Linux Mint was the distro I chose little less than a year ago when I switched to Linux. Used it with Cinammon at first and then switched to XFCE. It’s been a cool journey and I have def learned a lot.

But over time Mint has left more to be desired, most specifically, more up to date packages. Hence why I’m leaving the Debian / Ubuntu based distros to try OpenSuSE TW with Gnome.

Any advice would be appreciated

  • raptir@lemdro.idEnglish
    12·
    7 months ago

    Don’t be afraid to customize your install with YaST. You can add/remove packages before you do the installation.

    You’ll need packman if you need restricted codecs for video.

    Update with zypper dup as a general rule.

    • ThricklesEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      If you do enable the packman repo, expect intermittent dependency conflicts when running zypper dup. When it happens, wait a day or so for repos to update.

      Edit: spelling

      • k_rol@lemmy.ca
        1·
        7 months ago

        Yep I did learn to do the same thing. Too bad they don’t explain that when installing Thumbleweed.