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Overview For rich, reliable and secure home computing, there's no better choice than SUSE Linux 10.1. It features an easy-to-install Linux operating system that lets you browse the Web, send e-mail, chat with friends, organize digital photos, play movies and songs, and create documents and spreadsheets. You can even use it to host a Web site or blog, create a home network and develop your own applications.
Whether you're new to Linux or you use it daily, SUSE Linux 10.1 delivers the features you need most for home computing and networking. SUSE Linux also includes more than 1,000 of the world's leading open source applications. From established solutions like Firefox and OpenOffice.org to emerging technologies like Beagle and Xen, these applications are a real value. You simply open the box, run the installation program and start using Linux for everything you do. Choose the default set of applications to get a great desktop or customize your entire computing environment. It's truly that easy. Because it's Linux, your system is inherently secure, practically immune to e-mail and Web-borne viruses and worms. Of course, there are solid security features built right in. It's all there. Read on to see why SUSE Linux is the complete Linux solution you've been looking for. Although not intended for business deployments, SUSE Linux 10.1 provides corporate evaluators with an excellent first look at technologies like Xen 3.0 (virtualization), OpenOffice 2.0 (productivity suite), Beagle (desktop search) and Mono (open source development environment). These technologies, when refined and fully supported, may appear in future Novell enterprise Linux offerings.
Home Desktop SUSE Linux 10.1 includes all of the latest desktop productivity tools to help you with your most common home computing tasks. Whether it's instant messaging and communicating with friends, creating and designing graphics, or organizing digital picture and music files, you'll find what you need on our easy-to-use desktop. And to make finding things even easier, we've included a preview of the latest version of the new Linux desktop search technology: Beagle Desktop Search. Beagle is the powerful new open source search engine that puts all of the content in your personal information space at your fingertips. Plus, to keep your desktop secure, SUSE Linux includes powerful built-in tools for spam blocking, virus scanning and application-level protection.
Ease of Use Using Linux for the first time? No worries! SUSE Linux 10.1 was designed with you in mind. With the simple streamlined installation you'll quickly be up and running. Its rich graphical environment, full of familiar cascading menus, icons and dialog boxes, ensures that your transition to Linux is painless. Plus, applications like OpenOffice.org make sharing files with Windows users a snap—from this Linux desktop you can read and create files compatible with Microsoft Office. Finally, you can use all the other standard content files—including PDF, RealMedia and Flash—directly on your Linux desktop.
Home Network SUSE Linux comes ready to connect to your home wireless network. Plus, for advanced home networks, you can use the latest versions of open source networking services like Samba, Apache, DNS and DHCP. These power robust home networks that include Web hosting, centralized printing and media workstations. With special features to speed everything from server setup and configuration to software updating, SUSE Linux contains the most comprehensive set of tools ever included in a retail Linux package.
Application Development With established development standards like Eclipse and KDevelop, to the newest open source tools like Mono and Xen, you'll find that SUSE Linux 10.1 is packed with tools that make it easy to develop powerful Linux and cross-platform applications. And, with powerful databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL and Derby as application-development resources, there's no telling how far you can go!
SUSE Linux 10.1 Home-desktop Features SUSE Linux 10.1 includes all of the latest desktop-productivity tools to help you with your most common home-computing tasks. Whether it's instant messaging and communicating with friends, creating and designing graphics or organizing digital picture and music files, you'll find what you need on our complete, easy-to-use desktop. To make finding things even easier, we've included the newest preview of the latest Linux desktop search technology: Beagle, the powerful new open source search engine that puts all of the content in your personal information space at your fingertips. Plus, to keep your desktop secure, SUSE Linux includes powerful built-in tools for spam blocking and virus scanning.
Internet and Messaging SUSE Linux has everything you need for effortless browsing and communication. Enjoy safe, secure, seamless Web browsing with Mozilla Firefox. With features like popup blocking, tabbed browsing, live bookmarks, endless customization choices and much more, it's no wonder that it's the world's most popular open source browser. For calendaring and e-mail, Novell Evolution™ and Kontact provide easy-to-use choices. Even chatting is easier with Gaim and Kopete, which let you chat with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, IRC, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, and many other popular chat services—all from a single application.
Home Office and Productivity Working on Linux is no problem, thanks to OpenOffice.org 2.0. It's a powerful productivity suite that includes everything you need. You can read and create documents, spreadsheets and graphical presentations that you can exchange with your colleagues and friends who still use Microsoft Windows. Adobe Reader 7 for Linux is also included, giving you quick and easy access to .PDF documents. SUSE Linux 10.1 also includes a preview of Beagle, new desktop search technology that you can use to quickly locate and display files, Gaim chats, Novell Evolution mail and contacts and more.
Security and Mobility With SUSE Linux 10.1, you'll enjoy great functionality—no matter where you are. Call friends and colleagues using Linphone for just the cost of the Internet connection. Connect to networks quickly and easily with enhanced WiFi functionality, and use Bluetooth devices freely—SUSE Linux recognizes them automatically. Best of all, you need never worry about the safety of your work. SUSE Linux 10.1 includes Novell AppArmor 2.0, an integrated firewall and antivirus software to protect you against malicious attacks and other threats.
Graphics and Multimedia Turn your desktop into your personal creative studio. From graphics to video to images, SUSE Linux gives you all the tools you need for supporting, creating, editing, organizing and managing cutting-edge multimedia. Read more about the digital-photo organizers in SUSE Linux as well as its other easy-to-use graphics and multimedia applications: GIMP 2.2.10, K3b, and RealPlayer 10 and Krita, the new image-processing tool for KDE. The GNOME desktop comes with a new default audio player called Banshee, fully developed with the Mono framework, including convenient playlist support. MP3 support is fully integrated in the default audio players AmaroK and Banshee as well as in RealPlayer.
Games and Entertainment If you're ready for a break, choose from a whole spectrum of entertainment applications in SUSE Linux 10.1. From classic card and board games to the latest open source favorites like Frozen Bubble, Freeciv and SuperTux, there's plenty to keep you busy. SUSE Linux also includes a unique collection of educational software, so whether you're interested in stargazing or language study, you'll find open source tools ready to assist you.
SUSE Linux 10.1 Ease-of-use Features While SUSE Linux offers tools and applications for even the most advanced Linux users and developers, it's also appealing to Linux novices because of its simplicity. Here are a few of the components that make SUSE Linux 10.1 so easy to use:
Installation You'll not find a simpler installation procedure. SUSE Linux 10.1 takes you through just a few steps, and then you're there. The default package selection gets you started with a complete easy-to-use Linux desktop, or you can choose the packages you install to create a customized configuration. It's easy. And if you purchase your copy of SUSE Linux, you are eligible for 90 days of installation support. So if you have an issue installing on your system, we're ready to give you the help you need.
Software Management YaST is the management foundation of SUSE Linux 10.1 and is what makes SUSE Linux so easy to install. YaST also makes it easy to configure hardware (like printers, display settings and even Bluetooth devices) and services (like DNS, DHCP, Samba and certificate servers). SUSE Linux 10.1 contains a complete new YaST module group to set up the new AppArmor intrusion-prevention system.
Windows Interoperability Moving your personal system from Microsoft Windows to Linux? Don't worry! SUSE Linux contains several features—like a smart install that automatically configures a dual-boot system and applications that exchange files with Windows desktop applications—that make it easy to get started with Linux. Plus, SUSE Linux 10.1 includes the latest version of OpenOffice.org 2.0, the open source office suite that reads and writes Microsoft Office document formats, making it easy to move your work from Windows and easy to share your work with Windows users.
Documentation SUSE Linux 10.1 includes comprehensive documentation for installation and application use that will answer any questions that may arise. This top-quality reference includes a short start-up document to provide quick-start and basic instructions as well as the complete technical reference for comprehensive information about SUSE Linux features.
SUSE Linux 10.1 Home Network Features Connect to your existing wireless network or use the latest versions of open source networking features like Samba, Apache, DNS and DHCP to power robust home networks that include Web hosting, centralized printing and media workstations. With special features to speed everything from server setup and configuration to software updating, SUSE Linux contains the most comprehensive set of tools ever included in a retail Linux package.
Easy Wireless Everywhere SUSE Linux 10.1 comes with everything you need to connect to home or public wireless networks. During installation, your wireless card is automatically detected and configured. Wherever you are, SUSE Linux will help you locate and connect to any available wireless network. And if your network is secured, it's easy to configure SUSE Linux with your local network name.
YaST Network Management YaST is the management foundation of SUSE Linux 10.1. YaST not only simplifies installation, it also makes it easy to configure a home network. The YaST management console offers several new modules for the administration of home networks, enabling the deployment of your machine as a DNS server, Samba server, DHCP server or Web server.
Linux Server Through the unique and open management capabilities in SUSE Linux, you can easily install, deploy, configure, secure and update the Linux server anywhere on your home network. Plus, SUSE Linux comes complete with the latest versions of Apache, DNS, DHCP, Samba, NFS, SLP and NIS.
Unmatched Security SUSE Linux 10.1 includes Novell AppArmor 2.0, the unique security application that literally protects your applications from attack. With AppArmor, you gain a new layer of protection against unexpected intruders. In addition to the standard security capabilities of Linux, support for popular encryption schemes, certificate management and OpenLDAP, SUSE Linux 10.1 comes with the SUSE Firewall to provide extra protection for your home network. The SUSE Firewall automatically activates upon installation and ensures that your personal information and digital assets remain completely confidential. You also receive the built-in SpamAssassin and virus blocker to help guard your system day and night.
SUSE Linux 10.1 Application-development Features With established development standards like Eclipse and KDevelop—and the newest open source tools like Mono and Xen—you'll find that SUSE Linux 10.1 is packed with tools that make it easy to develop powerful Linux and cross-platform applications. And, with powerful databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL and Derby as application-development resources, there's no telling how far you can go!
Xen 3.0 Xen is a virtual machine monitor for x86 that supports the execution of multiple instances of an operating system. It provides complete separation of virtual machine environments with a minimal decrease in performance. With Xen, you can consolidate servers to simplify management, reduce hardware expense and easily accommodate fluctuating workloads. (For more information on Xen, please see the Xen Project home page.)
Development Environments With environments like KDevelop, Eclipse and Mono, SUSE Linux 10.1 is a developer's dream come true. It supports development in a variety of languages, including Ruby, Perl, C++ and Java. Through the rich toolsets and broad standards support in SUSE Linux, developers can build effective cross-platform applications with unprecedented speed. (For more information, please see the open source project pages for these technologies by clicking the links above. Please note that SUSE Linux 10.1 comes packaged with the latest versions as of the time of production.)
Databases PostgreSQL, MySQL and Derby make database development and management better than ever! PostgreSQL is a highly-scalable, SQL-compliant, open source database management system. Its newest features include savepoints (which allow specific parts of a transaction to be aborted without affecting the transaction's remainder), point-in-time recovery, tablespaces, column-type changes, new Perl server-side language and much more. For the first time, SUSE Linux 10.1 includes a YaST module to easily set up PostgreSQL. MySQL is another attractive alternative to higher-cost, complex database technology. As the most popular open source database, it boasts award-winning speed, unmatched scalability and true reliability. Derby technology is easy for software developers to work with and requires zero administration from end users. While traditional enterprise database systems rely on physical protection (such as a locked machine room), Derby databases are inherently secure and are often used in unprotected environments like laptops and unattended hardware. (For more information, please see the open source project pages for these technologies by clicking the links above. Please note that SUSE Linux 10.1 comes packaged with the latest versions as of the time of production.)
X.org SUSE Linux 10.1 includes X.org version 6.9. X.org is the latest release of the X Window System, a windowing system and standard graphical interface for Linux and UNIX-like operating systems. New features include video drivers, infrastructure updates, security updates and other enhancements. (For more information, please see the open source project page for this technology. Please note that SUSE Linux 10.1 comes packaged with the latest version as of the time of production.)
Latest Linux Kernel The Linux 2.6 kernel is the latest Linux release, optimized for high performance. New features include scalability enhancements, advanced memory and device management, and more. SUSE Linux 10.1 includes kernel 2.6.16.
Compiler The new version of the GNU Compiler Collection, GCC 4.1, includes front ends for C, C++, ObjC, Fortran, Java, Ada and more. It also includes the improved and enhanced libraries for each of these languages.
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