SUSE Studio was an

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software creation

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. Users could develop their own Linux distro, software appliance, or

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, mainly choosing which

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and packages they want on their " custom" Linux and how it looks. Users could choose between

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as a base and pick from a variety of pre-configured images including jeOS, minimal server,

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, and KDE desktops. The SUSE Studio service was shut down on February 15, 2018.

Image formats and booting options

SUSE Studio supports the following image formats and

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options: * Live CD/DVD /

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* VMDK (VMware disk image) *

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* VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) * ard

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* USB image * Xen * KVM (

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) * OVF (

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) * AMI (

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) for

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(onsite version only)

SUSE Studio in use

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SUSE Gallery
one can find a catalog of the images created in SUSE Studio. These are available for download as well as immediate deployment on the supported cloud platforms. Upon logging in, cloning and test-driving images is possible. A number of projects, both related to the

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and independent, use SUSE Gallery as the preferred way to get virtual- and

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to their users. SUSE Studio is what powered the fan-made ChromeOS, which was a semi-stripped-down system loaded with the developers' version of

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links, and

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(not to be confused with Google's "

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"). The many desktop environments supported (not limited to): * ** JeOS ** Server * Qt only ** LXQt * GTK+ only ** GNOME *** Cinnamon *** MATE ** XFCE ** Enlightenment * Qt and GTK+ integrated ** KDE

Shutdown

On November 9, 2017, Novell announced that they would be shutting down SUSE Studio Online on February 15, 2018. SUSE Studio Express will replace the service, because of previous merging with Open Build Service and SUSE Studio Online.

References

Linux emulation software Software companies disestablished in 2018 SUSE Linux {{Linux-stub

Image formats and booting options

SUSE Studio in use

Shutdown

See also

References