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Difference between OpenSUSE and Ubuntu

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1. 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. Ubuntu is a Linux-based Operating System and was developed by a team “Canonical” lead by Mark Shuttleworth. It belongs to the Debian family of Linux. It is open-source and it is freely available for use. The term “ubuntu” is derived from an African word meaning ‘humanity to others’. The Chinese version of Ubuntu is used for running the world’s fastest supercomputer. Google’s self-driving car uses the stripped version of ubuntu. 

Difference between OpenSUSE and Ubuntu:

OpenSUSE Ubuntu
OpenSUSE is developed by The openSUSE Project. Ubuntu is developed by Canonical.
It is based on SUSE Linux Professional. It is a Debian-based OS.
It was initially released on October 2005. It was initially released in October 2004.
Its Default Desktop Environment is Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, and LXQT. Its Default Desktop Environment is GNOME.
Its Official Supported Architectures are amd64, ppc64, arm64. Its Official Supported Architecture is amd64.
OpenSUSE origin in Germany. Ubuntu origin in the Isle of Man.
Its package manager is the RPM Package Manager. Its package manager is Debian Package Manager, Snap Daemon.
It has a monolithic Kernel. It uses a canonical-based kernel.
The openSUSE forum is https://forums.opensuse.org/  The ubuntu discussion forum is https://ubuntuforums.org/ 
It has Rolling release update method. It comes in different flavors like.
It is quite easy to learn than Ubuntu. It is easy to learn.
Its performance is good. Its performance is better than OpenSUSE.
It is built for entertainment purposes. It is not built for entertainment purposes.

Last Updated : 21 Mar, 2023
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