People have always been able to build their own Linux distributions. That’s one reason why there are over a hundred Linux distributions today. But, building them easily to do a particular job and with ...

SuSE, the German Linux distributor, is increasingly trying to insulate its corporate customers from what many see as a core trait of open-source software: its changeability. With a corporate ...

Linux vendor SUSE has thrown its hat into the already crowded OpenStack distribution game. Openstack is the open source cloud deployment model that in the two years since its founding has gained ...

OpenSUSE, SUSE's community Linux distribution family, is at a crossroads. With SUSE transitioning from its traditional enterprise distribution to its Adaptable Linux Platform (ALP) container approach, ...

SUSE SA has acquired StackState BV, a venture-backed startup with a platform for fixing malfunctions in Kubernetes environments. The Linux distributor announced the deal today at its annual SUSECON ...

Linux distributor SuSE is hoping to attract desktop users to its operating system with a new edition of its software, which allows it to run Microsoft Office and other Windows applications. In January ...

SuSE Linux is expanding its efforts to attract consumer-desktop users through a distribution deal with low-cost PC maker Microtel Computer Systems and retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, which will see PCs ...

Several prominent Linux distributors released critical patches last week for their respective operating systems. Red Hat, Novell (formerly SuSE) and Mandrakesoft all issued updates to their software ...

Users of Sun Microsystems’ hardware will now have another open-source software option thanks to an alliance between Sun and SuSE that means Sun will sell and support SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 on ...

Debian vs. Arch vs. Fedora: Which Linux distro base is right for you ...