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In the past, the SUSE Linux company has focused on releasing the SUSE Linux Personal and SUSE Linux Professional box sets which included extensive printed documentation that was available for sale in retail stores. The company's ability to sell an open-source product was largely due to the closed-source development process used. Although SUSE Linux had always been a free software product licensed with the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL), it was only freely possible to retrieve the source code of the next release 2 months after it was ready for purchase. SUSE Linux' strategy was to create a technically superior Linux distribution with a large number of employed engineers, that would make users willing to pay for their distribution in retail stores.{{cite web|url=https://janfredrik.wordpress.com/master-thesis/|title=Managing Firm-Sponsored Open Source Communities|date=10 May 2008|type=Masters Thesis|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=27 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527193404/https://janfredrik.wordpress.com/master-thesis/|url-status=live}}

SUSE Linux is of German origin, its name being an acronym of "Software und System-Entwicklung" (software and systems development), and it was mainly developed in Europe. The first version appeared in early 1994, making SUSE one of the oldest existing commercial distributions. It is known for its YaST configuration tool.

Since the acquisition by Novell in 2003 and with the advent of openSUSE, this has been reversed: starting with version 9.2, an unsupported one-DVD ISO image of SUSE Professional was made available for download. The FTP server continues to operate and has the advantage of "streamlined" installs, allowing the user to download only the packages the user feels they need. The ISO has the advantages of an easy install package, the ability to operate even if the user's network card does not work "out of the box", and less experience needed (i.e., an inexperienced Linux user may not know whether or not to install a certain package, and the ISO offers several preselected sets of packages).{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

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The initial stable release from the openSUSE Project, SUSE Linux 10.0, was available for download just before the retail release of SUSE Linux 10.0. In addition, Novell discontinued the Personal version, renaming the Professional version to simply "SUSE Linux," and repricing "SUSE Linux" to about the same as the old Personal version. In 2006, with version 10.2, the SUSE Linux distribution was officially renamed to openSUSE, as it is pronounced similarly to "open source".{{cite web|url=https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2006-07/msg00001.html|title=SUSE Linux 10.2 Alpha2 Release - and distribution rename|date=13 July 2006|publisher=opensuse.org|access-date=27 April 2008|archive-date=16 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216025630/https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2006-07/msg00001.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/13/1547257|title=SUSE Linux Becomes openSUSE|date=13 July 2006|publisher=slashdot.org|access-date=3 March 2008|archive-date=10 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710001612/https://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/13/1547257|url-status=live}} Until version 13.2, stable fixed releases with separate maintenance streams from SLE were the project's main offering. Since late 2015, openSUSE has been split into two main offerings, Leap, the more conservative fixed release Leap distribution based on SLE, and Tumbleweed, the rolling release distribution focused on integrating the latest stable packages from upstream projects.{{cite web|url=https://news.opensuse.org/2015/11/04/opensuse-leap-42-1-becomes-first-hybrid-distribution/|title=openSUSE Leap 42.1 Becomes First Hybrid Distribution|website=openSUSE News|date=4 November 2015|language=en|access-date=2019-06-04|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208072207/https://news.opensuse.org/2015/11/04/opensuse-leap-42-1-becomes-first-hybrid-distribution/|url-status=live}}

Over the years, SUSE Linux has gone from a status of a distribution with restrictive, delayed publications (2 months of waiting for those who had not bought the box, without ISOs available, but installation available via FTP) and a closed development model to a free distribution model with immediate and free availability for all and transparent and open development.{{cite web|url=http://en.opensuse.org/Guiding_Principles|title=openSUSE Guiding Principles}}

On 27 April 2011, Attachmate completed its acquisition of Novell. Attachmate split Novell into two autonomous business units, Novell and SUSE. Attachmate made no changes to the relationship between SUSE (formerly Novell) and the openSUSE project. After the 2014 merger of the Attachmate Group with Micro Focus, SUSE reaffirmed its commitment to openSUSE.{{cite web|url=https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2014-09/msg00000.html|title=[opensuse-announce] Statement on the recent Merger announcement|website=lists.opensuse.org|date=16 September 2014|access-date=1 May 2016|archive-date=20 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920190316/https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2014-09/msg00000.html|url-status=live}}

EQT AB announced their intent to acquire SUSE on 2 July 2018. There were no expected changes in the relationship between SUSE and openSUSE. This acquisition was the third acquisition of SUSE Linux since the founding of the openSUSE Project and closed on 15 March 2019.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/15/suse-is-once-again-an-independent-company/|title=Suse is once again an independent company|website=TechCrunch|date=15 March 2019|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-04|archive-date=21 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821172125/https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/15/suse-is-once-again-an-independent-company/|url-status=live}}

{{Infobox organization

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The openSUSE Project is a community project to create, promote, improve, and document the openSUSE Linux distribution.{{Cite web |title=openSUSE:Guiding principles |url=https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles |publisher=en.opensuse.org |accessdate=2020-01-13 |archive-date=27 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727113154/https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles |url-status=live }}

The openSUSE Project community, sponsored by SUSE and others, develops and maintains various distributions based on Linux.

Beyond the distributions and tools, the openSUSE Project provides a web portal for community involvement. The community develops openSUSE collaboratively with its corporate sponsors through the Open Build Service, openQA, writing documentation, designing artwork, fostering discussions on open mailing lists and in Internet Relay Chat channels, and improving the openSUSE site through its wiki interface.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The openSUSE Project develops free software and tools and has two main Linux distributions named openSUSE Leap and openSUSE Tumbleweed. The project has several distributions for specific purposes like MicroOS, which is an immutable operating system that hosts container workloads, and the Kubernetes certified distribution Kubic, which is a multi-purpose standalone and Kubernetes container operating system based on openSUSE MicroOS. The project is sponsored by a number of companies and individuals, most notably SUSE, AMD,{{cite web |title=openSUSE Build Service Gains Momentum with AMD Sponsorship |url=https://news.opensuse.org/2007/08/07/opensuse-build-service-gains-momentum-with-amd-sponsorship/ |website=openSUSE News |language=en |date=7 August 2007}} B1 Systems, Heinlein Support, and TUXEDO Computers.{{Cite web |date=2012-05-12 |title=Sponsors |url=https://en.opensuse.org/Sponsors |publisher=openSUSE |accessdate=2012-05-12 |archive-date=9 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309081855/http://en.opensuse.org/Sponsors |url-status=live }}

The first indication that there should be a community-based Linux distribution called OpenSuSE goes back to a mail of 3 August 2005,{{cite news |author=Fred A. Miller |url=https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/users@lists.opensuse.org/thread/T3SJWQDKZS635EHR5SX2AY3Z3LZAVNX5/ |title=Novell Plans to Open SuSE Linux Pro to Community |newspaper=Opensuse Mailing Lists |publisher=opensuse.org |date=2005-08-03 |language=en |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207002331/https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/users@lists.opensuse.org/thread/T3SJWQDKZS635EHR5SX2AY3Z3LZAVNX5/ |url-status=live }} in which at the same time the launch of the website opensuse.org was announced. This page was available a few days later.{{cite web |author=Radoeka |url=https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/users@lists.opensuse.org/thread/44C55O5XLF5OQJ73QX4DLV7UHKMCJQJF/ |title=opensuse |date=2005-08-09 |language=en |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=30 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330180239/https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/users@lists.opensuse.org/thread/44C55O5XLF5OQJ73QX4DLV7UHKMCJQJF/ |url-status=live }} One day later the launch of the community project was officially announced.{{cite web |author=Andreas Jaeger |url=https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/users@lists.opensuse.org/thread/32BBSXQNVTPBZFL5LWVFXBBESZU6WRMQ/ |title=OpenSUSE is launched |publisher=opensuse.org |date=2005-08-10 |language=en |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207103638/https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/users@lists.opensuse.org/thread/32BBSXQNVTPBZFL5LWVFXBBESZU6WRMQ/ |url-status=live }}

According to its own understanding, openSUSE is a community that propagates the use of Linux and free software wherever possible.{{cite web |author=Joe Harmon |url=https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/users@lists.opensuse.org/thread/2E3RIY3X4MFBHVDBZPBOTKIQVFUQ7EV5/ |title=openSUSE vs. SUSE Linux |publisher=opensuse.org |date=2005-08-25 |language=en |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206160755/https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/users@lists.opensuse.org/thread/2E3RIY3X4MFBHVDBZPBOTKIQVFUQ7EV5/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |author=openSUSE Wiki |url=https://en.opensuse.org/ |publisher=opensuse.org |language=en |title=openSUSE Wiki – Hauptseite |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=4 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060204092610/https://en.opensuse.org/ |url-status=live }} Beside a Linux-based distribution it develops tools like the Open Build Service and YaST. Collaboration is open to everyone.

The openSUSE Project develops the openSUSE Linux distribution as well as a large number of tools around building Linux distributions like the Open Build Service, KIWI, YaST, openQA, Snapper, Portus, and more. The project annually hosts free software events. The community's conference is held at a location in Europe and a summit is held at a location in Asia.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The project is controlled by its community and relies on the contributions of individuals, working as testers, writers, translators, usability experts, artists, and developers. The project embraces a wide variety of technology, people with different levels of expertise, speaking different languages, and having different cultural backgrounds.{{Cite web |title=Governance section of Guiding Principles |url=https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles#Governance |access-date=27 August 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727113154/https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principles#Governance |url-status=live }}

There is an openSUSE Board which is responsible to lead the overall project. The openSUSE Board provides guidance and supports existing governance structures but does not direct or control development, since community mechanisms exist to accomplish the goals of the project. The board documents decisions and policies.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

The project is self-organized without a legal structure, although the establishment of a foundation has been under consideration for some time.{{cite web |author=Vizent Vietke |url=https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/project@lists.opensuse.org/thread/QYJ6VVYWK7VU5WOKF5SMCA6NJ3SHX57H/ |title=Working on Foundation & Governance |publisher=opensuse.org |date=2020-08-07 |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207111431/https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/project@lists.opensuse.org/thread/QYJ6VVYWK7VU5WOKF5SMCA6NJ3SHX57H/ |url-status=live }}

SUSE as the main sponsor exerts some influence, but the project is legally independent of SUSE. openSUSE is a "do-ocracy" in which those who do the work also decide what happens. This primarily the case with desktop and application development, as the sources of the base packages have been coming from SLE since the switch to the Leap development model. To further unify the base, the 'Closing-the-Leap-Gap' project has been started,{{cite web |author=Gerald Pfeifer |url=https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-project/2020-04/msg00002.html |title=Bringing Leap and SUSE Linux Enterprise closer together – a proposal |publisher=opensuse.org |date=2020-04-09 |language=en |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=17 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417013427/https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-project/2020-04/msg00002.html |url-status=live }} where openSUSE Leap 15.3 will be completely based on SLE's binary packages.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

There are three main organizational units:

• openSUSE Board: the board consists of 5 members elected for 2 years at a time, plus the chairman, who is provided by SUSE.{{cite web |url=https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board |title=openSUSE Board |publisher=opensuse.org |language=en |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=27 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727113144/https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board |url-status=live }} The Board serves as a central point of contact, helps with conflict resolutions and communicates community interests to SUSE. As of February 2025, the Board has the following members:
• Dr. Gerald Pfeifer (Austria), Chair
• Ish Sookun (Mauritius)
• Rachel Schrader (United States)
• Shawn W Dunn (United States)
• Simon Lees (Australia)
• Election Officials: The Election Committee manages and supervises the elections to the openSUSE Board. It consists of three or more volunteers.{{cite web |url=https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_election#Election_Committee |title=Election Officials |publisher=opensuse.org |language=en |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=8 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108014502/https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Board_election#Election_Committee |url-status=live }}
• Membership-Officials: The Membership-Officials{{cite web |url=https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Membership_officials |title=Membership Officials |publisher=opensuse.org |language=en |access-date=2020-11-18 |archive-date=19 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819113449/https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Membership_officials |url-status=live }} are appointed by the Board if interested. The Membership-Officials decide on the admission of contributors to the group of openSUSE members upon request. A member receives, among other things, an @opensuse.org address. Only members may vote in the election to the Board.

{{Further|SUSE Linux#History}}

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Tumbleweed is the flagship of the openSUSE Project. Instead of classical version numbers and periodic updates, a rolling release system is used: updates happen continuously; previous states of the operating system are saved as "snapshots". Tumbleweed is preferred by openSUSE users as a desktop system.{{cite web|title=openSUSE Wiki - End of year survey 2020|periodical=|publisher=opensuse.org|url=https://en.opensuse.org/End-of-year-surveys/2020/Data#Uses_Tumbleweed_as_Desktop_on_a_regular_basis|format=|access-date=|last=openSUSE Wiki|date=2021-01-15|language=en|pages=|quote=|archive-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107122510/https://en.opensuse.org/End-of-year-surveys/2020/Data#Uses_Tumbleweed_as_Desktop_on_a_regular_basis|url-status=live}}

In the old development model, with each new openSUSE release (13.0, 13.1,...), a new rolling release was set-up, which always received new packages. When the new release was at the doorstep, and Tumbleweed was reset to that release, most packages were newer than the ones in the release, which led to problems.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

With the switch to Leap, the development model was changed completely: according to the Factory First policy all software packages had to be sent to Factory in the first place before they could be included in a distribution. Out of Factory a daily snapshot is taken and tested in [http://open.qa/ openQA]. A successful test is released as the next Tumbleweed snapshot. Unlike other rolling release distributions, Tumbleweed is a tested rolling release, which increases stability dramatically.{{Cite news |title=openSUSE Leap: What does this Linux distribution do? |url=https://www.ionos.ca/digitalguide/server/configuration/opensuse-leap/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |newspaper=Ionos Digital Guide |language=en |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208233949/https://www.ionos.ca/digitalguide/server/configuration/opensuse-leap/ |url-status=live }}

Technically Tumbleweed is the basis for MicroOS and Kubic.{{cite web |title=MicroOS-Portal |url=https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:MicroOS |publisher=openSUSE.org |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808003228/https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:MicroOS |url-status=live }}

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Leap is a classic stable distribution approach: one release each year, and in between, security updates and bug fixes. This makes Leap very attractive as a server operating system,{{cite web|title=openSUSE Wiki - End of year survey 2020|periodical=|publisher=opensuse.org|url=https://en.opensuse.org/End-of-year-surveys/2020/Data#Uses_Leap_as_Server_on_a_regular_basis|format=|access-date=|last=openSUSE Wiki|date=2021-01-15|language=en|pages=|quote=|archive-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107122510/https://en.opensuse.org/End-of-year-surveys/2020/Data#Uses_Leap_as_Server_on_a_regular_basis|url-status=live}} as well as a desktop operating system,{{cite web|title=openSUSE Wiki - End of year survey 2020|periodical=|publisher=opensuse.org|url=https://en.opensuse.org/End-of-year-surveys/2020/Data#Uses_Leap_as_Desktop_on_a_regular_basis|format=|access-date=|last=openSUSE Wiki|date=2021-01-15|language=en|pages=|quote=|archive-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107122510/https://en.opensuse.org/End-of-year-surveys/2020/Data#Uses_Leap_as_Desktop_on_a_regular_basis|url-status=live}} since it requires little maintenance effort.

For the version released in the fall of 2015, the development team settled on the name openSUSE Leap with the deviating version number 42.1. As in the openSUSE version 4.2 from May 1996, which was called S.u.S.E. Linux at the time, the number 42 refers to the question about "life, the universe and everything" in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book series. After that, the basis packages are received from the SUSE Linux Enterprise, while applications and desktops come from Tumbleweed.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

At the openSUSE conference held in Nuremberg in 2016, statistics were announced that since the conceptual reorientation with openSUSE Leap 42.1, increasing user numbers had been recorded.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/23694/opensuse-with-rising-user-numbers.html |title=Opensuse mit steigenden Nutzerzahlen |trans-title=Opensuse with rising number of user |work=Pro-Linux|language=german| date=2016-06-27|access-date=2020-09-28}} According to this, the number of downloads is 400,000 DVD-images per month with an increasing tendency. Each month, 1,600 installations would be added, and 500,000 packages would be installed. The number of Tumbleweed users is 60,000, half of whom frequently perform updates. Thus, the number of Tumbleweed installations had doubled in the last year.

Other findings from the statistics are that most installations are done via DVD images. The dominant architecture is x64. The geographical distribution of users has hardly changed according to these figures. One-third of users are from Germany, 12% are found in the US, 5% in Russia, and 3% in Brazil.

For the openSUSE Leap 15.3 release, the repository for openSUSE Leap and SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) was merged and now contains the same source code and binary packages.{{Cite web|last=Pfeifer|first=Gerald|date=2021-03-03|title=Closing the Leap Gap|url=https://www.suse.com/c/closing-the-leap-gap-src/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=SUSE Communities|language=en-US|archive-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211005138/https://www.suse.com/c/closing-the-leap-gap-src/|url-status=live}} SLE 15 will be supported until 31 July 2028.{{Cite web|title=Product Support Lifecycle - Lifecycle Dates by Product lifecycle|url=https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/|access-date=2021-03-21|website=SUSE|language=en-US|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128055929/https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/|url-status=live}}

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MicroOS{{cite web|title=openSUSE MicroOS|periodical=|publisher=opensuse.org|url=https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:MicroOS|format=|access-date=|last=openSUSE Wiki|date=2020-07-20|language=en|pages=|quote=|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808003228/https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:MicroOS|url-status=live}} is an immutable, minimalistic, self-maintained and transactional system, which is primarily, but not exclusively, intended for use in edge computing or as container runtime. Some even use it as desktop system.{{cite web|title=MicroOS Desktop - the road to daily driving|periodical=|publisher=opensuse.org|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZLckDUDYjw|format=|access-date=|last=Richard Brown|date=2020-10-16|language=en|pages=|quote=|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101054425/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZLckDUDYjw|url-status=live}}

The system is self-contained and transactional; it updates itself in an all-or-nothing approach (transactional) and rolls back to its previous stage in case something goes wrong. It runs from a read-only file system, preventing accidental changes and malware attacks. The transactional update does not affect the running system.

All software available for Tumbleweed is also available for MicroOS. As it comes with podman Container-Runtime, MicroOS is advertised as "the perfect Container-Host."

MicroOS Desktop was the focus for the 2021 [https://hackweek.suse.com/20/projects/microos-desktop Hackweek] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817075945/https://hackweek.suse.com/20/projects/microos-desktop |date=17 August 2021 }}.

On 31 May 2023, openSUSE announced name changes: the GNOME version of MicroOS is now called Aeon, and the Plasma version is called Kalpa.{{cite web|title=MicroOS Desktop has new names!|date=31 May 2023|publisher=opensuse.org|url=https://news.opensuse.org/2023/05/31/microos-desktop-has-new-name/|access-date=22 January 2024|archive-date=19 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219061300/https://news.opensuse.org/2023/05/31/microos-desktop-has-new-name/|url-status=live}}

The Factory project is the rolling development code base for openSUSE Tumbleweed,{{cite web|url=https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed|title=Tumbleweed|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-date=12 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312210900/https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed|url-status=live}} Factory is mainly used as an internal term for openSUSE's distribution developers, and the target project for all contributions to openSUSE's main code base. There is a constant flow of packages going into the Factory. There is no freeze; therefore, the Factory repository is not guaranteed to be fully stable and is not intended to be used by humans.

The core system packages receive automated testing via [https://open.qa/ openQA]. When automated testing is completed and the repository is in a consistent state, the repository is synced to the download mirrors and published as openSUSE Tumbleweed, That usually happens several times a week.{{cite web|url=https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Factory|title=Portal:Factory - openSUSE Wiki|website=en.opensuse.org|access-date=2019-06-04|archive-date=8 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708023757/https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Factory|url-status=live}}

openSUSE currently (2024) supports installation via ISO and/or over a network from repositories for a wide range of hardware and virtualization platforms. This includes AArch64 (custom version for Raspberry Pi is available), Arm8, POWER8 (ppc64le), IBM zSystems (s390x), the ubiquitous Intel 64 (x86-64), i586, and i686. Arm8 (including earlier Raspberry Pi models), i586, and i686 are available in 32-bit version only. Specialized releases for use in containers and virtualized environments are available for onie, Microsoft Hyper-V, kvm, xen, Digital Ocean Cloud, Container Host with VMware, Vagrant, and VirtualBox. It can also be installed in conventional virtualization environments with a range of architectures e.g. using VirtualBox, VMWare, or Hyper-V.

openSUSE Leap currently supports: aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64.

{{Main|YaST}}

SUSE includes an installation and administration program called YaST ("Yet another Setup Tool") which handles hard disk partitioning, system setup, RPM package management, online updates, network, and firewall configuration, user administration and more in an integrated interface. By 2010, many more YaST modules were added, including one for Bluetooth support.{{Cite web|title=SDB:Bluetooth kinputwizard - openSUSE Wiki|url=https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Bluetooth_kinputwizard|access-date=2022-02-18|website=en.opensuse.org}} It also controls all software applications. SaX2 was once integrated into YaST to change monitor settings, however, with openSUSE 11.3 SaX2 has been removed.

The GTK user interface was removed starting with Leap 42.1, however, the ncurses and Qt interfaces remain.

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{{Main|YaST}}

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171105/http://www.suse.com/~ug/ AutoYaST] is part of YaST2 and is used for automatic installation. The configuration is stored in an XML file and the installation happens without user interaction.

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{{Main|YaST}}

WebYaST is a web interface version of YaST. It can configure settings and updates of the openSUSE machine it is running on. It can also shut down and check the status of the host.

{{Main|ZYpp}}

ZYpp (or libzypp) is a Linux software management engine. ZYpp is the backend for zypper, the default command line package management tool for openSUSE.

{{Main|Open Build Service}}

The Open Build Service provides software developers with a tool to compile, release and publish their software for many distributions, including Mandriva, Ubuntu, Fedora and Debian. It typically simplifies the packaging process, so developers can more easily package a single program for many distributions, and many openSUSE releases, making more packages available to users regardless of what distribution version they use. It is published under the GNU GPLv2+.{{cite web |title=Complete openSUSE Build Service under GPL available |work=opensuse-announce mailing list |date=24 January 2007 |url=https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2007-01/msg00002.html |access-date=12 December 2015 |archive-date=9 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209012505/https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2007-01/msg00002.html |url-status=live }}

By default, openSUSE uses Delta RPMs when updating an installation. A Delta RPM contains the difference between an old and a new version of a package. This means that only the changes between the installed package and the new one, are downloaded. This reduces bandwidth consumption and update time, which is especially important on slow Internet connections.

SUSE was a leading contributor to the KDE project for many years. SUSE's contributions in this area have been very wide-ranging, and affecting many parts of KDE such as kdelibs and KDEBase, Kontact, and kdenetwork. Other notable projects include: KNetworkManager – a front-end to NetworkManager[//old-en.opensuse.org/Projects/KNetworkManager KNetworkManager] - old openSUSE Community Wiki and Kickoff – a new K menu for KDE Plasma Desktop.[//old-en.opensuse.org/Kickoff Kickoff] - old openSUSE Community Wiki

From openSUSE Leap 42.1 to 15.0, the default Plasma 5 desktop for openSUSE used the traditional cascading Application Menu in place of the upstream default Kickoff-like Application Launcher menu. The openSUSE Leap KDE experience is built on long-term support versions of KDE Plasma, starting with openSUSE Leap 42.2.{{cite web|url=https://en.opensuse.org/Release_announcement_42.2|title=Release announcement 42.2 - openSUSE|website=en.opensuse.org|language=en|access-date=23 July 2018|archive-date=23 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723093223/https://en.opensuse.org/Release_announcement_42.2|url-status=live}} With openSUSE Leap 15.1, the Plasma 5 desktop now again defaults to the Kickoff-style application menu.

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The Ximian group became part of Novell, and in turn made and continued several contributions to GNOME with applications such as F-Spot, Evolution and Banshee.

The GNOME desktop used the slab instead of the classic double-panelled GNOME menu bars from openSUSE 10.2 to openSUSE 11.4. In openSUSE 12.1 slab was replaced with the upstream GNOME Shell and GNOME Fallback designs.

Starting with openSUSE Leap 15.0, GNOME on Wayland is offered as the default GNOME session.{{cite web|url=https://en.opensuse.org/Features_15.0|title=Features 15.0 - openSUSE|website=en.opensuse.org|language=en|access-date=23 July 2018|archive-date=23 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723093213/https://en.opensuse.org/Features_15.0|url-status=live}} GNOME Classic, GNOME on Xorg, and "GNOME SLE" are offered as alternative sessions to the more upstream Wayland-based session.

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The initial stable release from the openSUSE Project was SUSE Linux 10.0, released on 6 October 2005.{{cite web | url=https://linux.slashdot.org/story/05/10/06/2157223/suse-100-oss-released | title=SUSE 10.0 OSS Released | author=CowboyNeal | date=5 October 2006 | work=Slashdot | accessdate=2020-01-05 | archive-date=7 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807140308/https://linux.slashdot.org/story/05/10/06/2157223/suse-100-oss-released | url-status=live }} This was released as a freely downloadable ISO image and as a boxed retail package, with certain bundled software only included in the retail package.{{cite web | url=http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/16015.html | title=Packages on the retail version and not the OSS version of SUSE Linux 10.0 | last=Harmon | first=Joe | date=19 September 2005 | work=Novell.com | accessdate=2007-01-13 | archive-date=2007-01-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109075421/http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/16015.html | url-status=dead }}

On 11 May 2006, the openSUSE Project released SUSE Linux 10.1, with the mailing list announcement identifying Xgl, NetworkManager, AppArmor and Xen as prominent features.{{cite web | url=https://lists.opensuse.org/archive/opensuse-announce/2006-May/msg00002.html | title=SUSE Linux 10.1 Release | last=Jaeger | first=Andreas | date=11 May 2006 | work=opensuse-announce mailing list | accessdate=2007-01-13}}

For their third release, the openSUSE Project renamed their distribution, releasing openSUSE 10.2 on 7 December 2006. Several areas that developers focused their efforts on were reworking the menus used to launch programs in KDE and GNOME, moving to ext3 as the default file system, providing support for internal readers of Secure Digital cards commonly used in digital cameras, improving power management framework (more computers can enter suspended states instead of shutting down and starting up) and the package management system. This release also featured version 2.0 of Mozilla Firefox.

The fourth release, openSUSE 10.3, was made available as a stable version on 4 October 2007.{{cite web | url=https://news.opensuse.org/2007/10/04/announcing-opensuse-103-gm/ | title=Announcing openSUSE 10.3 GM | last=Giannaros | first=Francis | date=4 October 2007 | work=openSUSE News | accessdate=2020-01-05 | archive-date=7 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807140309/https://news.opensuse.org/2007/10/04/announcing-opensuse-103-gm/ | url-status=live }} An overhaul of the software package management system (including support for 1-Click-Install), legal MP3 support from Fluendo and improved boot-time are some of the areas focused on for this release.

openSUSE 11.0 was released on 19 June 2008. It includes the latest version of GNOME and two versions of KDE (the older, stable 3.5.9 and the newer 4.0.4).{{cite web|title=openSUSE 11.0 KDE4 inclusion|url=https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/bweber/entry/opensuse_110_kde4|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818045754/https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/bweber/entry/opensuse_110_kde4|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=KDE with Stephan Binner|date=17 June 2008|url=https://news.opensuse.org/2008/06/17/sneak-peeks-at-opensuse-110-kde-with-stephan-binner/|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-date=17 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717215850/http://news.opensuse.org/2008/06/17/sneak-peeks-at-opensuse-110-kde-with-stephan-binner/|url-status=live}} It comes in three freely downloadable versions: a complete installation DVD (including GNOME, KDE 3, and KDE SC 4), and two Live CDs (GNOME, and KDE SC 4 respectively). A KDE 3 Live CD was not produced due to limited resources. Package management and installation were made significantly faster with ZYpp.{{cite news|title=Sneak Peeks at openSUSE 11.0: Package Management|newspaper=Opensuse News|date=6 June 2008|url=https://news.opensuse.org/2008/06/06/sneak-peeks-at-opensuse-110-package-management-with-duncan-mac-vicar/|archive-date=17 July 2011|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717220031/http://news.opensuse.org/2008/06/06/sneak-peeks-at-opensuse-110-package-management-with-duncan-mac-vicar/|url-status=live}}

openSUSE 11.1 was released on 18 December 2008. Updated software includes GNOME 2.24.1, Plasma 4.1.3 + K Desktop Environment 3.5.10, OpenOffice.org 3.0, VirtualBox 2.0.6, Compiz 0.7.8, Zypper 1.0.1, continued improvement in the software update stack, X.Org 7.4, Xserver 1.5.2, and Linux kernel 2.6.27.7.{{cite web|url=https://news.opensuse.org/2008/12/18/opensuse-111-released/|title=openSUSE 11.1 Released!|date=18 December 2008|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-date=17 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717220537/http://news.opensuse.org/2008/12/18/opensuse-111-released/|url-status=live}} openSUSE 11.1 was the first Evergreen supported release.

openSUSE 11.2{{cite web|title=openSUSE 11.2 Review|url=http://linuxcritic.com/stories/33-openSUSE-11.2-Review-and-Commentary.html|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-date=5 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105163547/http://linuxcritic.com/stories/33-OpenSUSE-11.2-Review-and-Commentary.html|url-status=dead}} was released on 12 November 2009.{{Cite web|date=2009-11-12|title=openSUSE 11.2 Released!|url=https://news.opensuse.org/2009/11/12/opensuse-11-2-released/|website=openSUSE|access-date=18 February 2022|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218003740/https://news.opensuse.org/2009/11/12/opensuse-11-2-released/|url-status=live}} It includes Plasma 4.3, GNOME 2.28, Mozilla Firefox 3.5, OpenOffice.org 3.1, improved social network support, updated filesystems such as Ext4 as the new default and support for Btrfs, installer support for whole-disk encryption, significant improvements to YaST and zypper, and all ISO images are hybrid and now support both USB and CD-ROM boot.{{cite web | url=https://news.opensuse.org/2010/07/15/opensuse-11-3-is-here/ | title=openSUSE 11.3 is here! | last=Yunashko | first=Bryen | date=15 July 2010 | work=opensuse-announce mailing list | accessdate=2010-07-15 | archive-date=27 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727152237/http://news.opensuse.org/2010/07/15/opensuse-11-3-is-here/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=OpenSUSE 11.2 |url=http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_11.2 |accessdate=2009-10-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906222222/http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_11.2 |archivedate=6 September 2009}}

openSUSE 11.3 was released on 15 July 2010. It includes Plasma 4.4.4, GNOME 2.30.1, Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6, OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, SpiderOak support, support for the Btrfs filesystem and support for LXDE. It also updates the Linux kernel to version 2.6.34.

openSUSE 11.4 was finished on 3 March 2011, and released on 10 March 2011. It includes Plasma 4.6.0, GNOME 2.32.1, Mozilla Firefox 4.0 beta 12, and switched from OpenOffice.org to LibreOffice 3.3.1. It updates the Linux kernel to version 2.6.37.{{cite web|url=https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/suse/x86_64/|title=openSUSE 11.4 Repository}}

openSUSE 12.1 was released on 16 November 2011. This includes Plasma 4.7 and GNOME 3.2 and Firefox 7.0.1. The Linux kernel was updated to 3.1.0{{cite web|url=https://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.1/repo/oss/suse/x86_64/|title=openSUSE 12.1 Repository}} It also introduced an advanced disk snapshot tool, called Snapper, for managing Btrfs snapshots.{{cite web|url=https://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/04/01/introducing-snapper/|title=Introducing Snapper|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-date=16 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516190019/http://lizards.opensuse.org/2011/04/01/introducing-snapper/|url-status=live}} openSUSE 12.1 was also the first release of openSUSE to use systemd by default rather than the traditional System V init. Users can still select to boot to System V init at startup time.

openSUSE 12.2 was to be released on 11 July 2012, but was postponed due to persistent stability issues.{{citation |title=openSUSE 12.2 release delayed, team calls for a rethink |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/14/opensuse_delay_factory_rethink/ |publisher=The Register |date=2012-06-14}} The final release candidate was eventually announced on 2 August 2012, and the final release date was 5 September 2012.{{citation |url=https://news.opensuse.org/2012/08/02/opensuse-12-2-rc2-ready-for-a-final-test/ |title=openSUSE 12.2 RC2 Ready for a Final Test |last=Stephenson |first=Will |publisher=openSUSE News |date=2012-08-02 |accessdate=2012-08-20 |archive-date=8 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808162356/http://news.opensuse.org/2012/08/02/opensuse-12-2-rc2-ready-for-a-final-test/ |url-status=live }} 12.2 includes the desktop environments Plasma 4.8, GNOME 3.4, Firefox 14.0.1, and Xfce 4.10 and now uses Plymouth and GRUB 2 by default.

openSUSE 12.3 was released on schedule on 13 March 2013. This includes Plasma 4.10, GNOME 3.6, Firefox 19.0, LibreOffice 3.6, and the removal of SuSEconfig. Also, the Live CD images were replaced with Live USB images, and an Xfce rescue image.

openSUSE 13.1 was released on 19 November 2013, and includes updates to Plasma 4.11, GNOME 3.10, Firefox 25.0, and LibreOffice 4.1. Some other changes include a YaST port to Ruby, the LightDM KDE greeter, and experimental Wayland support in the GNOME Shell and KDE Plasma Desktop. openSUSE 13.1 is an Evergreen supported release, meaning it will receive community patches for 18 months after SUSE support ends.{{cite web|url=https://news.opensuse.org/2013/11/19/opensuse-13-1-ready-for-action/|title=openSUSE 13.1: Ready for Action!|date=19 November 2013|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233232/http://news.opensuse.org/2013/11/19/opensuse-13-1-ready-for-action/|url-status=live}}

openSUSE 13.2 was released on 4 November 2014, and includes updates to Plasma 4.11, KDE Applications 4.14, GNOME 3.14.1, Firefox 33.0 and LibreOffice 4.3.2.2.

The openSUSE team decided that the next version would be based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). They named it "Leap 42" (42 being the answer to life, the universe and everything);{{cite web |title=Linux Top 3: VirtualBox 5, Point Linux 3.0 and OpenSUSE Leap 42.x |date=13 July 2015 |website=LinuxPlanet.com |url=http://www.linuxplanet.com/news/linux-top-3-virtualbox-5-point-linux-3.0-and-opensuse-leap-42.x.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093411/http://www.linuxplanet.com/news/linux-top-3-virtualbox-5-point-linux-3.0-and-opensuse-leap-42.x.html |archive-date=2015-12-22 |accessdate=12 December 2015}} this was a temporary anomaly in the version number sequence, as the following release series was numbered 15.X.

Leap 42.2 features KDE Plasma 5.8 LTS as its default desktop environment.{{Cite web|url=https://news.opensuse.org/2016/09/22/new-leap-beta-adds-plasma-5-8-beta/|title=New Leap Beta Adds Plasma 5.8 Beta|date=22 September 2016|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-date=7 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807140311/https://news.opensuse.org/2016/09/22/new-leap-beta-adds-plasma-5-8-beta/|url-status=live}}

openSUSE Leap 15{{cite news|url=https://news.opensuse.org/2018/01/31/opensuse-leap-15-reaches-beta-phase-snapshots/|title=openSUSE Leap 15 Reaches Beta Phase Snapshots|work=openSUSE News|access-date=2018-05-24|language=en|archive-date=10 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210180821/https://news.opensuse.org/2018/01/31/opensuse-leap-15-reaches-beta-phase-snapshots/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:15.0|title=Portal:15.0 - openSUSE|website=en.opensuse.org|language=en|access-date=2018-05-24}} is based on SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE). The name "Leap 15" is meant to match the SUSE Linux Enterprise version it is based on. Leap 15 (just like SUSE Linux Enterprise 15) uses Linux kernel 4.12 LTS, and the default desktop is KDE Plasma 5.12 LTS. It also allows users to switch to its enterprise variant - SUSE Linux Enterprise 15. Leap 15.5 (released on 7 June 2023) uses Linux kernel 5.14.21, KDE Plasma 5.27 and comes with a new support of Python 3.11.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-07 |title=Leap 15.5 Release Matures, Sets Up Technological Transition |url=https://news.opensuse.org/_posts/2023-06-07-leap-release-matures-sets-up-tech-transition.md |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=openSUSE News |language=en}} It is expected to be the penultimate release of Leap 15,{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Project Announces Plans for Another Minor Leap 15 Release |url=https://news.opensuse.org/_posts/2023-06-06-leap-15.6-annoucement.md |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=openSUSE News |language=en}} with version 15.6 released on 12 June 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-10 |title=openSUSE Leap 15.6 - Release Notes |url=https://doc.opensuse.org/release-notes/x86_64/openSUSE/Leap/15.6/ |access-date=2024-10-10}}{{Cite web | date=2024-06-12 | title=Portal:15.6 | url=https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:15.6 | access-date=2024-10-27 | archive-date=10 November 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110122631/https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:15.6 | url-status=live }}

Starting with version Leap (after version 13.2), each major release (e.g. 15.0) is expected to be supported for at least 36 months, until the next major version is available (e.g. 16.0), aligned with SUSE Linux Enterprise Releases. Each minor release (e.g. 15.5, 15.6 etc.) is expected to be released annually, aligned with SUSE Linux Enterprise Service Packs, and users are expected to upgrade to the latest minor release within 6 months of its availability, leading to an expected support lifecycle of 18 months.

Tumbleweed{{cite web|url=https://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Lifetime&oldid=72043|title=openSUSE Lifetime (as of 2015)|accessdate=17 September 2015|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702012929/https://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Lifetime&oldid=72043|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=openSUSE:Roadmap&oldid=72041|title=openSUSE Roadmap (as of 2015)|accessdate=17 September 2015|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702001228/https://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=openSUSE:Roadmap&oldid=72041|url-status=live}} is updated on a rolling basis, and requires no upgrades beyond the regular installation of small updates and snapshots.{{cite web|url=https://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Lifetime&oldid=126390|title=openSUSE Roadmap (as of 2018)|access-date=17 September 2015|archive-date=30 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330180712/https://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Lifetime&oldid=126390|url-status=live}}

Evergreen was a community effort to prolong maintenance of selected openSUSE versions after they reached official end-of-life before the Leap series.

From 2009 to 2014, the openSUSE project aimed to release a new version every eight months. Prior to the Leap series, versions 11.2-13.2 were provided with critical updates for two releases plus two months, which resulted in an expected support lifetime of 18 months.{{cite web|last=Loeffler|first=Michael|date=14 August 2009|url=https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2009-08/msg00009.html|title=Change in maintenance for openSUSE 11.2 and future versions|publisher=opensuse-announce mailing list|access-date=10 November 2009|archive-date=17 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817132046/https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2009-08/msg00009.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Lifetime&oldid=46413|title=openSUSE Lifetime (as of 2011)|access-date=19 November 2011|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701171719/https://en.opensuse.org/index.php?title=Lifetime&oldid=46413|url-status=live}}

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The project has spawned a few forks and derivative versions over the years, namely SUPER, SLICK Linux,{{cite web|url=https://www.linux.com/news/opensuse-inspires-derivative-distros/|title=openSUSE inspires derivative distros|date=2005-11-01|access-date=2023-07-03|first=N.|last=Sanders|website=Linux.com}} FyreLinux, Gibux (for the Turkish Revenue Administration), Lietukas Linux, Nelson GNU/Linux-libre, Edu Li-f-E, Linux Kamarada,{{cite web|url=https://help4it.co.uk/services/linux/help4it-guide-to-linux-distributions/|title=Guide to Linux Distributions|website=Help4IT|access-date=2023-07-03}} and GeckoLinux.{{cite web|url=https://en.opensuse.org/Derivatives|title=openSUSE Deriviatves|website=OpenSUSE Wiki|access-date=2023-07-03}}

Jesse Smith from DistroWatch Weekly reviewed openSUSE Leap 15.0, lauding the "work that has gone into the system installer", simplify for new users, but criticized the lack of media support, and performance issues, like a slow startup or slow shutdown.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Jesse |date=4 June 2018 |title=openSUSE 15 |work=DistroWatch |issue=766 |url=https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20180604#opensuse |access-date=1 September 2018 |archive-date=31 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831153902/https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20180604#opensuse |url-status=live }}

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• SUSE Linux Enterprise
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Fedora Linux

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