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openSUSE

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.

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Mageia

Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, Mageia is a community project and a non-profit organisation whose goal is to develop a free Linux-based operating system.

Technical Specs Comparison
openSUSEMageia
IndependentBaseIndependent
rpm (zypper)Package Managerdnf, urpmi
systemdInit Systemsystemd
Rolling ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
16.0Latest Version9
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
October 1, 2025Release DateAugust 27, 2023
ARM64ARMhfi686ppc64ppc64els390xx86_64ARMv7
Architecture
ARM64ARMhfi686ppc64ppc64els390xx86_64ARMv7
CinnamonEnlightenmentGNOMEIceWMKDE PlasmalabwcLXDELXQtMATEWayfireXfceAwesomeHyprlandi3KDEOpenboxSwayWMaker
Desktops
CinnamonEnlightenmentGNOMEIceWMKDE PlasmalabwcLXDELXQtMATEWayfireXfceAwesomeHyprlandi3KDEOpenboxSwayWMaker