openEuler brings China's enterprise Linux ambitions to the desktop
CentOS roots give way to homegrown containers, AI tools, and a workstation edition we took for a spin
openEuler, a Linux distribution derived from Huawei's EulerOS, has gained significant traction in China despite being less familiar to users in the West. Originally based on CentOS Linux, the project was founded in 2020 by Huawei and other prominent Chinese tech companies such as Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent. The openEuler community has expanded the platform's capabilities, including the development of tools for building, deploying, and running large language models (LLMs) called Intelligence BooM, a container engine called iSula, and a tool for migrating CentOS Linux systems to openEuler called x2openEuler.
The project follows a dual-strand release cycle, similar to Ubuntu, with long-term support (LTS) versions and frequent innovation releases. The latest LTS version is 24.03, released in June 2024, while the most recent release is 26.09. openEuler's ISO files include different variants such as Offline Standard, Offline Everything, Network Install, and desktop editions like DevStation.
The distribution offers various desktop environments, including GNOME, Deepin, UKUI, MATE, Xfce, and Kiran.
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