OpenSUSE vs Deepin OS

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.

openSUSE makes use of a GUI tool called YaST to install and setup an openSUSE system.

YaST is very easy to use and makes the process of installing and maintaining an openSUSE installation a breeze.

SUSE Build Service offers packages from the same sources as Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE Linux Enterprise and other distributions. This is the most underused package tool in Linux today.

Both Gnome and KDE desktop options are well polished to fit with the opensuse theme and environement, so either desktop is a great choice.

Stable, reliable, rock solid.

OpenSUSE is very easy in terms of installing packages, administration and customization, yet very powerful in the same. Every user should find his own piece of cake in this OS.

Popular format shared with distros like Fedora, RHEL, Scientific Linux, Mageia etc.

Does the job needed and has the hardware drivers for the application built-in by the H/W supplier.

Directions on other desktop Linux's often force you to use GUI packages or have steps that introduce security issues.
OpenSUSE has a professional community and directions are usually geared toward GUI and CLI with similar steps.

It comes standard with a large number of pre-added applications that sort out your day-to-day use.

Regular and easy upgrades to stable and well tested software.

Much better system then other distros for installing any package. It is as simple as clicking on one button and typing in your password. Adds a repo to your system keeping everything updated at the same time.

Best administration and setup tool.

Applications feel fast.

Fast, reliable, powerful and almost impossible to leave a broken system.
The Yast interface will also give you access to a Zypper GUI if you are uncomfortable with the command line.

OpenSUSE has a VERY active user community. Questions on forums are generally answered in minutes.

The desktop interface and apps feature an intuitive and elegant design. Moving around, sharing and searching, etc. has become simply a joyful experience.

Having Deepin installed also means you have thousands of quality apps to choose from. The apps which come with installation will suit your needs to browse the Internet, listen to music, watch videos, talk with friends, editing documents or simply any task you want to do at home or in your office.

It's very easy to use. You can easily uninstall a program by going to the menu then right-clicking on the preferred app and selecting "Uninstall" option.

Deepin has a blur and transparent design throughout the OS, which makes it one of the most beautiful Linux distros.

Installing Deepin OS is very easy. Even easier than installing Ubuntu!

Deepin OS supports Flatpak. It also has some Flatpak programs installed by default.

Deepin OS includes a program called "Deepin Graphics Driver Manager" which can easily install a good driver for the graphics card.

Since it is based on Debian stable, you will hardly ever get a dependency issue.

It is based on Debian which is the best Linux distribution for desktops.

By default, Deepin looks kinda like macOS but it can be made to look like Windows by right-clicking on the dock and changing the mode from "Fashion Mode" to "Efficient Mode".

It is a rolling release Linux distribution which is quite popular these days.

The app store is gorgeous.

It has its own toolkit called "Deepin Tool Kit". And the maintainers themselves use it.

In some cases, VLC media player has some problems with Ubuntu or Ubuntu-based Linux distros. That isn't the case with Deepin.

Deepin has a sane default set of apps including custom apps of their own design that gives the distro a very consistent look and feel. By working with the community on these tools as well as custom translations there is a great sense of polish when using it that is not often seen when using such a new desktop environment.

Programs load and launch faster in Deepin than other Linux distributions. It takes only about 3 seconds to launch Chrome.

The Wuhan Deepin Technology is behind this Linux distribution.

Deepin has the facilities to create VLAN and other configuration like Wifi Hostpot on their GUI.

Deepin 15.7 is lighter than Windows 10 and Ubuntu.

The official repository of deepin OS includes over 73,000 packages.

It has some exciting applications, such as Deepin Graphics Driver Manager which can easily change between free and proprietary drivers without any issue.

Deepin automatically cleans package cache. Cleaning package cache is a good thing as it will make the OS much faster and lighter.

Deepin uses their own modified version of apt. When there is a distribution upgrade available and if we try to upgrade by running "sudo apt upgrade", then this modified version of apt gives this warning message, "DDE programs will work abnormally if run this command. Run sudo apt dist-upgrade or sudo apt full-upgrade instead."

Some people don't like Ubuntu nor its derivatives.

Easy to install, comes with default packages to typical needs e.g. Chrome, WPS office, System Monitor and a bunch of multimedia utilities. Its easy to install and uninstall applications, it has a great app store and is fast. On same laptop run much faster than Windows 10 did.