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openSUSE Tumbleweed review
A rolling release that's tested hard before it reaches you.
KDE Plasma / GNOME Rolling (automated QA) Moderate
At a glance
| Based on | Independent |
|---|---|
| Desktop environment | KDE Plasma / GNOME |
| Package manager | Zypper (RPM) |
| Release model | Rolling (automated QA) |
| Current version | Rolling |
| Supported until | Rolling |
| Comfortable minimum RAM | 4 GB |
| Difficulty | Moderate |
| Official site | https://www.opensuse.org |
Pros & cons
What's good
- openQA automated testing makes it unusually reliable for a rolling distro
- YaST and Snapper give powerful config and easy system rollbacks
What to watch
- Smaller community than the Debian/Ubuntu world
- Frequent large updates need decent bandwidth
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Who is openSUSE Tumbleweed for?
openSUSE Tumbleweed tends to suit people who want latest software (bleeding edge), developer workstation, maximum stability. With a difficulty rating of 3 out of 5, it's a reasonable step up once you've found your feet.
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