OpenSUSE Leap 42.1: Difference between revisions

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This is the Linux distribution my server is based on. More information is available [http://www.opensuse.org/ here]. If you are looking to install openSUSE, there are more details in [[Obtaining openSUSE Leap 42.1|obtaining openSUSE Leap 42.1]].
This was the Linux distribution my server was based on. More information is available [http://www.opensuse.org/ here]. If you are looking to install openSUSE, there are more details in [[Obtaining openSUSE Leap 42.1|obtaining openSUSE Leap 42.1]].


== Changes to openSUSE ==
== Changes to openSUSE ==
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== Installation notes ==
== Installation notes ==


* VNC does not work properly. You are able to make a connection to the server, however no display will be displayed and you will be left with a blank screen. It will also crash the desktop on the server. This is due to Plasma 5 requiring OpenGL whereas VNC does not support OpenGL. This seems to be a known problem.
* <strike>VNC does not work properly. You are able to make a connection to the server, however no display will be displayed and you will be left with a blank screen. It will also crash the desktop on the server. This is due to Plasma 5 requiring OpenGL whereas VNC does not support OpenGL. This seems to be a known problem.</strike> We are now using Intel AMT to maintain the server. This includes a VNC server independent from the server and allows power controls and KVM-like functions.


== Release notes ==
== Release notes ==
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== Information ==
== Information ==


openSUSE Leap 42.1 was released on 4th November 2015. It is an open-source distribution and is free of charge. It is developed by the community and sponsored by [http://www.novell.com/home/ Novell].
openSUSE Leap 42.1 was released on 4th November 2015. It is an open-source distribution and is free of charge. It is developed by the community and sponsored by [https://www.novell.com/home/ Micro Focus (formally Novell)].


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