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326 Part III . Choosing and Installing a Linux Distribution This chapter describes the features and approach to Linux that sets SUSE apart from other Linux distributions. It also explains how to install the OpenSUSE Linux 10.0 distribution that is included with this book. The current versions of OpenSUSE and SUSE Linux (10.0) feature the YaST installer, KDE 3.4.2 desktop environment (default), GNOME 2.12, Firefox 1.0, GIMP 2.2, Apache 2.0.53, MySQL 4.1.10, and OpenOffice.org 2.0. All SUSE Linux 10.0 packages are listed at this URL: www.novell.com/products/linuxpackages/professional/index_all.html With the split between SUSE and OpenSUSE, Linux product names from Novell have changed significantly in the past year. Most significantly, what was previously called SUSE Professional Linux is now simply called SUSE Linux. The OpenSUSE version of SUSE Linux 10.0 is sometimes called SUSE 10.0 OSS. Understanding SUSE If you are looking for a Linux system with the stability and support on which you can bet your business, SUSE offers impressive, stable Linux products backed by a company (Novell, Inc.) that has been selling enterprise solutions for a long time. SUSE s product offerings range from personal desktop systems to enterprise-quality servers. SUSE began as a German version of Slackware in 1992, on 40 floppy disks, and was first officially released on CD (SUSE Linux 1.0) in 1994. Founded by Hubert Mantel, Burchard Steinbild, Roland Dyroff, and Thomas Fehr, SUSE set out as a separate distribution from Slackware to enhance the software in the areas of installation and administration. Although SUSE had success and respect with its Linux distribution, it was not profitable, and Novell s $210 million offer for SUSE was seen as a good thing both for SUSE and for Linux in general. SUSE was running short on cash, and Novell was looking for a way to regain its stature as a growth company in the enterprise and network-computing arena. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Novell was the world s number-one computer networking company. Before the Internet took hold, Novell s NetWare servers and IPX/SPX protocols were the most popular ways to connect PCs together on LANs. International training, support, and sales teams brought Novell products to businesses and organizations around the world. Note
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