Installation Medium

4.7GB DVD
Contains a large collection of software for desktop or server use.
Suitable for installation or upgrade.

Download Method

Direct Link BitTorrent Metalink Pick Mirror

Help on Download Method

openSUSE is available via http (direct link) or BitTorrent. The CD for network installation is only available via http.

Direct Link

When downloading images other than the CD for network installation, it is strongly recommended to use a proper download manager to reduce the risk of corrupted data.

BitTorrent

Using BitTorrent is recommended on slow links, especially when downloading the DVD image. BitTorrent downloads have several benefits, the clients protect against data corruption and you help relieving the load on the servers by participating in the upload - if enough people participate it will also be faster than the centralized servers - for everybody. Whatsmore, it allows you to stop the download at any time and resume it later.

Metalink

Metalink is an open standard that bundles the various ways (FTP/HTTP/BitTorrent) to get files into one format for easier downloads. This makes it good for downloading ISOs; particularly for people who can't use P2P because of restrictions from their ISP or University. It can deliver very fast download speeds since most clients support multiple connections, to multiple mirrors, automatically. In addition, it can do automatic error detection, and correction. It needs a special client to handle it though.

Pick Mirror

If you want to use a direct link but live in a place in the world where our download redirector has not enough information to redirect to the fastest mirror, you can pick a mirror yourself.

Type of Computer

32 Bit PC 64 Bit PC

Help on Type of Computer

openSUSE only supports PCs with 32 Bits and 64 Bits.

64 Bit PC

Most new computers support x86-64 (also known as AMD64 and Intel64), but some laptop processors and netbook processors do not support it. So you need to check wikipedia if you want to be sure your computer supports it.

32 Bit PC

This version runs on all PCs including those that support 64 Bit. If you have more than 3 GB of RAM you should prefer the 64 Bit version though. openSUSE does not support processors before Pentium - the live CDs even support only i686 (Pentium Pro and later).

Download Download KDE Download GNOME Download DVD Download Network

Documentation

• openSUSE startup guide
• Release Notes
• License

Live GNOME
A GNOME desktop you can run from CD or from USB stick.
Can be installed as is (no upgrade).

Live KDE
A KDE desktop you can run from CD or from USB stick.
Can be installed as is (no upgrade).

Network
Downloads the installation system and all packages from online repositories.
Suitable for installation or upgrade.

openSUSE Derivatives
Get one of the specialized distribution built on openSUSE.

Some of the live distributions based on openSUSE. Those interested in trying to build their own derivatives can take a look at SUSE Studio.
see Derivatives on wiki

Choose an installation medium by clicking it and hit the Download button to start the download. Optionally choose your computer type or an alternative download method.

Need help?

More information on downloading openSUSE is available from the Download Help and Network Installation pages in our Documentation Wiki. User manuals are available from doc.opensuse.org, for example the Official Start-Up Guide.

Verify your download (optional, for experts)

Many applications can verify the checksum of a download. To verify your download can be important as it verifies you really have got the ISO file you wanted to download and not some broken version. You could verify the file in the process of downloading. For example a checksum (SHA256) will be used automatically if you choose Metalink in the field above and use the add-on DownThemAll! in Firefox. We offer three different checksums:

• gpg signature offers the most security as you can verify who signed it. It should be 4E98 E675 19D9 8DC7 362A 5990 E3A5 C360 307E 3D54.
• md5 checksum is still the most commonly used checksum. Many ISO burners display it right before burning.
• sha1 checksum is the less known but more secure checksum than md5.

Add-On Downloads (optional)

• Extra Languages (32 Bit) (gpg | md5 | sha1)
• Extra Languages (64 Bit) (gpg | md5 | sha1)
• Extra Languages (gpg | md5 | sha1)

• Live CDs contain only four languages (English, German, Russian and Italian). If you want to have support for remaining languages you need to download it from the Internet during the installation or any time after it. If you have easy access to the Internet or if you use DVD containing all languages, you do not need this CD.

• NonOSS CD (gpg | md5 | sha1)

• This CD contains free software distributed under proprietary licence not allowing its inclusion to main installation media together with free open-source software. All software from this CD could be downloaded from NON-OSS repository.

How to Proceed

1. After having successfully downloaded the ISO image(s), burn the image(s) with your favorite burning application to a DVD or CD. Please do not burn a data DVD/CD, but rather choose the option to burn an ISO image.
   More information on burning the ISO file to CD/DVD
   More information on creating a bootable USB stick
2. Boot from the DVD or CD. In case your computer does not automatically boot from CD/DVD, open the BIOS setup to allow booting from CD or DVD.