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openSUSE Conference 2012 To Be Held in Prague

openSUSE Conference, an event bringing together a wide variety of free and open source contributors to collaborate on one of the major Linux distribution projects, will be held this year in Prague. openSUSE Conference 2012 (oSC12) will take place during four days, from October 20th to October 23th, in Prague, at th...

25 May 2012
10:19 GMT

openSuse Introduces Open Build Service System

Developers of the openSUSE Linux distribuition have announced the availability of Open Build Service, a system to collaboratively build and easily distribute packages for a wide variety of operating systems and platforms. This particular facility will be useful for projects that aim to provide users with easy ...

5 April 2012
10:44 GMT

KDE and openSUSE Present the COSCUP Conference

A special event, dedicated to KDE SC and openSUSE, will take place at COSCUP (Conference for Open Source Coders, Users and Promoters), the largest FLOSS conference organized by local communities in Taiwan. openSUSE and KDE will organize a full two-day track, and interested parties are asked to present their proposa...

4 April 2012
06:30 GMT

openSUSE 12.2 Milestone 1 Screenshot Tour

The first Milestone release of the upcoming openSUSE 12.2 Linux operating system was announced earlier today, therfore we've prepared a nice screenshot tour of the KDE Live CD. openSUSE 12.2 Milestone 1 is now build on top of KDE Software Compilation 4.8.0 and adds updated apps like Firefox 10, KTorrent 4.1.3, T...

17 February 2012
17:25 GMT

openSUSE 12.2 Release Schedule

A day after Benjaman Brunner's announcement about the end-of-life (EOL) of the openSUSE 11.3 operating system, on January 21st Bryen Yunashko published the release schedule of the upcoming openSUSE 12.2 Linux distribution. The openSUSE Project releases new versions of its openSUSE Linux operating system every 8 ...

23 January 2012
12:11 GMT

openSUSE 11.3 Is Now Officially Discontinued

Benjamin Brunner sadly announced a couple of days ago that the openSUSE 11.3 Linux operating system reached end-of-life (EOL) on January 20th, 2012. As originally announced by Softpedia two months ago, support for openSUSE 11.3 is now officially dropped, which means that starting with January 20th, 2012, the openSUSE...

23 January 2012
06:21 GMT

openSUSE and Fedora Protest Against SOPA

Today, January 18th, the openSUSE and Fedora websites are on strike against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (PROTECT IP Act). While the Fedora Project website only displays a text saying "The Fedora Project does not promote internet censorship. Help stop SOPA and PIPA.", the openSUSE website is already redirec...

18 January 2012
07:37 GMT

m23 12.1 Has Remote Administration

m23, a free Linux distribution that installs and administrates clients with Debian, (XK)Ubuntu, openSUSE, Fedora and Linux Mint, is now at version 12.1. The most important improvement in m23 12.1 is the introduction of the m23 remote administration service, which will provide support for user's servers from goos...

18 January 2012
03:24 GMT

Chrome OS Linux 1.7.932 Has Google Music Manager

The Chrome OS developers announced today, November 17th, the immediate availability for download of the Chrome OS 1.7.932 Live CD operating system, which brings the new Google Music Manager.Chrome OS is a free Linux Live CD distribution built around the revolutionary Google Chrome web browser and based on the openSUS...

17 November 2011
19:31 GMT

OpenSUSE 12.1 Milestone 5 Comes with Experimental GNOME 3.1.5

The fifth milestone of the upcoming openSUSE 12.1 has been released. The latest testing release comes with updated packages, bug fixes and makes several more steps towards completing the goals for the final release. The team is getting closer to using SystemD by default and GNOME 3.2 is getting closer to reality w...

2 September 2011
08:40 GMT

GNOME 3 Live Images, Based on Fedora and openSUSE, Available Now

GNOME 3 has been out for a while now and it certainly got a lot of attention in the Linux world. Some love it, some hate it, but if you haven't been able to see it for yourself, though you've been meaning to, this is your chance.GNOME has released live images, based on both Fedora and OpenSUSE, that feature...

17 August 2011
13:11 GMT

Unity Will be Ported to openSUSE

Nelson Marques announced that he's working very hard on packaging the famous Unity interface from Canonical/Ubuntu to the openSUSE 11.4 operating system.Unity is the new user interface (shell) designed and created by Canonical for the recently released Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system. It's not...

24 May 2011
10:08 GMT

openSUSE 11.4 RC2 Comes with KDE SC 4.6

openSUSE 11.4 RC2 is out, the last build before the final, stable release. As you can expect at this point, the release is pretty polished, though there are still some lingering bugs. Many though have been fixed in a recent Bug Squashing day."With red carpets rolling out in Hollywood, you’d expect some applause...

28 February 2011
08:20 GMT

Goodbye openSUSE 11.1

Announced by the openSUSE developers a little over two years ago, the openSUSE 11.1 operating system has reached end of life (EOL) on January 13th, 2011.The openSUSE developers, through Marcus Meissner, announced on January 14th the release of the final security fix for the openSUSE 11.1 Linux distribution and said t...

20 January 2011
09:25 GMT

openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 4 Debuts KDE SC 4.6 Beta 1

The fourth development release of the upcoming openSUSE 11.4 has been released. The latest milestone comes with quite a few updated packages, including some big ones like an updated kernel and KDE SC 4.6 beta, to be expected from an early development release."The openSUSE project released the fourth of six milestones...

3 December 2010
11:04 GMT

openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 3 Adds Testing Support for Systemd

Almost a week late, openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 3 is now available for testing. The preview build of the upcoming openSUSE 11.4 comes with a number of updated packages including the kernel as well as both the GNOME and KDE desktop environments.A bug prevented the team from releasing the build on time, it was scheduled fo...

11 November 2010
16:11 GMT

openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 2 Comes with Linux Kernel 2.6.36 RC4

openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 2 has been announced. The second development release of the popular Linux distribution comes with some bleeding edge packages, including a release candidate build of the Linux kernel 2.6.36, as well as the usual array of bug fixes and updates. "[T]he openSUSE project announces Milestone 2 of o...

8 October 2010
10:05 GMT

openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1, the First Step

The first development build of the next major openSUSE release has now been made available. openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1 is the first step towards the final build in March next year. In the meantime, there will be six milestone builds and two release candidates."openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 1 is available today, Thursday, Se...

2 September 2010
10:12 GMT

Goodbye openSUSE 11.0

Launched a little over two years ago, openSUSE 11.0 has now reached the end of its life cycle. The developers announced the release of the final security fix for the Linux distribution and said there will be no more updates coming. Support for openSUSE 11.0 has now been officially dropped. “With the release of ...

26 July 2010
16:11 GMT

openSUSE 11.3 RC1 Has Been Released

The first release candidate for openSUSE 11.3 has been made available and is ready for eager users to see what the next iteration of the popular Linux distro has in store for them. openSUSE 11.3 RC1 comes with a very light release announcement, but packs plenty of bugfixes and other finishing touches. Several “...

17 June 2010
16:21 GMT

openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 7 and Plans for the Final Release

The final testing release of the upcoming openSUSE 11.3 has been made available. openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 7, the last milestone build, continues on the path set by the previous milestone and focuses on bug fixing and stability. Considering that the final release is just around the corner, this was to be expected. Stil...

27 May 2010
04:50 GMT

openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 6 Focuses on Stability

openSUSE 11.3 is shaping up and the sixth milestone snapshot has now been released. openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 6 comes with a lot of bug fixes, but little in terms of new features. This late in the development cycle, the focus has been on stability and squashing bugs. There is one more milestone release planned, coming ...

4 May 2010
04:53 GMT

Push Your System to the Limit with StressLinux 0.5.111

StressLinux is a minimalistic Linux distribution aimed at stress-testing PCs under the best conditions. The latest release, StressLinux 0.5.111, has been launched bringing a number of improvements and updates over the previous versions. StressLinux is now based on openSUSE 11.2 and most core packages have been update...

26 April 2010
04:57 GMT

openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 4 Switches to Upstart

The most recent testing release of the popular Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 4, is out. Development is moving at a fast pace, so the new release comes with plenty of updated packages, but it's mainly an evolutionary build, thus there's not that much in terms of new features. There will be thre...

26 March 2010
04:31 GMT

openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 3 Comes with GCC 4.5

The third development release of the upcoming openSUSE Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.3 Milestone 3, is out. The biggest update in this release is the move to GCC 4.5 as the default compiler, but there are plenty of bug fixes and other updates as well. Most major packages haven't been updated since Milestone 2,...

16 March 2010
07:51 GMT

openSUSE 11.2 Officially Released

First was Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), followed by Mandriva Linux 2010.0, and now it's time for openSUSE to take the spotlight. In other words, we are proud to announce that openSUSE 11.2 was just released a few minutes ago, and it is our pleasure to offer you a first look at the new features included in the bra...

12 November 2009
09:31 GMT

openSUSE 11.2 RC2 Has Linux Kernel 2.6.31.5 and Firefox 3.5.4

While everyone was celebrating the release of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), Joe Brockmeier proudly announced last night (October 29th) the immediate availability of the second and final release candidate of the upcoming openSUSE 11.2 Linux-based operating system. This last development version fixes some of the nasty bu...

30 October 2009
07:06 GMT

openSUSE 11.2 RC1 Puts the 2.6.31.3 Linux Kernel to Work

While openSUSE 11.2 has been in development for quite a while now, today the developer team has made available the first release candidate of this operating system, as it nears its November 12 due date. In it you will find the Linux kernel version 2.6.31.3, GNOME 2.28 and PulseAudio 0.9.19 and Qt 4.5.3, to name just ...

15 October 2009
10:07 GMT

Shuttle Unveils the openSUSE-Equipped X500V All-in-One

The all-in-one PC market has certainly benefited from performances and features of low-power Atom processors, if we consider the high number of systems that has recently been launched on the said platform. On that note, it appears that yet another system makes its way on the market, coming from Shuttle Computer. Dubb...

4 September 2009
03:24 GMT

Dell Partners with Novell in Thin Client Distribution

Novell announced yesterday that its SUSE Linux Enterprise Thin Client would come preloaded in Dell's new thin-client device, the OptiPlex FX160, introduced in October 2008. This new thin client solution will enable customers to simplify their whole IT infrastructure and, at the same time, significantly reduce co...

3 February 2009
12:21 GMT

Softpedia Linux Weekly, Issue 22

Welcome to the 22nd issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly! We'll start this week's newsletter by letting you know that we've added a new section called "Video Clip of the Week," in which we will present some of the most interesting videos about Linux and other Open Source projects. The week starts with Ama...

1 December 2008
08:02 GMT

openSUSE 11.1 Beta 5 Released

Even if everyone expected the first release candidate of the upcoming openSUSE 11.1 Linux distribution, on November 13th, the development team decided to release a fifth beta version, because of the unresolved bugs. The good news is that this unforeseen beta version will not push back the final release of openSUSE 11...

17 November 2008
01:52 GMT

openSUSE 11.1 Beta 4 Is Now Available

The openSUSE team announced last night the fourth beta version of openSUSE 11.1. The new development release, openSUSE 11.1 Beta 4, includes a few important bugfixes and some improvements in different areas. However, the most important thing to mention in this release is the full support for common fingerprint r...

4 November 2008
02:21 GMT

openSUSE 11.1 Beta 3 Released

The third beta version of openSUSE 11.1 was announced last night by the hard working people behind the openSUSE project. "The openSUSE Project is proud to announce the availability of beta 3 of the 11.1 release. It's a few days late, but much better for the delay. Beta 3 is now available for immediate download a...

23 October 2008
06:45 GMT

First Beta Release of openSUSE 11.1 Is Here

A few days ago, the openSUSE Team announced the first beta release of openSUSE 11.1, which includes many new additions over the previous alpha releases, such as new GNOME, KDE and kernel versions, as well as numerous improvements and bug fixes. A delay in the release of this version occurred partly because the ISOs...

22 September 2008
09:06 GMT

openSUSE 11.1 Alpha 2 Released

The second alpha version of openSUSE 11.1 was announced last night by the hard working people behind the openSUSE project: "openSUSE 11.1 Alpha2 is available and ready for testing. This time it is actually installable and bootable. But you'll need to be quick and select the right boot option from the bootmenu. D...

22 August 2008
02:29 GMT

openSUSE 11.0 Is Here

One of the major and most popular Linux distributions has reached another edition today, openSUSE 11.0. openSUSE is well known for its ease of use and this version comes with more than 200 new features, a brand new installer and faster package management due to the updates in the ZYpp stack. As 'option' see...

19 June 2008
11:07 GMT

openSUSE 11.0 Beta 3 Resolves Over 700 Bugs

The third and last beta version of openSUSE 11.0 was announced last night. Beta 3 fixes over 700 bugs, adds some new artwork and a few updated packages. Among the new technologies and applications included in the final version of openSUSE 11.0, due for release on June 19th, you'll find:■ Linux kernel 2.6...

16 May 2008
06:24 GMT

openSUSE 11.0 Beta 2 Available Now

The second beta version of openSUSE 11.0 was launched last night and it comes packed with some important bug fixes, new artwork for splash screens, login managers and more. Also, the live installer was repaired and it should work fine now!If we take a look under the hood of this beta release, we can find:■ Lin...

3 May 2008
07:48 GMT

openSUSE 11.0 Beta 1 Available Now

The first beta version of openSUSE 11.0 was launched yesterday and it comes packed with some important updates, such as KDE 3.5.9, KDE 4.0.3, GNOME 2.22.1. Beside the updates, openSUSE 11.0 Beta comes with a professional looking installer, faster package management and installable live CDs, features that were introdu...

19 April 2008
02:11 GMT

openSUSE 11.0 Alpha 3 Comes With a Professional Installer

The third alpha version of openSUSE 11.0 was launched a couple of days ago and it comes packed with some important improvements, like a new and professional installer theme (see the image on the left) and faster package management system. Here are the most essential changes since the Alpha 2 release:■ Linux ke...

23 March 2008
15:53 GMT

openSUSE 11.0 Alpha 2 Available Now

The second alpha version of openSUSE 11.0 was launched and it is available for download and testing. Although it is just a development release, this version comes packed with some important improvements. Here are the most essential changes since the Alpha 1:■ KDE 4.0.1 replaced KDE 3.5.8 as the default K Deskt...

8 February 2008
10:25 GMT

openSUSE 11.0 Alpha 1 Released

A very early alpha version of openSUSE, 11.0 Alpha 1, was launched and it is available for download and testing. Although it is just a development release, this version starts the new year with a lot of improvements,.Here are the most important changes since the Alpha 0 of openSUSE 11.0:■ Sat Solver integratio...

18 January 2008
11:13 GMT

openSUSE 10.3 Installation Guide with Screenshots

The latest version of openSUSE Linux (10.3), which was released a couple of weeks ago, brings new features for the end user, including a flexible Linux-Windows dual-boot configuration, Microsoft Office file compatibility with the latest OpenOffice.org office productivity suite and enhanced multimedia support.What cou...

26 October 2007
10:00 GMT

openSUSE 10.3 Available Now

The long awaited, award winning openSUSE 10.3 has been released today with everything a user needs to get started with Linux. It includes a flexible Linux-Windows dual-boot configuration, Microsoft Office file compatibility with the latest OpenOffice.org office productivity suite and enhanced multimedia support. What...

4 October 2007
10:54 GMT

openSUSE 10.3 RC1 Released

The openSUSE team is working hard on the new version of their free Linux operating system, scheduled for release somewhere in October, very close to the Ubuntu 7.10 release. They are proud to announce the release candidate version of openSUSE 10.3: "After quite a few rebuilds and testing, the openSUSE team is happy t...

21 September 2007
02:30 GMT

openSUSE 10.3 Beta 3 Released

The openSUSE team is working hard on the new version of their free Linux operating system, scheduled for release somewhere in October, very close to the Ubuntu 7.10 release. They are proud to announce today the third beta version of openSUSE 10.3: "It's my pleasure to announce the availability of openSUSE 10.3 B...

7 September 2007
02:23 GMT

openSUSE 10.3 Beta 2 Released

The openSUSE team is working hard on the new version of their free Linux operating system, scheduled for release somewhere in October, very close to the Ubuntu 7.10 release. They are proud to announce today the second beta version of openSUSE 10.3. This beta comes with the latest and greatest Linux kernel 2.6.22.3, G...

23 August 2007
09:06 GMT

openSUSE 10.3 Beta 1 Available Now

The openSUSE team is working hard for the new release of their free Linux operating system, scheduled for release somewhere in October, very close to the Ubuntu 7.10 release. They are proud to announce today the first beta version of openSUSE 10.3. This beta comes with OpenOffice 2.3 beta (that has the ability to rea...

9 August 2007
09:48 GMT

openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 5 Released

openSUSE is a community project, sponsored by Novell, and it aims to develop and maintain a general purpose Linux distribution. After taking over SUSE Linux in January 2004, Novell decided to release the SUSE Professional product as an open source project, involving the community in the development process. The init...

14 June 2007
11:37 GMT


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