r/openSUSE

EDIT solved i will use nixos

I'm trying to decide which Linux distro to use next. I've used Fedora and Arch, and I want something more stable than Arch without having to use really old packages.

My main requirements:

• Modern packages, but not necessarily bleeding-edge.
• Good stability and fewer unexpected breakages from updates.
• Highly customizable, especially for tiling window managers like Niri, Sway, Hyprland, or Qtile.
• Good Wayland support.
• A system I can tinker with and customize without constantly worrying about breaking it.

I'm considering:

• Fedora: Seems like a good balance, but I'm wondering how far I can customize it.
• NixOS: The declarative configuration and rollback features sound great, but I'm concerned about the smaller community and learning curve.
• openSUSE Tumbleweed: The testing and snapshot tools sound appealing, but I'm not sure if it's stable enough for what I want.

For people who've used these distros, which would you recommend? Is NixOS worth learning, or would Fedora be just as good for a heavily customized setup?

I'd appreciate real-world experiences, especially from people who use tiling window managers.

So, as the title says, I would like to try OpenSUSE, because I miss the old time of me trying new distros, since now has been almost 9 months that I'm on the same installation of Fedora.

I've used Linux since 2019, with 6 years of Debian based distro, a couple of week with Arch and then almost 9 months with Fedora.

I would like to know what make OpenSUSE different from others distros I'm your opinion, and if you have any advice or thing to know before switching to OpenSUSE

OK, currently on Arch, thinking about trying tumbleweed.

Is it a big headache to install it without BTRFS and all other that comes with it. (I have some doubts with BTRFS regarding filesystem maturity and impact on NVME drive, if it is wrong assumption please explain why?

I have AMD card so i don't expect much problems regarding drivers, but i see some concerns about codecs. Can you explain what codecs are we talking about here. I use MPV which installs its own codecs and i have yet to encounter something it can not play. Is it like a codec for web browser or what exactly.

Is KDE the best flavor currently, i see Gnome 51 still has not landed?

Is it safe and possible to remove YAST if it is abandoned?

Thank You

Does anyone know why Firefox is still on version 156.0 on openSUSE Tumblweed?

I have also Fedora installation, and there the version is already 157.0, if I remember correctly it was updated very soon after it was released by Mozilla.

Did OpenSUSE switch servers? All of a sudden I'm finally getting faster download speeds on a par with other distros like Fedora and CachyOS. For example, OpenSUSE released a new image today on 10/10 and I'm getting a normal 14mbps or faster download speed.

Currently, I am using Arch. I love using rolling releases. I am thinking of trying Tumbleweed. It's not like that I dislike Arch, i love it. But, for no special reason I am attracted to TW. From opensuse community, I would like to know why should I actually give it a try. How easy it is to find packages for TW? Arch has AUR, from where I use some tools which does not have instruction for installing them on OpenSuse TW. How can i get those packages on TW and how easy is it to build packages from source code? Also, if i choose to use ext4 filesystem ( as i am on HDD), Will I face any issue?
I really want to try TW but need some push.

Do not get offended by the title, it is said in a nice tone! Thank you.

I daily drive Endavour OS, and was looking forward to use something like openSUSE SlowRoll, but I dont see something like Shelly Package Manager GUI, or maybe Im not aware of it, and the community can help ...

Im mainly looking for the features like supporting local & appimage install, along with flatpaks, and If it has a GTK4-like GUI, that would be the icing on the cake 🤌🏻

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