OpenSUSE Tumbleweed is an excellent rolling release Linux distribution. This updated guide for 2022 will take you through updating packages, adding additional repositories, gaining multimedia support, and installing software.
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OpenSUSE Leap 15.3 Getting Started Guide
The latest release of openSUSE Leap 15.3 brings the stability of SUSE Linux Enterprise to the community distro.
Top Reasons to Choose openSUSE in 2020
OpenSUSE is often overlooked and underappreciated in the Linux world. Its a truly great Linux distribution that deserves a chance. These are the top reasons why you should try openSUSE.
Getting Started with openSUSE Tumbleweed in 2020
OpenSUSE easily remains my favorite Fedora alternative. Its a fast, feature filled, professional Linux distribution with strong corporate backing and awesome developers.
How to Install RPMs on openSUSE
I may have been harsh and quick to judge openSUSE when I said it failed to install RPMs. I may have even taken a lot of heat for it. Okay, a lot of heat. Non repository RPMs will install on openSUSE but it is not as straightforward as it should be. It involves ignoring KDE’s Discover Software Center and counterintuitively ignoring every error or warning message that pops up.
OpenSUSE Software Install Failures
Sometimes Linux distros just fail and openSUSE is no exception. This is my experience attempting to install software in openSUSE Leap 15.2 using One Click Install and RPMs.
Update: a partial solution.
Linux Friendly Cloud Services in 2020
There are so many cloud services, its practically raining them. Bah duh. Awful dad joke aside, there are countless cloud services that allow for seamless syncing from device to device. What is lacking, however, is Linux compatible services. Most popular services like Google Drive, OneDrive, or iCloud only work with Windows and MacOS. Being the FOSS friendly folks that we are, we wouldn’t really want to rely on those anyway.
Every service on this list offers a native Linux client. Not some work around. Not a paid third party application. Only legit Linux compatible programs.
Linux Sync Services
I love syncing data. I really do. Its simplified life from copying files to a flash drive to move from one computer to another. And then when I adopted my first smartphones (Palm Centro, Palm Pre) it was a hassle carrying data with me. I would take a picture and then need a data cable … Read more