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Based OnSLS>Slackware>Jurix>SuSE Linux
Release SchedulePoint (1 year minor releases, 3 years major releases)
Default Desktop EnvironmentPlasma, GNOME, Xfce, LXQT, NONE
Init-SystemSystemd
Package Managerrpm with zypper
Official Supported Architecturesamd64, ppc64, arm64, s390x
OS FamilyGNU/Linux
Main UsageDesktop, Free alternative to SLE
OriginGermany
Release TypeBinary
Initial Release2006
Pros
Pro Extremely reliable
The packaging team is dependable resulting in system updates that come in a timely fashion and systems which rarely, if ever, break due to packaging. The versions of software that are selected and the configuration of them is typically extremely high quality.
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YaSTCon
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