openSUSE

openSUSE
Distribution of Linux
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Architecturei686, x86_64
Release type
Initial version
Latest versionopenSUSE Leap 15.6
Initial release29 March 1994
User interfaceGNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce
Package manager
Terminal shell
Status
Active

openSUSE (formerly known as SUSE Linux, SuSE Linux and S.u.S.E. Linux) is a Linux distribution which was based on Slackware. It is also a popular distribution developed by the openSUSE Project, and was sponsored by a few companies and individuals, such as SUSE, B1 Systems, AMD, IP Exchange and Heinlein Support.

Versions[edit | edit source]

SUSE Linux (1994-2006)

Versions Release date
SuSE Linux 4.2 1996
SuSE Linux 5.1 October 1997
SuSE Linux 5.2 23 March 1998
SuSE Linux 5.3 10 September 1998
SuSE Linux 6.0 21 December 1998
SuSE Linux 6.1 7 April 1999
SuSE Linux 6.2 12 August 1999
SuSE Linux 6.3 5 November 1999
SuSE Linux 6.4 9 March 2000
SuSE Linux 7.0 27 September 2000
SuSE Linux 7.1 24 January 2001
SuSE Linux 7.2 15 June 2001
SuSE Linux 7.3 23 October 2001
SuSE Linux 8.0 22 April 2002
SuSE Linux 8.1 30 September 2002
SuSE Linux 8.2 7 April 2003
SUSE Linux 9.0 15 October 2003
SUSE Linux 9.1 23 April 2004
SUSE Linux 9.2 25 October 2004
SUSE Linux 9.3 15 April 2005
SUSE Linux 10.0 6 October 2005
SUSE Linux 10.1 11 May 2006

openSUSE (2006-2015)

openSUSE 10.2 7 December 2006
openSUSE 10.3 4 October 2007
openSUSE 11.0 19 June 2008
openSUSE 11.1 18 December 2008
openSUSE 11.2 12 November 2009
openSUSE 11.3 15 July 2010
openSUSE 11.4 10 March 2011
openSUSE 12.1 16 November 2011
openSUSE 12.2 5 September 2012
openSUSE 12.3 13 March 2013
openSUSE 13.1 19 November 2013
openSUSE 13.2 4 November 2014

openSUSE Editions (2015-present)[edit | edit source]

openSUSE Leap

openSUSE Leap 42.1 4 November 2015
openSUSE Leap 42.2 16 November 2016
openSUSE Leap 42.3 26 July 2017
openSUSE Leap 15.0 25 May 2018
openSUSE Leap 15.1 21 May 2019
openSUSE Leap 15.2 2 July 2020
openSUSE Leap 15.3 2 June 2021
openSUSE Leap 15.4 8 June 2022
openSUSE Leap 15.5 7 June 2023
openSUSE Leap 15.6 12 June 2024

openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed 2015-present
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Old version
Older version, still supported
Current stable version
Latest preview version
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