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Filename	SHA256 Checksum
SLE -12-SP1-Desktop-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso	a7fde08db09055520cfe99ae4b714cf57b345fa0d39393e6eb47fdfda4105239
SLE -12-SP1-Desktop-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD2.iso	ea4392b45a4b7d8bd51ab87a0ddef9dcfd51e9d3be69278d493276d441105bfd

Minimum System Requirements

• Personal computer with an AMD64 or Intel64 processor
• 1 GB physical RAM
• 4 GB available disk space
• 1024x768 display resolution
• 3D accelerated (openGL) graphics chipset

Recommended System Requirements

• 4 GB physical RAM
• 20 GB available disk space
• 1280x1024 display resolution

Recommended Processors

• AMD64
• Intel64

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is a complete desktop solution that provides office productivity, web and collaboration capabilities. With SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, enterprises can dramatically lower costs and maximize productivity, while maintaining interoperability with Microsoft Office file formats and Microsoft Exchange, as well as better integration with Active Directory. This full-featured enterprise desktop operating system is designed for mixed IT environments, it offers best of breed performance with reduced risk of technological obsolescence or vendor lock in and is supported by the world-class SUSE services team and its broad ecosystem of partners.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is the only Enterprise Linux Operating System currently available to deliver:

• Robustness on administrative errors and improved management capabilities with full system rollback based on the btrfs filesystem and SUSE's snapper technology
• The only truly integrated local systems management stack on Linux: for interactive use (YaST), scripting (AutoYaST) and integration into multi machine systems management environments such as SUSE Manager
• Interactive as well as Unattended upgrade (offline, in place) from the latest SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
• Modernized desktop environment with GNOME 3, optimized and adapted with an additional mode allowing for easier migration from earlier versions

Download Instructions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is available for download for the x86-64 architecture as two DVD ISO images. DVD1 contains the binary packages, DVD2 the source code:

1. Download the ISO images to a workstation or to a network drive.
2. Create DVDs from the ISO images (This step is optional: if you are working within a virtualized environment, you most probably will only need the images).

Important: Create the DVDs using the contents of the ISO images. Do not create the DVDs by burning the .iso files themselves (i.e. as a single "track") to DVD. Instead always choose "burn image", "burn ISO", "write premastered image", ... or similar.

The product (DVD1) ISO image fit on a single layer DVD media. The SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 source ISO (DVD2) image however requires to be written on a dual DVD or Blueray DVD due to their size which exceeds a DVD capacity.

For quick installation instructions, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 Installation Quick Start, available under the docu directory on the ISO image for DVD1. Or find our documentation available online at the SUSE Documentation pages.

For more detailed installation instructions, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 Administration and Deployment Guides available under the docu directory on the ISO images for DVD1, and online as well.

For further information regarding this release, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Release Notes.