Difference between OpenSUSE and Linux Mint
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. Linux Mint :
Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution developed and released by Clement Lefebvre. It was initially released on August 2006. It is based on Ubuntu or Debian. Linux Mint comes bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications and can provide full out-of-the-box multimedia support for those who choose to include some proprietary software, such as multimedia codecs.
Difference between OpenSUSE and Linux Mint :
S.NO. |
OpenSUSE |
Linux Mint |
1. |
OpenSUSE is developed by The openSUSE Project. |
Linux Mint was developed and released by Clement Lefebvre. |
2. |
It was initially released on October 6, 2005. |
It was initially released on August 26, 2006. |
3. |
It is based on SUSE Linux Professional. |
It is based on Ubuntu or Debian. |
4. |
It’s Default Desktop Environment is Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, LXQT. |
It’s Default Desktop Environment is Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce. |
5. |
It’s Official Supported Architectures are amd64, ppc64 and arm64. |
It’s Official Supported Architectures are i386 and amd64. |
6. |
OpenSUSE origin was in Germany. |
Linux Mint origin was in Ireland. |
7. |
The package manager of OpenSUSE is the RPM Package Manager. |
The package manager of Linux Mint is Debian Package Manager. |
8. |
It has a monolithic Kernel. |
It uses Cinnamon based kernel. |
9. |
The openSUSE forum is
https://forums.opensuse.org/
|
The Linux Mint forum is
https://forums.linuxmint.com/
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10. |
It has Rolling release update method. |
It uses type and level based update manager |
Last Updated :
13 Jul, 2020
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