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openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed is a flagship Linux distribution from the openSUSE Project. Unlike traditional operating systems that release major versions every few years, Tumbleweed follows a rolling release model.

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Technical Specs
Base
Independent
Package Manager
rpm (zypper)
Init System
Latest Version
-
Release Model
Rolling Release
Architecture
x86_64aarch64armv7hlppc64les390xriscv64IA-32
Desktop Environments
EnlightenmentIceWMLXDE

About openSUSE Tumbleweed

The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by SUSE Linux and other companies. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, this program provides free, easy access to openSUSE, a complete Linux distribution. The openSUSE project has three main goals: make openSUSE the easiest Linux for anyone to obtain and the most widely used Linux distribution; leverage open source collaboration to make openSUSE the world's most usable Linux distribution and desktop environment for new and experienced Linux users; dramatically simplify and open the development and packaging processes to make openSUSE the platform of choice for Linux developers and software vendors.

Highlights

  • -Legendary YaST system configurator, Btrfs filesystem snapshots via Snapper.
  • -Bleeding Edge, But Stable: It provides the latest Linux kernels, drivers, and desktop environments (like KDE Plasma and GNOME) mere days after they are officially released.
  • -Automated Testing (openQA): The biggest fear with rolling releases is that an update will break the system. openSUSE combats this with openQA, a massive, fully automated testing framework.