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Installation Medium

4.7GB DVD (also suitable for USB stick)
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

64 Bit PC Legacy 32 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.

Legacy 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 Download Rescue

Documentation

• openSUSE startup guide
• Release Notes
• License

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

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

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

Rescue
Rescue system that you can run from CD or from USB stick.
Can not be used for installation or upgrade.

openSUSE Derivatives
Get one of the specialized distributions 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

Some alternative media (eg. live and rescue systems) are also available, although they are less tested and recommended for only limited use. Click here to display these alternative versions.

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 activedoc.opensuse.org, for example the Official Start-Up Guide.

Verify your download before use

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 22C0 7BA5 3417 8CD0 2EFE 22AA B88B 2FD4 3DBD C284.
• 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)

• The installation process is available in many languages but, for most of them, the translation of the applications is not included in the image. If you want your openSUSE system to support some additional language, you need to download it from the Internet during the installation or any time after it. If you have easy access to the Internet you do not need this CD, but if you are planning to install openSUSE in some machine with no Internet connection, it will provide you access to all the available translations.

• 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.