Since yesterday, .iso downloads for SUSE Enterprise Linux Desktop/Server 10 have been available from Novell’s download page. After seeking confirmation from Novell’s Nat Friedman, we can confirm these are indeed the final releases. SLED 10 is available for x86 and x86-64, while SLES 10 can be obtained for x86, AMD64/EM64T, PPC, IBM Power, Itanium, and IBM’s zSeries. According to Friedman, a “big marketing blitz” will happen today.
If there has ever been a distro surrounded with hype, it may be SLED 10. SUSE 10 was completely bug ridden, as we saw in our article last month. Things are looking great for SLED and SLES though. You can expect our thorough evaluation in the coming weeks.