(Pronounced as SOO-za properly in German or SOO-sah in English) SUSE is a German-produced retail version of Linux. This commercial distribution contains several proprietary components that prevent its redistribution. SUSE Linux runs on computers with Intel 80×86 and Pentium processors. The German company, SuSE Linux AG is a German Linux distribution provider and also a business unit of Novell. SuSE Linux is also frequently written as SUSE, in all capital letters.