Книга: Suse Linux: Yet Another Setup Tool, Opensuse, Suse Linux Distributions, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Zypp, Suse Linux Enterprise Server

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Yet Another Setup Tool, Opensuse, Suse Linux Distributions, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Zypp, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Opensuse Build Service, Opensuse Project, Ymp File. Excerpt: SUSE Linux distributions openSUSE , (pronounced / o p n su z / ), is a general purpose operating system built on top of the Linux kernel , developed by the community-supported openSUSE Project and sponsored by Novell . After acquiring SUSE Linux in January 2004, Novell decided to release the SUSE Linux Professional product as a 100 % open source project, involving the community in the development process. The initial release of the community project was a beta version of SUSE Linux 10.0, and as of November 2009 the current stable release is openSUSE 11.2. Overview openSUSE is driven by the openSUSE Project community and sponsored by Novell , to develop and maintain SUSE Linux distributions components. It is the equivalent of the historic 'SuSE Linux Professional'. After their acquisition of SUSE Linux, Novell has decided to make the community an important part of their development process. Beyond the distribution, the openSUSE Project provides a web portal for community involvement. The community assists in developing openSUSE collaboratively with representatives from Novell by contributing code through the openSUSE Build Service , writing documentation, designing artwork, fostering discussion on open mailing lists and in Internet Relay Chat channels, and improving the openSUSE site through its wiki interface. Novell markets openSUSE as the best, easiest distribution for all users. Like most Linux distributions, openSUSE includes both a default graphical user interface (GUI) and a command line interface option. During installation, the user may choose among KDE , GNOME and Xfce GUIs. openSUSE ...