Difference between OpenSUSE and Fedora
Last Updated :
28 Jun, 2022
1. OpenSUSE : OpenSUSE is a Linux distribution developed by The openSUSE Project. It was initially released on October 2005. It was developed for creating usable open-source tools for software developers and system administrators and it also provides a user-friendly environment and feature-rich server environment.
2. Fedora : Fedora OS is a Linux based open-source operating system developed by Red Hat. It is open-source and it is freely available for use. It uses the DNF package manager and gnome environment along with anaconda installer. It supports 3 platforms, which are Workstation Fedora designed for Personal Computers, Fedora Server designed for servers and Fedora Atomic designed for cloud computing.
Difference between OpenSUSE and Fedora :
S.NO. |
OpenSUSE |
Fedora |
1. |
OpenSUSE is developed by The openSUSE Project. |
Fedora is developed by RedHat. |
2. |
It was initially released on October 2005. |
It was initially released in November 2003. |
3. |
OpenSUSE developer’s forum is https://forums.opensuse.org/ |
Fedora’s development forum is https://fedoraforum.org |
4. |
OpenSUSE origin was in Germany. |
Fedora origin was in USA. |
5. |
Its Official Supported Architectures are amd64, ppc64, arm64. |
Its Official Supported Architectures are i686, amd64, arm, aarch64. |
6. |
Its Default Desktop Environment is KDE. |
Its Default Desktop Environment is GNOME. |
7. |
It is a little easier to use than Fedora. |
Fedora is not as user friendly as openSUSE. |
8. |
It is not as secure as Fedora. |
Fedora is more secure than OpenSUSE. |
9. |
Hardware support is not as good as Fedora. |
It provides all the latest technology on current hardware platforms. |
10. |
OpenSUSE comes with Tilda Terminal Emulator. |
Fedore uses Gnome Terminal Emulator by default. |
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