From: Martina Eckstein <meck@suse.de> To: lwn@lwn.net Subject: SuSE Linux 7.2 Available from June 15th on Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 18:43:37 +0200 *** SuSE Linux 7.2 Available from June 15th on *** SuSE Linux 7.2 Delivers Added Security and Multimedia Entertainment Nuremberg, Germany, May 29 2001 - Today, SuSE Linux, the international technology leader and solutions provider in Open Source operating system software, announced the availability of SuSE Linux 7.2 starting mid-June. The latest version of SuSE's popular Linux package comes with more convenience and performance for deployment on desktops and servers. Building on SuSE's successful launch of 7.1, the newest release highlights increased security and extensive multimedia entertainment features. The SuSE Linux 7.2 Desktop, based on the graphical user interface KDE 2.1.2, boasts numerous improvements: "Konqueror" combines all features of a web browser and file manager into one single tool. Now Konqueror supports all common web formats, as well as Netscape Communicator plug-ins for displaying Flash, RealAudio, and RealVideo media. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) constitutes a secure basis for banking transactions in Linux. In addition, KDE 2.1.2 is a useful tool to perform user-, group-, and company-specific configuration settings. When a new desktop look is desired, one of fourteen full-fledged desktop styles can be selected with a button-click. Additionaly, GTK themes (Gimp Toolkit) and designs of the latest GNOME desktop version 1.4 can be integrated by choice. XFree86 4.0.3 is capable of anti-aliasing, allowing the use of smoothed screen fonts in Linux. Just in time for the new currency: Most SuSE Linux applications now support the Euro symbol. The sound support in SuSE Linux 7.2 has been improved considerably. A host of applications is provided for music fans, including a MP3 player, a drum computer, a midi keyboard, and a multi-function editing studio. SuSE YOU (YaST Online Update) keeps Linux systems up-to-date. A few mouse-clicks are all that is needed to connect SuSE YOU to the SuSE server and install the latest security updates and bug fixes free of charge. *** Focus on Security Security issues are increasingly gaining importance for private users, too. When installing SuSE Linux 7.2, users have the possibility of creating a personal firewall with a mouse-click. Anna Kournikova and other viruses are eliminated with AMaViS (A Mail Virus Scanner). AMaViS interacts with all common mail servers and is suitable for use in enterprises, too. Sensitive information can be stored in encrypted form, e.g. on a laptop, preventing unauthorized disclosure even in the event of theft. This implementation is powered by the "loop back-mounted crypto file system", which provides unencrypted access to data only after successful authentication and subsequent mounting of the file system. *** Power for Professionals SuSE Linux 7.2 offers state-of-the-art Linux technology - the advanced Kernel 2.4.4, based on glibc 2.2.2. Administrators of heterogeneous networks are provided with the authentication tool Kerberos5, which is popular within the Windows realm. Easy-to-use YaST2 front-end installation facilitates the configuration of printer subsystems LPD and CUPS and enables toggling between the two systems with a button-click. The latest release 2.2 of the Windows file and print server Samba is now capable of operating with the Distributed File System by Microsoft. The support of Windows 2000 workstations in Samba domains and the administration via the NT server manager are some of the new features of Samba 2.2. Requested by SuSE's customers, SuSE Linux 7.2 includes the option to set up ext2 and ReiserFS partitions, but also FAT partitions, e.g. for having a shared data pool between Linux and Windows. The YaST2 user administration now supports the setup and administration of new users and groups, not only in the installation stage, but also when the system is up. NFS servers and clients and the LVM (Logical Volume Manager), too, can now be administrated easily by means of new YaST2 modules. *** Installation Support Included Starting June 15th, SuSE Linux 7.2 for IA32 will be available directly from the manufacturer as well as from bookstores and software retailers. The recommended retail price is EUR 39,22 plus VAT for SuSE Linux 7.2 Personal (3 CDs, 3 manuals, 60 days of installation support) and EUR 56,86 plus VAT for SuSE Linux 7.2 Professional (7 CDs, 1 DVD, 5 manuals, 90 days of installation support). Further information on SuSE Linux 7.2 can be found at http://www.suse.de/en/produkte/susesoft/linux/index.html *** About SuSE Linux AG SuSE Linux AG, Nuremberg/Germany, is one of the world's leading providers of complete solutions based on the Open Source operating system Linux. In addition to operating systems and application software for private customers, SuSE Linux AG offers software solutions and complete systems for the deployment of Linux in companies. SuSE supports its enterprise customers with a comprehensive range of qualified consulting, training, and support services. The company, which hosts the world's largest development team for Open Source solutions, has made its unique project and support know-how accessible via the Internet in the largest existing Linux knowledge database. Currently SuSE Linux AG has more than 500 employees. The company runs subsidiaries in six countries. 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