Chapter 21. Keeping Your System Current: Package Management

IN THIS CHAPTER

OpenSUSE Linux makes hundreds of Linux applications available to you with just a few clicks of your mouse. Many of these are installed along with your system, but you can install many more at any time.

New and updated applications are released constantly. Most applications developed for Linux are not produced by a single company needing to get out a new version on a given date to make this quarter’s sales projections. They are released when they are ready.

When security issues ...

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