When comparing Linux Lite vs openSUSE Tumbleweed, the Slant community recommends Linux Lite for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distributions for desktops?” Linux Lite is ranked 56th while openSUSE Tumbleweed is ranked 60th.
Specs
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro Light distro
Pro Very stable and easy to use
Have been using for 3 months till now. Very stable, easy to use. Can recommend for professionals and beginners.
Pro Very beginner-friendly
Among the most friendly Linux systems for beginners: (1) easy to set up commonly-used additional packages; (2) has facilities to just 'tick-and-go', and (3) based on well-known Ubuntu system.
Pro Great default aesthetics using XFCE
The GTK icon packs, theme configurations and tweaks are excellently handpicked, allowing for a cleaner interface that is aesthetically pleasing.
Pro Stable
Tumbleweed is stable enough to use every day. Updates are OpenQA tested to ensure stability before being released for Tumbleweed. Bleeding edge untested software can be tried using OpenSUSE factory.
Pro Easy installation and cutting edge apps
Pro A large amount of software
Pro Tumbleweed + OpenSUSE Build Service
Pro Good selection of preinstalled applications
Pro User friendly + Good support
Active and friendly user community, updates come fast
Cons
Con Little / no third-party support
Like it or not, most third parties don't want to deal with less-popular distros. So most of them only support Ubuntu LTS and those versions of RHEL/CentOS that are still supported.