openSUSE
is a Linux distribution sponsored by SUSE Linux GmbH and other companies.
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openSUSE is a free and Linux-based operating system for your PC, Laptop or Server.
The openSUSE distribution is a stable, easy to use and complete multi-purpose distribution.
It is aimed towards users and developers working on the desktop or server. It is great for beginners, experienced users and ultra geeks alike, in short, it is perfect for everybody! The latest release, openSUSE 13.1, features new and massively improved versions of all useful server and desktop applications. It comes with more than 1,000 open source applications.
openSUSE is also the base for SUSE's award-winning SUSE Linux Enterprise products.
The openSUSE project is a worldwide effort that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. openSUSE creates one of the world's best Linux distributions, working together in an open, transparent and friendly manner as part of the worldwide Free and Open Source Software community.
The openSUSE distribution is a stable, easy to use and complete multi-purpose distribution.
It is aimed towards users and developers working on the desktop or server. It is great for beginners, experienced users and ultra geeks alike, in short, it is perfect for everybody! The latest release, openSUSE 13.1, features new and massively improved versions of all useful server and desktop applications. It comes with more than 1,000 open source applications.
openSUSE is also the base for SUSE's award-winning SUSE Linux Enterprise products.
The openSUSE project is a worldwide effort that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. openSUSE creates one of the world's best Linux distributions, working together in an open, transparent and friendly manner as part of the worldwide Free and Open Source Software community.
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The very first time I ever experienced using Linux was with openSUSE back in mid-2006 at a friend's house whose father worked for SUSE. While I've used other distros for most of my time with Linux, SUSE is a very nice, solid distribution.
It has a very helpful community. I like the command line package manager (zypper). Leap allows you to easily update/patch the system with "zypper patch".
Has every (good) feature of Windows plus can install on more hardware and on flash drives, customize every aspect of it, takes snapshot before updating or installing software and you can boot into a previous snapshot from the boot menu, easy to set up advanced features like SSD cache or RAID, default install comes with all the software average desktop users need, the rolling release version means you get improvements and features right away without having to wait for a "patch Tuesday".
I've been using OpenSUSE and then OpenSUSE Tumbleweed every day since July 18, 2010 and it's been phenomenally reliable. I have no regrets moving to it from Windows.
Easy to configure with tools like Yast. X11 display manager is still a PIA especially if your video setup isn't correctly detected. (I have an arcade CRT with 800x600 max resolution that doesn't work out-of-the-box with SUSE).
If you want a real OS, get a Linux! If you want a Real Linux get OpenSUSE!
The video is no problem for the Intel i810 aka Intel 865G graphics. Runs on Dell SX270.