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openSUSE Tumbleweed - Why I Switched After Years on Fedora

For over a month now, I've been using openSUSE Tumbleweed as my daily driver, and it's been an enlightening experience. As a long-time Fedora user, I was curious about what Tumbleweed had to offer, especially since it often seems to fly under the radar in the wider Linux community. I think it’s a seriously underestimated distribution, so I wanted to share my thoughts on making the switch. The Lure of the Roll: Why I Left Fedora I've been a dedicated Fedora user since 2018, with only a brief hiatus on a MacBook. While I love Fedora's stability, the concept of a rolling release distribution that was thoroughly tested and polished always intrigued me. I pictured openSUSE Tumbleweed as something like a 'rolling release Fedora.' While Tumbleweed is famous for its seamless Btrfs integration, I stick to a traditional LVM with EXT4 partitioning scheme on my laptop. For me, the biggest draw was the option of an officially supported LTS kernel. This is a fantastic feature...