.

The Factory version is a daily working state that changes every day.

The Alpha version is a very early release and is very likely to have many errors.

Beta is an early release that many people can use to work and report errors, but still not as a complete product.

The RC (Release Candidate) version is a release with very few or no errors. If there are no problems, this version will be renamed to GM (Gold Master), which is the final release version in the future. .

Below is openSUSE release history (2006-12-07 began keeping statistics)

# 4, Milestone records

In September 1992, three German mathematics majors and a graduated software engineer set up a Unix consulting firm. S.u.S.E, German means "software and system development", and later written as SUSE.

In 1994, SUSE launched its first Linux distribution: SuSE Linux 1.0;

In 1999, it established a partnership with IBM and introduced Linux code into the main architecture; >

In 2000, SUSE developed the SUSE Linux Enterprise server, the first server to fully support Linux as an enterprise product environment operating system;

In early 2004, SUSE Linux AG was acquired by Novell. Seven years later, Novell was acquired by Attachmate Private Equity;

In 2006, working with Microsoft technology, focusing on interoperability between Linux and Windows;

Now, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is the most widely used in China. A wide range of commercial Linux enterprise distributions are hotter than Red Hat.

A more classic example is the use of SUSE Linux by the National Weather Service in 2009 and SUSE Linux Enterprise by the Hong Kong Jockey Club in 2010.

# 5, SUSE Linux information chart shows the results

Conclusion

& ldquo; Beyond dream, not a dream & rdquo ;, which is the official website of the openSUSE word, Very exciting! It also has a louder slogan: openSUSE! Not just openSUSE, it's more than just Linux! We can only say: This is an amazing lizard, not a normal lizard!

Of course, it is still a "literal lizard" If you are interested in their LOGO, you can go to the official website to get the code (click here).

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of SUSE Linux, SUSE in 2012 September 18 to 21, held in Orlando, Florida SUSECon 2012 meeting.