welcome..

reading the output you included, i don't think either openSUSE in
particular or Linux in general is your problem..

that is, it seems that openSUSE Linux is working as it should (because
apparently you DID communicate with the license monitoring server, AND
got a message back saying "no way dude, you can't use SATLAB because
blah blah blah"

here is what i would do, i would read the "because blah blah blah"
part very carefully, and then go from there.....

in the blahblah:

* The server (lmgrd) has not been started yet *or*
* the wrong port@host or license file is being used *or*
* the port or hostname in the license file has been changed.

* FLEXlm error: -15,570.
* System Error: 111 "Connection refused"

** For further information, refer to the FLEXlm End User Manual,
** available at "www.macrovision.com".

actually, i couldn't find that user manual at the macrovision site
(but you might, if you look)..

using google i find it several places on the web that has the manual,
see: http://tinyurl.com/mng4nq

i'd guess one of those places has your answer...and, maybe an faq
and/or forum you can use to ask *if* you get stuck....

also, using google i found that several folks have had the same error,
see http://tinyurl.com/llsfaj (i really doubt if all of them were
using openSUSE)

*or* you could wait here until someone with actual SatLab license
problems comes along....but, that could be a while...a very long while..

--
natural_pilot