1. OpenSUSE :
OpenSUSE is a Linux distribution developed by The openSUSE Project. It was initially released on October 6, 2005. It was developed for creating usable open-source tools for software developers and system administrators and it also provides a user-friendly environment and feature-rich server environment.
2. CentOS :
CentOS is a Linux distribution developed by the CentOS Project. It was initially released on 14 may 2004. It provides us with Red Hat Enterprise Linux which is a free and Community-supported computing platform functionally compatible with its upstream source. It is based on Fedora.
Difference between OpenSUSE and CentOS :
S.No. | OpenSUSE | CentOS |
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1. | OpenSUSE is developed by The openSUSE Project. | CentOS was developed by the CentOS Project (affiliated with Red Hat). |
2. | It is based on SUSE Linux Professional. | It is based on Fedora. |
3. | It was initially released on October 6, 2005. | It was initially released on 14 may 2004. |
4. | Its default Desktop Environment is Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, LXQT. | Its default Desktop Environment is GNOME. |
5. | OpenSUSE origin was in Germany. | CentOS origin was in the USA. |
6. | Current Linux Kernel is 4.12.14. | Current Linux Kernel is 4.18.0-147. |
7. | The OpenSUSE latest version is 15.2. | The CentOS latest version is CentOS 8. |