This is not a review.

openSuse 11.0 was released about 5 days ago and from what I’ve seen and read so far, it looks very good.

I have downloaded the Live CD Gnome version but have only run the OS in Live mode. I’ve only just installed Ubuntu Hardy Heron so I’m not quite ready to go through another install and reconfigure just yet, I have a life. But to be honest, I do prefer the Suse interface to that of Ubuntu.

I’ve used Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) and reasonably familiar with the Gnome interface that comes with it, but there has been some rather nice additions to the free version.

Once such nicety is the desktop effects. This is nothing new, Ubuntu also has this feature.

What is plainly obvious is Microsoft Windows is now very last year. Both Ubuntu and now openSuse come in Live CD formats so there is no reason why you can’t try it out before clicking the install button.

Download your copy from http://software.opensuse.org/

Novell have done a sterling job encouraging this opensource project.

Tags: Linux, technology, openSUSE