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I used to be a die-hard OpenSUSE user. When 11.4 came out, I complained to my co-worker. "Man, another upgrade. Things always seem to go a little wonky after u

by nathanb 13y ago

I used to be a die-hard OpenSUSE user. When 11.4 came out, I complained to my co-worker. "Man, another upgrade. Things always seem to go a little wonky after updating." He said "wait, what do you mean?" Turns out he was an Arch Linux user, and Arch uses a rolling release system. The idea of upgrading to a new version doesn't make sense; every system update gives you the newest tested version of everything. (So now instead of things going wonky every few months, they go wonky constantly :) OpenSUSE is a fine distro, especially if you're a KDE user. But if you're tired of a big bomb upgrade once every so often, consider a rolling release distro as well. On the other hand, if you want to run the same code and not worry about upgrading for years, 13.1 is a good choice because it's a longterm support release and will continue to receive bugfixes until 2016.

rmk2 13y ago
If you want rolling-release, use openSUSE-factory[1], i.e. the development branch (though this might sometimes break on you). If you want an inbetween thing between rolling release and standard, use Tumbleweed[2], which is curated by Greg K-H and brings you new versions of important software, i.e. KDE/Gnome, kernel, git, vim/emacs etc. Tumbleweed uses a set of repositories called *-current, which are always symlinked to the current version. As of today, my next update will bring me onto 13.1 standard for all packages, while Tumbleweed will be emptied soon. In a little while, Tumbleweed will be populated again with updates newer than the 13.1 version, as they appear. This cycle continues until 13.2 is released, and then starts anew. [1]: http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Factory http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Factory [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed
Swifty 13y ago
Opensuse technically has two rolling models, The first being Factory which contains bleeding edge software that will is considered to be unstable. The second is Tumbleweed which just pushes updated Stable software. Factory is manly for developers to test on and isn't rely for day to day use. Tumbleweed can be used for day to day use, you just have to be aware that things can break.

by nathanb 13y ago

rmk2 13y ago

If you want rolling-release, use openSUSE-factory[1], i.e. the development branch (though this might sometimes break on you). If you want an inbetween thing between rolling release and standard, use Tumbleweed[2], which is curated by Greg K-H and brings you new versions of important software, i.e. KDE/Gnome, kernel, git, vim/emacs etc. Tumbleweed uses a set of repositories called *-current, which are always symlinked to the current version. As of today, my next update will bring me onto 13.1 standard for all packages, while Tumbleweed will be emptied soon. In a little while, Tumbleweed will be populated again with updates newer than the 13.1 version, as they appear. This cycle continues until 13.2 is released, and then starts anew. [1]: http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Factory http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Factory [2]: http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed

Swifty 13y ago

Opensuse technically has two rolling models, The first being Factory which contains bleeding edge software that will is considered to be unstable. The second is Tumbleweed which just pushes updated Stable software. Factory is manly for developers to test on and isn't rely for day to day use. Tumbleweed can be used for day to day use, you just have to be aware that things can break.