Based on what I’ve heard, Fedora and OpenSUSE are the two leaders when it comes to desktop security on Linux.

Why OpenSUSE specifically?

Firstly, my general rule is “upstream or Mint (because screw snaps)”. CachyOS was a decision I made prior to this rule but otherwise I have 6 options (Arch, Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, and OpenSUSE).

• A rolling release is out of the question, so Arch’s out.
• Ubuntu’s always out.
• Based on what I’ve heard, Fedora and OpenSUSE are the two leaders when it comes to desktop security on Linux. I value security so Mint and Debian are out.
• Fedora tends to adopt new technologies fast, which isn’t really what I want.

So by process of elimination, OpenSUSE it is.

Another part of it is nostalgia. I used it briefly when I was first switching to Linux full-time. I ran into various issues and moved off it. Private internet access wouldn’t install, I didn’t even know what proprietary media codecs were at the time, and tumbleweed had a few bugs that caused me trouble. Despite all that, I’m nostalgic for it partly because of the themes I ended up installing.

Two reasons. Firstly because it’s illegal to have the same distro on two different machines, and secondly because I’ve been meaning to switch back to OpenSUSE for a while (but I ain’t gonna be gaming on OpenSUSE).

IIRC the CachyOS optimizations were basically a rounding error. I’m thinking of just switching my gaming PC to Fedora (and switching my Fedora Laptop to OpenSUSE maybe).

I don’t get it. Why is everyone donating to Omarchy. What are they hoping to get from that?

It’s frustrating that in 2026, Debian doesn’t have a firewall installed by default.

First thing I do when installing an OS is disable animations. It’s the quickest way to make a desktop feel snappier.

There are two reasons why distro choice doesn’t matter.

1. The majors are mostly fine. Ubuntu (not this one), Mint, Fedora, Arch, and Debian.
2. They’re going to need to distrohop in the end anyway, and it’s naive to think they’re going to get it right on the first try.

Many Debian developers work for Ubuntu IIRC.

I tried OpenSUSE, none of the software I wanted to install worked. It’s just too unpopular.

Fedora with RPM Fusion is probably a better bet.

You could just change your DNS server to get around that though, even without the password.

DNS level blocking is a massive pain to circumvent. Adguard DNS and NextDNS allow you to do this. Mullvad DNS allows you to block adult websites, gambling sites, and (optionally) social media without creating an account.

Differences aren’t statistically significant aside from image manipulation, asyncio_websockets, librsvg, and AV1.

You can change the shortcuts on most desktops. At least I know you can on KDE and Cinnamon.

It comes with the exact keybindings for what you are used to from Windows.

Except Kate/Kwrite defaults to Ctrl+R for replace, CTRL+H for find selected, and something else I don’t remember. The shortcuts can be changed though.

Firstly Proton is a non-profit.

Secondly security and privacy are two different things (albeit their connected).

Thirdly no company, for-profit or otherwise, is going to break the law for you.

Regardless, I can’t trust a distro with such a chaotic management structure on security.

Give me your Id. Seriously, go and give me your ID with nothing blurred.

My age is 26.

He’s adding age verification for the internet, not sending people to gas chambers. You really need to touch grass, urgently, because clearly your dependence on the internet is not healthy.

OpenSUSE seems to not accept donations from ordinary users, which suggests their target is more the server side. I think a daily driver distro should probably be a daily driver distro and not a server distro.