opensuse documentation

1. Is openSUSE good for beginners?
2. Is openSUSE better than Ubuntu?
3. Is openSUSE DEB or RPM?
4. Is openSUSE good for developers?
5. Who should use openSUSE?
6. Is openSUSE good for server?
7. How popular is openSUSE?
8. Is openSUSE good for gaming?
9. Is openSUSE secure?
10. Does openSUSE support RPM?
11. What packages does openSUSE?
12. How do I create an openSUSE package?

Is openSUSE good for beginners?

openSUSE is among the easiest linux distribution for new users. However, openSUSE does not focus on absolute ease of use, preferring to offer users flexibility and choice. ... Still openSUSE does not make things more complicated than necessary and has some easy to use graphical tools to configure system settings like YaST.

Is openSUSE better than Ubuntu?

Among all the Linux distros out there, openSUSE and Ubuntu are two of the bests. Both of them are free and open-source, leveraging the best features Linux has to offer.

Is openSUSE DEB or RPM?

openSUSE is . rpm based. ... In some cases when the source code is not available, you can try converting deb packages to rpm by alien.

Is openSUSE good for developers?

openSUSE, which can easily give Ubuntu a run for its money due to its professional and timely development, is a very stable operating system for programming. ... One of the major advantages of openSUSE is its jYaST package management, making it easy to automate different tasks.

Who should use openSUSE?

Currently, we have openSUSE 42.1. It contains all the stable packages and provides the smoothest experience of the two. It is highly suitable for Home, Office and for Business computers. It is for people who need a good OS but won't/can't keep pampering the OS and need it to move aside and let them work.

Is openSUSE good for server?

Re: openSUSE, how good for servers? Works fine. There's nothing that says you have to run a GUI. When running as a console only server, it's as good as any other Linux distro.

How popular is openSUSE?

As far as popularity goes opensuse is consistently in the top 20 on distro watch. At the same time I don't think they devs are focused on being more popular. More focused on a solid operating system, and that can be seen when you get in and really use opensuse.

Is openSUSE good for gaming?

openSuse is great. Like any distro, be sure to learn how things work. Steam, wine, and DXVK work on any distribution. Linux is a kernel and GNU utilities, the distro is only installation and package management.

Is openSUSE secure?

openSUSE is a secure distribution. Both during development and after shipment security processes are honored and applied. Overseeing the security of the openSUSE distribution and coordinating the updates is the SUSE Security Team. openSUSE's Security Features help to prevent bugs from being exploitable.

Does openSUSE support RPM?

RPM (with rpm ≥ 4.10, used in openSUSE 12.3/Fedora 18 and newer) supports versions like “1.0~beta2” now (which sorts in lower than 1.0). This means that hacks like “0.99_1. 0. beta2” are no longer required when building with the official rpm binaries.

What packages does openSUSE?

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and openSUSE use zypper for package management and YaST for system administration.

How do I create an openSUSE package?

Just use the package name as "Name", the package summary as "Title" and the package description as "Description". After the package is created, go to the "Sources" tab to add the files for your package. You need to upload the source code of your package and at least a spec file (see also packaging guidelines).