How to build SuSe packages with Chef.

What are SuSe packages?

SuSe Linux is a product of Novell. It is a complete, easy to use open-source Linux distribution specially designed for home users, small businesses, governments and educational institutions. SuSe Linux 9.3 combines the stability, manageability and easy administration of enterprise-class operating systems with the convenience of open source. And it's offered free to personal computer users worldwide through one of the most advanced Internet software delivery models ever created.

What is Chef?

Chef is an open source configuration management tool designed to help you manage infrastructure by using a model-driven, data-driven approach. Power your deployment with innovative global search and scripting capabilities, and make sure tools integrate seamlessly through a well-documented API. Chef is collaborative, ensuring that you can work most efficiently with developers, DevOps teams and operations professionals.

Building SuSe package with Chef via packagecloud

If you’re looking to build SuSe package with Chef, you can use packagecloud to handle all of your package management and integrations with your CI/CD tools. Packagecloud works with all kinds of packages, not only SuSe packages. As well, you can integrate with all kinds of CI/CD tools, not only Chef.