SuSE Linux 7.2 with added security and multimedia entertainmentNuremberg 29 May 2001 SuSE Linux announced SuSE Linux 7.2 . The latest version of SuSE's Linux package comes with more convenience and performance for deployment on desktops and servers. The newest release highlights increased security and extensive multimedia entertainment features.
The SuSE 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 Real Video 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. GTK themes (Gimp Toolkit) and designs of the
latest GNOME desktop version 1.4 can also be integrated by choice. Security issues for private users and professional users are addressed from
installation and throughout the new release. 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. 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. The sound support in SuSE Linux 7.2 has been improved considerably. A host
of applications is provided for music fans, including an MP3 player, a drum
computer, and a midi keyboard, and a multi-function editing studio. 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
of 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.
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