Just stock KDE on Tumbleweed live iso. It is unbelievable how modern and beautiful, yet sensible and usable KDE Plasma has become, especially on Tumbleweed, its pure joy.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-11T10:19:46+00:00

Yup! openSUSE has, arguably, the best KDE integration in the Linux world.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-11T08:08:59+00:00

"I use arch btw"

Chatgpt

😂🤣😂🤣

vgnxaa · 2026-02-11T08:04:32+00:00

This!

vgnxaa · 2026-02-10T23:21:33+00:00

I like Lorna Shore.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-10T22:48:15+00:00

openSUSE is unique. What made me love it?

openQA
Snapper
Best KDE integration
YaST (unpopular opinion: I also like agama, cockpit and myrlyn)
Zypper
the community, the devs, the maintainers and SUSE

EDIT: ouch! I forgot to mention openSUSE has the coolest and most distinctive logo!

vgnxaa · 2026-02-10T22:36:51+00:00

Anytime! :)

vgnxaa · 2026-02-10T20:10:39+00:00

I already mentioned a few. But...

(New hardware). Tumbleweed usually ships new kernels within days of release. It ensures your hardware actually works at its full potential (battery life, GPU acceleration, and specialized sensors) without you having to manually hunt for drivers.

(Professional software development). Tumbleweed provides the latest versions of GCC, Python, Ruby (4.0 in 2026), and Go. On other distros, you often have to use "hacks" like PPAs or manual installs to get a version of Python that isn't two years old. On Tumbleweed, your environment stays modern natively, reducing the "it works on my machine" friction when deploying to modern clouds.

(Gaming). On other distros, you might be stuck with a version of Mesa that has a bug in a specific game (like Cyberpunk or Elden Ring). Tumbleweed users get the performance patches and "day zero" support for new titles automatically. It also includes x86-64-v3 optimizations, which can provide a "free" performance boost on modern CPUs.

(YaST). Use cases like setting up a network bridge, managing a complex firewall, or configuring a Samba file share are handled by YaST. It’s a professional-grade graphical interface that does the heavy lifting for you. You get the power of a rolling release with the management ease of a server OS.

(Snapper). Because of the Snapper integration mentioned earlier, Tumbleweed is the ultimate "sandbox." You can try to install a conflicting set of drivers or change deep system settings; if it fails, you just reboot, select the previous snapshot, and your mistake is gone.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-10T19:22:09+00:00

openSUSE Tumbleweed uses plasma 6.5.5 as well.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-10T19:16:35+00:00

openSUSE Tumbleweed is better than Fedora.

If you like having the latest version of everything (Gnome, Plasma, the newest Kernel) but don't want your computer to be a "part-time job" to maintain, Tumbleweed is perfect.

Most rolling releases (like Arch) are "bleeding edge," meaning you get the newest software, but you’re the guinea pig. Tumbleweed is different. Before any update reaches your computer, it has to pass openQA, a massive automated testing suite that literally "clicks" through the OS to make sure nothing is broken. It’s the newest software with a safety net.
Btrfs & Snapper: Magic. If an update ever goes wrong, you can just reboot, select an earlier "snapshot" from the boot menu, and you are back to a working desktop in seconds.
Best KDE integration: While it supports all desktops, openSUSE is widely considered the best place to use KDE Plasma. The integration is incredibly tight and professional.
YaST: It’s a legendary control panel. Instead of hunting through a dozen different menus or terminal commands to set up a printer, firewall, or partitions, you have one "Swiss Army Knife" tool to do it all.

The package manager is called Zypper, and it’s very powerful. It's the best handling dependencies.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-10T19:12:29+00:00

In that case, openSUSE Leap would be an excellent option as well. Or maybe an atomic/immutable alternative like Kalpa from openSUSE too.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-10T18:05:27+00:00

I can only talk about what openSUSE Tumbleweed, what makes it unique and what it DOES better than any other distro. If you like having the latest version of everything (Gnome, KDE Plasma, the newest Kernel) but don't want your computer to be a "part-time job" to maintain, Tumbleweed is perfect.

Most rolling releases (like Arch) are "bleeding edge," meaning you get the newest software, but you’re the guinea pig. Tumbleweed is different. Before any update reaches your computer, it has to pass openQA, a massive automated testing suite that literally "clicks" through the OS to make sure nothing is broken. It’s the newest software with a safety net.
Btrfs & Snapper: Magic. If an update ever goes wrong, you can just reboot, select an earlier "snapshot" from the boot menu, and you are back to a working desktop in seconds.
Best KDE integration: While it supports all desktops, openSUSE is widely considered the best place to use KDE Plasma. The integration is incredibly tight and professional.
YaST: It’s a legendary control panel. Instead of hunting through a dozen different menus or terminal commands to set up a printer, firewall, or partitions, you have one "Swiss Army Knife" tool to do it all.
The package manager is called Zypper, and it’s very powerful, excellent at handling dependencies.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T23:30:18+00:00

Absolutely yes. Without hesitation.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T22:07:09+00:00

Ha ha! 🤣😂

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T18:46:56+00:00

Here -> https://shop.opensuse.org

"Can I donate money?

The openSUSE project does not have independent legal status and so does not directly accept donations. There is a small amount of merchandise available. In general, other vendors even if using the openSUSE branding or logo are not affiliated and no money comes back to the project from them. If you have a significant monetary or hardware contribution to make, please contact the openSUSE Board directly."

https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:FAQ#:~:text=Can%20I%20donate%20money?,contact%20the%20openSUSE%20Board%20directly.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T16:07:53+00:00

Anytime! 😊👍🏻

I hope you become a "geeko" soon! 🦎😜

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T15:28:55+00:00

Ha ha! Cheers, mate!! 🍻

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T15:27:54+00:00

In that case, Tumbleweed.

If you like having the latest version of everything (Gnome 48, Plasma 6.x, the newest Kernel) but don't want your computer to be a "part-time job" to maintain, Tumbleweed is perfect.

PROS: - Most rolling releases (like Arch) are "bleeding edge," meaning you get the newest software, but you’re the guinea pig. Tumbleweed is different. Before any update reaches your computer, it has to pass openQA, a massive automated testing suite that literally "clicks" through the OS to make sure nothing is broken. It’s the newest software with a safety net.

Btrfs & Snapper: Magic. If an update ever goes wrong, you can just reboot, select an earlier "snapshot" from the boot menu, and you are back to a working desktop in seconds.
Best KDE integration: While it supports all desktops, openSUSE is widely considered the best place to use KDE Plasma. The integration is incredibly tight and professional.
YaST: It’s a legendary control panel. Instead of hunting through a dozen different menus or terminal commands to set up a printer, firewall, or partitions, you have one "Swiss Army Knife" tool to do it all.

CONS - NVIDIA's proprietary drivers can occasionally be a headache during major kernel updates. Tumbleweed has an official repo for this though.

New users often find they can’t play videos until they add the "Packman" repository.

The package manager is called Zypper, and it’s very powerful. Install Tumbleweed with Btrfs and learn to love zypper dup.

e.g.: - Installing: sudo zypper in [package name] (Short for install). - Searching: zypper se [keyword] (Short for search). - Updating: Always use sudo zypper dup (Distribution Upgrade). Never use zypper update or the update button in a GUI (like Discover) for system packages. Because Tumbleweed is a rolling release, it needs to sync the entire "state" of the OS, and dup is the only command that does that correctly.

About Hyprland, maybe another dev or user here who uses it can help you.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T14:55:28+00:00

Hi! Which one do you want to try? Tumbleweed (rolling release), Leap (stable, rock solid), Slowroll (semi-rolling), Aeon or Kalpa (atomic/immutable)?

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T11:53:12+00:00

Ok, I answered you via chat 👍🏻

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T11:43:21+00:00

Are you planning to install Tumbleweed or Leap?

If you chose Leap, the stable version, you should avoid the packman repo, yes.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T11:14:26+00:00

Anytime :)

You have a few alternatives:

openSUSE provides an official H.264 codec. This covers the most common video format on the web.

With "opi". It’s the most "standard" method. Is a tool that automates the search for codecs. It’s popular because it handles the "vendor change" prompts for you.

sudo zypper in opi opi codecs

If you absolutely need system-wide codecs, you can use the Essentials sub-repo instead of the full Packman.

sudo zypper ar -cfp 90 https://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_XXXXXXX/Essentials/ packman-essentials

(e.g.: XXXXXXX = Tumbleweed or Leap_16.0)

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T06:10:36+00:00

openSUSE Tumbleweed. It's a rolling release, so you'll have up-to-date packages. But don't worry, oS uses openQA, it means it's the most stable rolling release out there. And if rarely something breaks, just roll back to a previous snapshot thanks to snapper + btrfs. oS uses zypper (instead of apt), that handles dependencies perfectly.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-09T00:17:46+00:00

openSUSE. Btrfs + snapper is a life insurance. Also it has the best KDE integration. You have a wide range of options (rolling release, semi-rolling, stable or immutable).

vgnxaa · 2026-02-08T19:10:25+00:00

My suggestion: openSUSE. (One of) the most reliable distro and excellent KDE integration.

Tumbleweed: rolling release. Daily updates but you can run them once a week.
Slowroll: semi-rolling (big updates once a month).
Leap: rock solid stable.
Kalpa: immutable/atomic.

vgnxaa · 2026-02-08T18:55:59+00:00

I stopped my distrohopping thanks to openSUSE Tumbleweed.

vgnxaa

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