openSUSE Tumbleweed is rolling release snapshot on updates has YaST to configure the system kde some security defaults are stronger than other distros openSUSE Leap upgrades smoothly extremely stable YaST configuration Answer from KrazyKirby99999 on reddit.com
Reddit
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r/linux4noobs on Reddit: Why is openSUSE installation file so big compared to other distro installation?
August 7, 2017 -
Why is openSUSE installation file so big compared to other distro installation? It has a size of 4.7GB , a whole DVD disk, compared to the size of other common distros which barely weights 2GB or less.
Note: Im just installing for a personal computer (laptop), no an enterprise or server version.
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Because it's a copy of the whole repo as I understand it. It's meant to have every package you need for an offline install.
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Use the netinstall ISO instead. It downloads only what's needed, whereas the full disk ships with multiple desktop environments and many optional packages.
openSUSE
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openSUSE:Why openSUSE - openSUSE Wiki
July 26, 2024 - On a modern computer, the default, ... internet connection). openSUSE offers one of the biggest software lists, ready to install from the standard repositories and certainly the biggest list of available software thanks to the Build Service....
Reddit
reddit.com › r/linuxquestions › what is the purpose / advantage of opensuse?
r/linuxquestions on Reddit: What is the purpose / advantage of openSUSE?
April 13, 2022 -
I get why people install arch, debian, fedora, centos, ubuntu, gentoo, etc. I understand their philosophies and the type of distro they are, cutting edge / stable AF, etc. I can't figure out why someone would want to use openSUSE. I'm not trying to stir the pot. I'm legitamitly wanting to know what openSUSE is about, what its strengths and weaknesses are, and a meme level comment is ok if you are actually giving me useful info also.
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The SUSE folks are pretty smart. They do a lot of things better (especially on configuration side of the fence), so I recommend them. openSUSE is a community spin with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) sync'd up underneath. So, for this, very stable. Btw, on the enterprise side, SLES is the most used enterprise distribution on high end equipment. There's also openSUSE Tumbleweed which (IMHO) is the best rolling distro out there. So, for this, cutting edge (but you know, the test harness used by openSUSE is so good, this has been remarkably stable for me). SUSE and openSUSE bring a lot of things to the table that are not found in other distributions. They use zypper for package oversight. They have YaST (which probably isn't as big of a deal as that once was). The openSUSE side favors KDE, and is one of the best KDE Plasma distros out there. I like their pam stack better than most. They are still friends with the Samba team (that was a dig at the Red Hat variants). They have the Open Build Service, which people can leverage to port things into SUSE/openSUSE,+ (without you having to maintain your own build environments). So, for me, openSUSE is where I start.... and I have to weigh why I would need to use a different distro. Mind you, there are some cases. But certainly give it a try.
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openSUSE Tumbleweed is rolling release snapshot on updates has YaST to configure the system kde some security defaults are stronger than other distros openSUSE Leap upgrades smoothly extremely stable YaST configuration
Reddit
reddit.com › r/opensuse › why is suse enterprise so rich ?
r/openSUSE on Reddit: why is SUSE enterprise so rich ?
June 17, 2024 -
Suse as 2 billion networth how that is even posible why is their networth so high ?
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Because on enterprise level you don't install free distro setup by it guy inside the company, but you rely on outsourcing OS and IT guys directly from Suse. which helps to set up your environment, and they provide support for 10 years or bit less to your users. Free distro is desktop, Suse during last 20 years shows to customers reliability and they provide gold. Example: I have to set up a bank server systems, I can not install normal distro, no matter how stable is, because end of life is short, debian included, but instead, I pay suse N million ( which for my business is nothing ) to setup everything , with a reliable and secure Linux which is updated from them for years and years, this initial expense will convert in long term saving due the lack of "desktop" or experimental update of normal distros :) I am not an expert, sorry if I wrote something wrong
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apart from what u/Thick_Rest7609 wrote, SUSE is one of the enterprise companies that are not so visible but have quite the client base . ALthough not as big as Red Hat , SUSE has a bit footprint in the enterprise business.
Linuxiac
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openSUSE Gains Momentum: A Look at its Growing Popularity
March 14, 2023 - Still, the most logical explanation is that more and more Linux users recognize and rediscover in the openSUSE Leap release the reliability they need and trust. Furthermore, it is possible that some Ubuntu users, disappointed with the company’s policies and decisions, have lost trust in Canonical’s distro.
Rootco
rootco.de › 2015-03-01-why-opensuse
Why openSUSE? - Richard Brown
Normally, the first thing people think of when they hear openSUSE is our 'Regular Release Distribution', such as openSUSE 13.2 which we released last year (Download it HERE) The openSUSE Project however produces a whole bunch more. For starters, we have not one, but technically TWO other Linux Distributions which we release and maintain · openSUSE Tumbleweed - our amazing rolling release which manages to give it's users stable, usable, Linux operating system, with constantly updating software.
It's FOSS
itsfoss.com › why-use-opensuse
5 Reasons Why You Should Be Using OpenSUSE
August 1, 2020 - Networking, Software Update, all the basic settings. Everything. YaST gives you absolute power over your openSUSE installation, be it the enterprise edition or the personal installation. Convenient and everything at one place. SUSE team is one of the biggest contributors to the Linux kernel.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/opensuse › what are the reasons people use opensuse?
r/openSUSE on Reddit: What are the reasons people use openSUSE?
March 6, 2025 -
I want to hear what you, the actual users, have to say? What makes openSUSE your choice?
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Stable-ish rolling release distro with big repos, first rate KDE support, zypper and snapper+btrfs ootb
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I tried openSUSE because I wanted my first KDE experience to be on a distro that did KDE right. openSUSE had a reputation for a well-polished KDE - deservedly so. In fact, everything is well-polished. It's my trouble free daily driver.
MakeUseOf
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What Is openSUSE? Everything You Need to Know
January 6, 2022 - So what makes this Linux distro different from others, and why should you try it? Let's find out. openSUSE is an offshoot of the original SUSE Linux distribution.
openSUSE Forums
forums.opensuse.org › english › open chat
Why choose openSUSE - Open Chat - openSUSE Forums
April 12, 2020 - Hi there. I’m on the verge of trying OpenSUSE Leap for the first time, so I took a look at your excellent Wiki. In an article entitled “Why Choose OpenSUSE”, there is a reference about OpenSUSE being the second largest L…
Everyday Linux User
everydaylinuxuser.com › 2013 › 04 › opensuse-real-alternative-to-ubuntu.html
OpenSUSE - A real alternative to Ubuntu? « Everyday Linux User
The world of Linux is home to a plethora of Linux distributions. Many of these distributions work on a niche of some kind by offering something the others don't. Then there are the really big distributions. These distributions set the trend that many other distributions follow and fork from. OpenSUSE is a big distribution.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/opensuse › is opensuse heavy on resources?
r/openSUSE on Reddit: Is openSUSE heavy on resources?
January 25, 2022 -
I just moved to OpenSUSE from Debian and see really big drop in performance on my 12-years old laptop. The DE is the same for both (MATE). Browser, file manager, opening programs - everything is noticeably slower. Should this be expected, or am I doing something wrong?
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How much RAM have you got? One of my installations is on a similarly-aged ThinkPad T400 with 4GB RAM (KDE Desktop, not MATE). It works OK for coffee-table web surfing, as long as I don't push it into swapping.
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With the same software, there should be no substantial differences. The system is there and you can configure it as you see fit, Yast also allows you to easily deactivate services you don't use, for example I always deactivate bluetooth and postfix that I don't use, some users deactivate the firewall etc. Btrfs vs Ext4 can also make a difference, although in terms of performance there are no big differences, if you use system snapshots, in some moments you will have slowdowns due to maintenance and cleaning of snapshots, however I would never give it up, because they saved me in some situations. So in my opinion you can only make comparisons with the same software.
Reddit
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r/linuxquestions on Reddit: Once and for all I need to know, Why people are using OpenSUSE
January 15, 2022 -
OpenSUSE always made me curious because a lot of people recommand OpenSUSE but to my eyes at least it seems like nobody is really using OpenSUSE. And its kind of understandable because there is not some kind of outstanding feature that OpenSUSE has and other distros have'nt that I heard of. (although I know nothing really about this distro).
I tried to look up online like something that will make OpenSUSE compeling but I dont find anything that suggests that.
I mean there is all the developer related stuff that OpenSUSE advertises about itself but again I never heard about any programmer who uses OpenSUSE
So I'm here to ask you, Why the hell are you running OpenSUSE?
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I imagine it's because it had a lovely chameleon logo.
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I'm a developer and I run openSUSE Tumbleweed, so there, now you've heard of it. Long story, short, I was running Fedora, came across openSUSE Tumbleweed while troubleshooting an issue with an Optimus laptop, and decided to try it until it broke. It never broke. What I like about it: It uses RPMs, so if something isn't availablein the repos, I can run Fedora software as well. Snapper - this is why it never broke. If I'm not entirely happy with an update, I can just rollback to a previous one and keep going. YaST - Software, hardware, network, virtualization, system (kernel, boot, disk), snapshots, etc, all in one control panel. Plus it has a CLI interface for servers. openQA - automated testing before updates, Debian actually uses this as well, but it is openSUSE's project. OPI - It's like a magic portal into OBS, easily install anything, no matter which repo it's in. SteamTricks - I'm also a gamer Rolling and tested - latest tested software, with an easy undo button that I hardly ever have to use.
Quora
quora.com › Why-isn-t-OpenSUSE-as-popular-as-other-Linux-distributions-for-the-home-desktop
Why isn’t OpenSUSE as popular as other Linux distributions for the home desktop? - Quora
Answer (1 of 8): It’s the ninth most-popular distro on DistroWatch.com at the present time, so it’s pretty darn popular. It’s more popular than some very old and well-known distros like Zorin, AntiX, FreeBSD, PCLinuxOS, Mageia, Slackware (SUSE’s long-ago “parent” OS), and Puppy Linux.
Forbes
forbes.com › sites › jasonevangelho › 2019 › 02 › 02 › my-first-24-hours-with-opensuse-tumbleweed
My First 24 Hours With openSUSE Tumbleweed
November 18, 2024 - My understanding is that elementary OS and openSUSE Tumbleweed couldn't be more different. The former is designed to be lean, minimalistic and beginner-friendly, while the latter has a wealth of software bundled in (its 2x larger ISO download size makes that obvious), allows users to choose multiple desktop environments during the installation and can be heavily customized.
SUSE
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OpenSUSE
June 27, 2018 - openSUSE is an open-source-distribution ... companies. The openSUSE Project has a large global community that develops openSUSE in collaboration with the open-source-distribution community and corporate sponsors....
DistroWatch
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537 reader reviews of openSUSE...
News and feature lists of Linux and BSD distributions.
IONOS
ionos.com › digital guide › server › know-how › opensuse
openSUSE: Everything you need to know about the Linux project - IONOS
May 4, 2022 - Debian and Ubuntu are well known Linux operating systems, however, a joint project from Franconia has been growing in popularity in recent years among the members of the Linux community. openSUSE is sponsored by the Nuremberg company SUSE Software Solutions GmbH, while an international developer community is responsible for the maintenance and update of the distribution.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/opensuse › why do you use opensuse?
r/openSUSE on Reddit: why do you use opensuse?
May 22, 2024 -
I use linux mint can you give me some reasons to switch to opensuse?
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i like chameleons
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I can't tell you why you should switch, but the reason I switched is because I wanted a rolling release distro and, every once in awhile, updating Arch would break something. OpenSUSE Slowroll just works. I haven't had a single issue when updating thus far.
How-To Geek
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What Is openSUSE, and Should You Use It?
August 21, 2025 - In fact, it's one of the oldest Linux distros still in existence, with a lineage going all the way back to 1994. It was the first to be marketed to enterprises like Red Hat Enterprise Linux is. While openSUSE is freely available to general public with an open source license, it has a cousin distribution sold exclusively to businesses called SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE).