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-[Suse] is a German LinuxDistribution that has the same sort of importance in Europe as RedHatLinux has in the rest of the world. The latest version of Suse includes [Kernel] 2.6, [KDE], [GNOME], and has full support for the [amd64] architecture.
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-The official capitalization of the name (SuSE,
SUSE, Suse, etc) has been changed so many times that it's best to just refer to it as [Suse] out of resignation as much as out of spite.
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-[Suse] (the company) is now owned by [Novell], so expect the LinuxDistribution to either become the base of
"Novell Enterprise Linux", or to gain a lot more relevance in the future as a product of its own merit, with NetWare services running on top of it.
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-Most seasoned users find [Suse] pretty awful as far as distributions go. Its configuration tools interfere with manual tweaking a lot of the time, and while you can ignore them and remove all the automatisms, that certainly means no less work than setting yourself up on a less "puffy" distro. The default install doesn't include things like a [Compiler], make(1), locate(1) and others that really should be available on every "real" system, though you can easily add these missing tools with a few clicks once you know about them.
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-It is not a bad choice as an introductory system, but most adept users seem to move on to other distributions once they're a bit more familiar with Linux. If you want a beginner friendly European distro that might last you longer, [Mandriva] is possibly a better choice. It is also one you're likely to find help with among [WLUG]gers -- [Suse] never had much of a following in NewZealand.
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-[Suse] is best suited for businesses rather than end users. Where flexibility and control over any one machine matters less than easy roll-out and maintenance of mass installations, it is an excellent choice. [Suse] offer a popular Enterprise Linux flavour of their distribution, which is often the only option other than RedHatEnterpriseLinux that third-party software vendors will support. In these situations it is a reasonable choice.
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-Read a [review of SUSE Personal Edition 9.1 | SuseReview].
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