Neowin News Feed for: Opensuse

openSUSE Leap 16 out with the new Agama installer, safeguards against Y2K38 disaster & more

David Uzondu — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:48:01 +0000

The openSUSE team has updated Leap, with version 16 introducing a new software stack, a new installer, safeguards against the Y2K38 problem, and more. Read more...

openSUSE Tumbleweed's June update brings KDE Plasma 6.4 and critical security fixes

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:10:02 +0000

If you're looking to try out the new KDE Plasma 6.4, you can check out openSUSE Tumbleweed, as it was one of many bleeding-edge updates the distribution got in June. Read more...

Linux now has a stable build of Microsoft Edge

Usama Jawad — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 04:12:01 +0000

It appears that 2021 is the year of Edge on the Linux Desktop as the Yum repository for the browser now lists stable builds for Edge 95. Interestingly, Microsoft hasn't yet announced this officially. Read more...

How to install and use Neofetch on desktop and mobile

Paul Hill — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 21:00:01 +0000

This tutorial will help you install the command line tool Neofetch which stylishly shows a summary of your device's hardware and software. Neofetch can be installed on both desktop and mobile. Read more...

Spotify arrives as a snap for Ubuntu and derivatives

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 09:38:01 +0000

The music streaming service, Spotify, has been made available as a snap package. The release will make it easier for people to install Spotify and keep it up to date without much hassle. Read more...

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and openSUSE Leap come to the Windows Store for Insiders

Usama Jawad — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 11:34:01 +0000

It appears that some Linux distros have started making their way to the Windows Store. The operating systems are available for Insiders right now, and will be generally available later this year. Read more...

Opensuse forums hacked and info leaked

Mik McLean — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:44:22 +0000

Opensuse, a well known linux distribution, had their forums defaced and information stolen, A hacker managed to exploit a vulnerability in the forum software which made it possible to upload files. Read more...

Q&A with Joe Brockmeier at Novell

Matthew Hopson — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:25:16 +0000

If you read the Linux section of the Neowin forums recently, you will know that Neowin was recently given the opportunity for a Q&A session with Joe Brockmeier. Also known as Zonker, Joe has been... Read more...

Linux Comparison: openSUSE

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:45:40 +0000

Previous to writing this comparison, I have only ever used Ubuntu and Fedora. Considering Ubuntu's popularity and reputation for being easy to use, I was expecting openSUSE to be nowhere near as good. From the... Read more...

OpenSUSE 10.2 Goes Gold

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:34:18 +0000

Despite loud arguments over Novell and Microsof's relationship, and attempts by Ubuntu to talk OpenSUSE developers into coming over to their distribution, OpenSUSE 10.2 has arrived sooner than expected. This latest community Linux distribution from... Read more...