Ubuntu vs OpenSUSE

Difference Between Ubuntu and OpenSUSE

What are Ubuntu and OpenSUSE? They both are the operating system. An operating system is the software package that manages the hardware and software instructions and controls the computer.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is open-source software that was developed by Canonical in October 2004. It is a very reliable operating system. Its latest release is Ubuntu 18.10. Basically, it comes with three official editions: Ubuntu Desktop – for a personal computer, Ubuntu Server – for making the servers and Ubuntu Core for the IoT and Robots. Some key features of Ubuntu are given below:

• It’s an open-source operating system.
• Ubuntu is having a better User Interface.
• Security point of view, Ubuntu is very safe because of its less useful.
• Font family in Ubuntu is very much better in comparison to windows.
• It has a centralized software Repository from where we can download them all required software from that.
• Unix Environment is the best for the programmer.
• Command Line interface – It has both a command-line interface as well as a GUI interface.
• Cost- It’s an open-source that is free of cost.
• For testing purpose, you can run Ubuntu in pen drive without installing it.

OpenSUSE

OpenSUSE is an open-source operating system that was developed by the openSUSE project line, and it belongs to the UNIX-like OS family. Its initial release happened in October 2005. Its update method is rolling release. Some key features of the OpenSUSE are given below:

• It is an open-source operating system.
• Its kernel type is Monolithic.
• It belongs to GNU
• The standard packet manager is ZYpp, The front-end packet manager is YaST, and the low-level packet manager is RPM.
• It has an update method of Rolling release.

Head To Head Comparison Between Ubuntu and OpenSUSE (Infographics)

Below is the top 21 difference between Ubuntu vs OpenSUSE

Key Differences Between Ubuntu and OpenSUSE

Both are popular choices in the market; let us discuss some of the major difference:

• Ubuntu packet manager is dpkg, while in OpenSUSE packet manager is RPM.
• Ubuntu current Linux kernel is 15, but OpenSUSE Linux Kernel is 4.12.14.
• Ubuntu belongs to the Linux family while OpenSUSE belongs to SUSE-Linux
• Ubuntu defaults user Interface is GNOME, while the OpenSUSE user interface is GNOME3 or KDE plasma 5.

Ubuntu vs OpenSUSE Comparison Table

Below is the topmost comparison between Ubuntu vs OpenSUSE

Basis of Comparison	Ubuntu	OpenSUSE
Developer	Canonical	openSUSE Project
OS family	Linux	SUSE Linux
Source Model	Open Source	Open Source
Release	20 October 2004	October 2005
Kernel type	Monolithic	Monolithic
Userland	GNU	GNU
Default User Interface	GNOME, Ubuntu Unity	GNOME 3 or KDE Plasama 5
Cost	Free, Open Source	Open Source
Viruses	Viruses can’t survive in this.	Can’t attack
Packet manager	dpkg	RPM
Version	Ubuntu 18.04	15
Current Linux Kernel	4.15	4.12.14
Updates	Updates are very easy	Rolling release
Programming	The programming part is very easy.	It’s easy in this.
Entertainment	It is not built for that.	I can watch in this.
MS Office Work	Comfortable with MS office	It supports this
Gaming	You can’t play games on this.	Not built for games
Adobe and Photoshop support	Not much support.	Same like ubuntu
Performance(RAM and Core)	Better	Good
Security	No need for Antivirus and Firewall.	No need.
Learning	It is not easy to learn	It’s easy in comparison of ubuntu

Conclusion

This is all about the comparison between Ubuntu vs OpenSUSE. If we will talk about the popularity, then Ubuntu is much popular in the comparison of OpenSUSE among Developers and tester because of its versatility.

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