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Same here: Ubuntu was my first distro, and I've been using variants of it since 2006. This winter, I switched to OpenSUSE, with Ubuntu's insistence on pushing s
by Snild 4y ago
Same here: Ubuntu was my first distro, and I've been using variants of it since 2006. This winter, I switched to OpenSUSE, with Ubuntu's insistence on pushing snap on me being the biggest reason.
- tasuki 4y agoI share the concerns about snaps. Ubuntu was the first Linux distro I actually started using as my daily driver in 2005, and I've been using it ever since. At first I used to upgrade all the minor releases, these days I'm just on whichever LTS release. It's funny how over the years I know less and less about Linux. It just works. Why have you chosen OpenSUSE and how has your experience been? I've been eyeing Debian, as it's pretty similar and I already have it on a server. My main concern with switching to a completely different distro would be that the packages are sometimes named differently. Or I could switch to NixOS if I wanted things to be actually better, but the idea that I'd have to spend time nurturing my system just doesn't sound that appealing in 2022.
- Snild 4y agoI don't think I had any specific reason for picking OpenSUSE, at least none that I can remember. Their Tumbleweed rolling release seemed interesting to me. As for the experience, I mostly like it. There is some re-learning to do (zypper not apt!), but the vast majority of things are the same. Since the distro isn't as popular, there are fewer asked-and-answered questions out there, but most Ubuntu answers work with minimal adaptation and the OpenSUSE wiki is pretty good. Another downside of going non-Debian is that proprietary software may be less well-supported. I think I only have Steam and Spotify, and they have worked well so far.
- tasuki 4y agoThank you for your answer!