Microsoft Windows vs. openSUSE Leap

It is well suited in a work environment, being that an organization can set up their system to be specifically work related and only certain users can get access is really helpful. I also like that multiple users can log in on the same device and keep each account seperate without interfering with the other.

OpenSUSE Leap is well suited for just about any Linux task. Especially I like to use it as Docker base image for my software deployments, because it has a wide variety of software packages available already precompiled and packages are well maintained - vulnerable software versions are patched in reasonable time. OpenSUSE Leap is rpm based system, and it wouldn't install Debian or other systems packages. If your software is not an rpm package then OpenSUSE Leap would not be suitable for your system.

• Smooth operating system
• Intuitive user interface
• Easy integration of other Microsoft products
• System encryption
• Very secure

• Maintenance of software packages using YAST
• Availability of patches when a vulnerability is discovered
• Distribution upgrades

• confusing at first when shut down is under start menu
• task bar on 2 displays sometimes won't hide automatically even though set that way
• not so intuitive to set up 2 displays

Incentivized

• Commercial packages not always available
• Stable packages sometimes lag behind the latest releases

Incentivized

Works fine until it stops working, then hard to troubleshoot and fix!

Incentivized

support remains spotty, researching online articles are a pain

Incentivized

MDT helped deploy OS to users machines via PXE boot.

Incentivized

Because of its compatibility with third-party software requirements.

Incentivized

openSUSE Leap has wide variety of already precompiled software packages in default repositories. It even has some specific packages in official repositories that are not available in other Linux distribution repositories. It is also very stable and reliable distro - we can predict when new versions will be released and when we should make system upgrades.

• Increased productivity
• Intuitive interface
• Quick operation
• Minimal interruption from system processes

• More effective maintenance means a smaller headcount needed for running the production servers.
• The easiness of deployment means more time we can spend on software development of company-specific applications.
• Great community support and overlap with other Linux systems mean that an answer to nearly any problem is usually one google query away.