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OpenSUSE

openSUSE (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%} /ˌoʊpənˈsuːzə/) is a free and open-source Linux distribution developed by the openSUSE Project. It is offered in two main variations: Tumbleweed…

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Available in
English, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, many others
Default user interface
Default: KDE Plasma, GNOME, XFCE Optional: Enlightenment, LXDE, LXQt, MATE
Developer
openSUSE Project
Initial release
March 1994; 32 years ago (1994-03) (as SUSE Linux) 7 December 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12-07) (as openSUSE)
Kernel type
Monolithic: Linux
Latest release
openSUSE Leap: 16.0 / 1 October 2025; 10 months ago (1 October 2025)

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OpenSUSE

Nodes150
Edges149
Triples252
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013333
Components1

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OpenSUSE

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related to Organizational units · 24
OpenSUSE → As, Australia, Austria, Board, ChairIsh Sookun, Dr, Dunn, Election Officials, February, Gerald Pfeifer, It, Jeff Mahoney, Mauritius, Membership-Officials, Only, Rachel Schrader, Shawn, Simon Lees, SUSE, The Board
related to 11.x series · 22
OpenSUSE → Compiz, December, Desktop Environment, DVD, Evergreen, GNOME, It, June, KDE, KDE SC, Linux, Live CD, Live CDs, OpenOffice, Org, Package, Plasma, Updated, VirtualBox, Xserver
related to openSUSE · 19
OpenSUSE → DVD ISO, In, ISO, Leap, Linux, Novell, Personal, Professional, Project, Since, SLE, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE Professional, The, The FTP, The ISO, Tumbleweed, Until
related to 12.x series · 18
OpenSUSE → August, Btrfs, Firefox, GNOME, GRUB, It, July, November, Plasma, Plymouth, September, Snapper, System, The, The Linux, This, Users, Xfce
related to Supported architectures · 18
OpenSUSE → AArch64, Arm8, Container Host, Digital Ocean Cloud, Hyper-V, IBM, Intel, ISO, It, Leap, Microsoft Hyper-V, POWER8, Raspberry Pi, Specialized, This, Vagrant, VirtualBox, VMware
related to 13.x series · 15
OpenSUSE → Evergreen, Firefox, GNOME, GNOME Shell, KDE Applications, KDE Plasma Desktop, LibreOffice, LightDM KDE, November, Plasma, Ruby, Some, SUSE, Wayland, YaST
related to 10.x series · 12
OpenSUSE → AppArmor, ISO, May, NetworkManager, October, On, Project, SUSE Linux, The, This, Xen, Xgl
related to Leap 16.x series · 11
OpenSUSE → Agama, AppArmor, It, Leap, Linux Security Module, October, SELinux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, This, YaST, Zypper
related to openSUSE Leap · 11
OpenSUSE → After, As, For, Galaxy, Hitchhiker's Guide, Leap, Linux, May, SUSE Linux Enterprise, This, Tumbleweed
related to Activities · 10
OpenSUSE → Asia, Europe, KIWI, Linux, Open Build Service, Portus, Project, Snapper, The, YaST

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linux suse leap project version release gnome tumbleweed yast plasma released system 15 kde distribution packages updates software desktop 11

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OpenSUSEAvailable inEnglish, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, many others1.00infobox
OpenSUSEDefault user interfaceDefault: KDE Plasma, GNOME, XFCE Optional: Enlightenment, LXDE, LXQt, MATE1.00infobox
OpenSUSEDeveloperopenSUSE Project1.00infobox
OpenSUSEInitial releaseMarch 1994; 32 years ago (1994-03) (as SUSE Linux) 7 December 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12-07) (as openSUSE)1.00infobox
OpenSUSEKernel typeMonolithic: Linux1.00infobox
OpenSUSELatest releaseopenSUSE Leap: 16.0 / 1 October 2025; 10 months ago (1 October 2025)1.00infobox
OpenSUSELicenseFree software licenses (mainly GNU GPL)1.00infobox
OpenSUSEMarketing targetDesktops, workstations, servers, development1.00infobox
OpenSUSEOfficial websitewww.opensuse.org1.00infobox
OpenSUSEOS familyUnix-like: Linux1.00infobox
OpenSUSEPackage managerZYpp (standard)1.00infobox
OpenSUSEPackage managerYaST (GUI or curses front-end)1.00infobox
OpenSUSEPackage managerZypper (command-line front-end)1.00infobox
OpenSUSEPackage managerRPM (low-level)1.00infobox
OpenSUSERepositorybuild.opensuse.org1.00infobox
OpenSUSESource modelOpen source1.00infobox
OpenSUSESupported platformsIA-32 (Tumbleweed)1.00infobox
OpenSUSESupported platformsx86-641.00infobox
OpenSUSESupported platformsARM (aarch64, armv6hl, armv7hl)1.00infobox
OpenSUSESupported platformsS390, IBM Z1.00infobox
OpenSUSESupported platformsRISC-V1.00infobox
OpenSUSESupported platformsPowerPC (PPC64, PPC64le)1.00infobox
OpenSUSEUpdate methodRolling release (Tumbleweed)1.00infobox
OpenSUSEUpdate method~ 1 year per fixed release (Leap)1.00infobox
OpenSUSEUserlandGNU1.00infobox
OpenSUSEWorking stateCurrent1.00infobox
OpenSUSEis acommunity that propagates the use of Linux and free software wherever possible0.90text

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