Great news for Linux users has beenpouring in from all directions. After the miraculous release ofUbuntu 11.10, Fedora 16 and more, OpenSUSE Linux 12.1 is the latestaddition in the category which will truly be of great use to Linuxlovers.
After the successful release of Mint,Ubuntu and Fedora, Linux distribution on DistroWatch have come upwith the brand new version of OpenSUSE Linux 12.1. This open sourceoperating system (OS) just like its predecessors has been inlaid withfabulous features including immense power, higher stability, andgreat user friendliness.
Some of the features of the most talkedabout OpenSUSE Linux 12.1 are as follows:
  1. Four Desktop Choice
Linux OpenSUSE has included GNOME 3 inits release. This has been strategically done for handling thesmaller monitor screens in a better way as well as setting up amulti-screen with great notifications ability and a completelycentralized online accounts configuration system.
However, for the people who doubt theability of GNOME 3 can opt for KDE 4.7. OpenSUSE Linux 12.1 can beeasily understood as the connecting link between GNOME and KDE forthe vast user base of Linux.
While the new tablet of KDE community,widely known as dubbed Plasma Active is not a part of OpenSUSE Linux12.1yet is easily available to the tablet users.
In addition, the OpenSUSE Linux 12.1users are also allowed to choose LXDE or lightweight Xfce desktopsaccording to their choice and specific requirements.
2) Power Packed Software
After reading the features of OpenSUSELinux 12.1, you would agree that it is bestowed with the bestsoftwares like Thunderbird 7, Firefox 7, Banshree 2.2, GIMP, Scribusas well as LibreOffice 3.4.3. The brand new addition in the range isthe Chromium 17.
3) Basic Technology
OpenSUSE Linux 12.1 technology has beenadvanced by adding in the new Snapper Tools for file versioning,Google’s Go programming language along with system init system. Theproject team behind OpenSUSE has stated that OpenSUSE Linux 12.1 isdeveloped along with 4.6.2 and link-time Optimization.
4) Cloud Innovation
As the OpenSUSE Linux 12.1 is based onLinux Kernel 3.1, it is now possible to run it on the Amazon EC2cloud which is capable of supporting both public as well as privatecloud systems. A few tools have also been added to manage anassortment of virtualization technologies such as the Virtual Box,KVM and Xen 4.1, to name a few. According to the latest reports, theOpenSUSE is the first Linux distribution for shipping the OwnCloudintegration in desktop.
In today’s time, OpenSUSEvirtualization and cloud repository offer the latest versionsincluding Eucalyptus, OpenStack, OpenNebula and more for OpenSUSELinux 12.1users.
For further information on OpenSUSELinux 12.1, refer to the openSUSE Wikipedia page. Immediately startoff to check out the amazing text drive of OpenSUSE Linux 12.1. Itcan also be downloaded for free at the OpenSUSE site. Get going!