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OpenSUSE on my laptop

Filed under: Software and Technology by Hari
Posted on Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 20:10 IST (last updated: Mon, Mar 23, 2015 @ 20:23 IST)

After a long, long time, I've switched to a non-Debian based distribution. OpenSUSE 13.2 is now my primary OS. It's RPM-based and has a GUI for almost every system configuration possible. YaST is nothing like anything seen on any other distribution. It's a lot different from Debian and quite a bit different from even Ubuntu and co. Though I've tried RPM based distros before, I've always gravitated towards Debian and Debian-based based distributions in the past. Of course, I've tried a host of other distros as well such as Redhat (when it was still free), Fedora, Gentoo, Arch and Slackware. And I did review SUSE Linux 10 before. That was almost 10 years ago, way back in 2005. Since then SUSE and its successors have kind of slipped under my radar. The surprising bit is that I find myself nodding my head in agreement with that old review. A lot of that seems true of OpenSUSE 13.2 as well: YaST is still a superb and well-integrated system management utility. It's still a user-friendly and easy to install distribution. And yes, it is polished and solid.

All in all, I'm enjoying the experience of a new distribution with a completely different system of package management and configuration.

Why did I switch? Boredom. A desire to try something different. An itch to scratch. Just because I can... :P

Anyway, here's the mandatory screenshot. My desktop (the wallpaper is a photograph I took during a holiday):

OpenSUSE desktop

1 comment(s)

  1. Shit! You use linux?
    Shame!

    Comment by Ricardo Jizalla (visitor) on Tue, Jul 28, 2015 @ 10:03 IST #

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