SuSE Linux 9 pro

SuSE Linux 9 Pro

The new SUSE LINUX 9 boasts a number of innovative technologies that greatly facilitate the system migration for Linux newcomers. Experienced Linux users benefit from additional system administration and system tuning features. Click here to read the interview with Chris Schläger, Director of Distribution Development, in which he explains the most important new features in detail.

The time is ripe for SUSE LINUX on the home PC. SUSE LINUX is more than an efficient and stable operating system. SUSE LINUX comes with all applications you need for the Internet, office, images, audio, video, and network. Check out ten good reasons why you should migrate to SUSE LINUX as soon as possible.

Better a system with 1,000 programs than a system with 1,000 problems!

System requirements
SUSE LINUX is suitable for all common PC hardware. A detailed list of supported hardware components is available online.

The following requirements should be met to ensure a smooth operation of SUSE LINUX:

Processor
Intel: Celeron, Pentium® to Pentium® 4, Xeon®
AMD: K6/II/III, Duron(tm), Athlon(tm), Athlon(tm) XP/MP, Athlon 64(tm)
IBM
286, 386, 486 and Cyrix processors are not supported

Main memory
At least 64 MB are required for the installation with YaST2 in graphical mode; 128 MB recommended
Hard disk
400 MB to more than 3 GB (Personal Edition) or 6 GB (Professional Edition) for the installation of all packages; 2 GB or more recommended
LBA48 hard disks are supported

Graphics cards
SUSE LINUX comes with drivers for common cards including the following:
ATI: Radeon 9000/9200/9500/9600/9700/9800
nVidia: GeForce 4, GeForce FX
Matrox: G450/G550
ISA plug & play cards
ISA plug & play cards may have to be configured manually.

Soundcards
SUSE LINUX supports professional sound cards such as the following:
Soundblaster: Audigy
Terratec: EWX 24/96 (Sereo I/O analog and digital), EWS 88 MT (8 analog channels), EWS 88D (10 digital channels in ADAT format)