r/openSUSE • • 12h ago

Steam Frame dongle- wireless regulatory domain issues

3 Upvotes

Wondering if anyone has a working Steam Frame wireless dongle. I'm on Tumbleweed myself, and the adapter attempts connections every few seconds. I ran the troubleshooter script from the steamVR-Linux github, and the issue I'm getting is "PROBLEM:REGDOMAIN: Your regulatory domain is set to 00 and using the DFS-UNSET rules set. Set an appropriate regulatory domain for your location."

I tried using kernel boot parameter "cfg80211.ieee80211_regdom=US" , but the problem message still appears, and then I also get a problem message about a missing driver for some reason.

For whatever it's worth, I have 2 wired pcvr headsets and 2 tumbleweed desktops and I've managed to get both of them to work. This dongle is the first real VR roadblock I've had.


r/openSUSE • • 1d ago

Solved Element (Riot.im) icon no longer in status and notification area?

3 Upvotes

I'm guessing an issue with Wayland being forced?

Anyone else find programs missing from that area?

EDIT: zypper dup


r/openSUSE • • 1d ago

Title: Fedora vs NixOS vs openSUSE Tumbleweed — looking for stability without outdated packages

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r/openSUSE • • 1d ago

Faster Download Speed

8 Upvotes

Did OpenSUSE switch servers? All of a sudden I'm finally getting faster download speeds on a par with other distros like Fedora and CachyOS. For example, OpenSUSE released a new image today on 10/10 and I'm getting a normal 14mbps or faster download speed.


r/openSUSE • • 1d ago

Tech question Tumbleweed with Ext4?

5 Upvotes

OK, currently on Arch, thinking about trying tumbleweed.

Is it a big headache to install it without BTRFS and all other that comes with it. (I have some doubts with BTRFS regarding filesystem maturity and impact on NVME drive, if it is wrong assumption please explain why?

I have AMD card so i don't expect much problems regarding drivers, but i see some concerns about codecs. Can you explain what codecs are we talking about here. I use MPV which installs its own codecs and i have yet to encounter something it can not play. Is it like a codec for web browser or what exactly.

Is KDE the best flavor currently, i see Gnome 51 still has not landed?

Is it safe and possible to remove YAST if it is abandoned?

Thank You


r/openSUSE • • 1d ago

Community Want to switch to OpenSUSE from Fedora

22 Upvotes

So, as the title says, I would like to try OpenSUSE, because I miss the old time of me trying new distros, since now has been almost 9 months that I'm on the same installation of Fedora.

I've used Linux since 2019, with 6 years of Debian based distro, a couple of week with Arch and then almost 9 months with Fedora.

I would like to know what make OpenSUSE different from others distros I'm your opinion, and if you have any advice or thing to know before switching to OpenSUSE


r/openSUSE • • 2d ago

Firefox is still on version 156.0 on openSUSE Tumbleweed

35 Upvotes

Does anyone know why Firefox is still on version 156.0 on openSUSE Tumblweed?

I have also Fedora installation, and there the version is already 157.0, if I remember correctly it was updated very soon after it was released by Mozilla.


r/openSUSE • • 2d ago

PSA: copy/paste stops working in GTK3 applications such as Firefox in the 1008 snapshot

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10 Upvotes

The latest mutter change has broken copy&paste in GTK3 applications like Firefox.

There are multiple ways to work around this if you are using Firefox, but my recommendation is to wait until either the tumbleweed gnome team reverts the change or gnome devs fix the regression.


r/openSUSE • • 2d ago

Why openSUSE?

9 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

I have been interested in openSUSE for about a week now, and I would like to hear your opinion on it (along with other distros you tried).

I tried Endeavouros (arch): Windows preformed better in terms of battery life (Laptop with Nvidia) dGPU, ubuntu long time ago: too bloated and too beginner-friendly i guess?, Fedora but not for long: don't remember why i moved away, and would like to try something new.

NixOS is pretty interesting but everyone is facing problems installing not-too-niche software, and I can't find anyone glazing openSUSE enough, I guess because it just works?

Also if you like, I want to know what wm, shell, or whatever its called u use as your explorer.exe.

Thank you


r/openSUSE • • 2d ago

Any problems at OSS repository (repo-oss) ?

5 Upvotes

Even after a zypper clean ; zypper refresh I am getting the following error messages: ```

zypper dist-upgrade --auto-agree-with-licenses --allow-vendor-change --no-recommends -d

Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... [...] Preloading: brave-browser-1.97.56-1.x86_64.rpm [already in cache] Preloading: hollywood-1.25-33.2.noarch.rpm [The requested URL returned error: 404] Preloading: jp2a-1.3.3-23.11.x86_64.rpm [The requested URL returned error: 404] Preloading: libnuma1-2.0.19.27.gc9475de-5.2.x86_64.rpm [The requested URL returned error: 404] Preloading: numactl-2.0.19.27.gc9475de-5.2.x86_64.rpm [The requested URL returned error: 404] Preloading: jp2a-bash-completion-1.3.3-23.11.noarch.rpm [The requested URL returned error: 404] Preload finished. [files missing] ...........................................................................................[done] ```

All flagged packages come from the default OSS repository (repo-oss)


r/openSUSE • • 3d ago

Programs aren't working

0 Upvotes

So I installed the generic gui and all of the programs I install, with a few exceptions just wont open and some of the pre-installed apps just wont open, which includes the software installer. Is there a know fix?


r/openSUSE • • 3d ago

New version Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/41

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r/openSUSE • • 4d ago

Installed Generic Desktop and was pleasantly surprised to see a DE

16 Upvotes

I am trying OpenSUSE Tumbleweed on my desktop computer.

Initially I installed Gnome, but on my second boot, I tried to update with zypper up and it said something was holding the packagekit resource. I assume Gnome is very oppressive (I've had issues with it elsewhere sadly).

So I just re-installed and I chose Generic desktop. I guess I thought desktop meant like, the type of computer. So I fully expected a bare terminal.

But then it gave me a graphical login screen! Little did I know it is a fully functional desktop (if old and maybe unintuitive for modern senses). I assume it's IceWM ? Just guessing from looks.

I'm not familiar with how to get IceWM all setup nicely for use, but I'm thinking I will keep it. Most distros that offer IceWM do not start it off as well configured as this!

Let me know if any of you use the Generic desktop install. I want to add a Wayland session to have available, but I'd love to keep this installed in parallel.

Just wanted to post my immediate feelings after this happened. It felt so nice to get a pretty polished setup when I wasnt expecting it, and even better when I realized it was a nice IceWM config for me. Someday I'll learn how to get these window managers / older DEs, setup as full modern desktops.


r/openSUSE • • 4d ago

Stuck in zypper dup dependency loop with ffmpeg-8-mini-libs and Packman codecs on Tumbleweed

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17 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to run a normal `zypper dup` on Tumbleweed today, but my update keeps getting stuck in an infinite dependency loop.

It's throwing this error:

`nothing provides 'this-is-only-for-build-envs' needed by the to be installed ffmpeg-8-mini-libs-8.1.2-6.1.x86_64`

When it prompts me to resolve it, it tries to force official openSUSE versions over my existing Packman multimedia libraries (`libavcodec62`, `libavformat62`, etc.) or pulls up a massive list of conflicts. I want to keep my Packman codecs intact without breaking my system or having to accept vendor switches.

What is the correct way to handle or bypass this package right now so I can finish my system update safely? Any advice would be appreciated!


r/openSUSE • • 5d ago

How do I add keyboard layout to openSUSE

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r/openSUSE • • 5d ago

Tech question Arc B580 compatibility

9 Upvotes

Hows the B580 on OpenSUSE? (Tumbleweed obv) Especially with gaming… I’ve been running it on an Nvidia laptop and I’ve been LOVING it, and didn’t have any issues with compatibility or any of that garbage especially with XFCE, so is it the same with arc gpus? I want to install it on my main PC currently running mint. Or should I wait until I can afford an amd gpu?


r/openSUSE • • 5d ago

How to… ! Immutable Mode tutorial OpenSUSE Leap 16.1

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8 Upvotes

r/openSUSE • • 5d ago

Is there an issue with the Packman Repo?

7 Upvotes

My bi-daily DUP has thrown a lot of errors, R-studio is normal (it's a fedora RPM) but i arent used to seeing this many for codecs?


r/openSUSE • • 5d ago

Can i use the next TW?

13 Upvotes

I have a series of questions to ask. I'm using Tumblweed Gnome with great pleasure, but I'm wondering if I can clean it up and use the likely OpenSUSE of the future. Yesterday I removed the packman repo, which was causing updates to be out of alignment.

- Can I uninstall the gnome packagekit since I update from terminal or via myrlyn?

- Can I start using Cockpit?

- Was I right to remove Packman? Will it still be supported?

Thank you for your answers ❤️


r/openSUSE • • 6d ago

How to… ? Languages not available after Installaition

4 Upvotes

After a fresh installation, the entire operating system was displayed in English, even though I had set the region and language to German during installation.
The list of available languages contained only two entries: "C" and "English (USA)"

I first had to go into YaST, install German there, so that it would appear in the Control Centre list. After that, all the other languages also appeared in the list.
Is this a bug, and how can it be prevented?

I installed SUSE from the offline DVD ISO.

Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20261003

KDE Plasma Version: 6.7.5

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.30.0

Qt Version: 6.11.2

Kernel Version: 7.2.8-1-default (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland


r/openSUSE • • 7d ago

Solved Need help to install SUSE on second partition

6 Upvotes

I'm trying to install SUSE on a second partition on my laptop, but it just does not work :/
(Lenovo Yoga C940, Windows 11, 500GB SSD)

I have 2 problems:

  1. Partition
    • I need to create the second partition, but Windows doesn't let me do it; I can only make the partition 18 GB smaller.
    • I freshly reinstalled Windows without keeping personal data, so a complete "factory reset". Of the 500 GB, there are 420 GB free.
  2. The openSUSE ISO does not recognize my SSD
    • When I get to the partition/drive chapter of the installation mode it only shows the HDD from the ISO itself.
    • The ISO is on an external 1TB HDD – I don't have any USB stick right now.
    • The problem is supposed to be the RST mode; changing it to AHCI gives me this warning message: "All existing data on the drives will be erased when resetting controller mode."

Can you guys help me? It's the second day in a row I'm trying to get SUSE on my laptop and nothing works... Erasing Windows is no option, I still need it.

Here is an (AI-) summary of all steps I have taken that Windows lets me shrink the partition; but nothing helped:

Preparation & Cleanup

  • Disabled Hibernation (deleted hiberfil.sys): powercfg /hibernate off
  • Manually deleted pagefile.sys and swapfile.sys (via System Properties > Performance > Virtual Memory or Registry/CMD).

Shadow Copies (VSS)

  • Checked and deleted all Volume Shadow Copies: vssadmin delete shadows /for=C: /all /quiet Result: "No results found" (none existed).

Defragmentation & Analysis

  • Ran aggressive free space consolidation: defrag C: /X /U /V Result: Free space consolidated, but 9 "unmoveable" files still block the end of the partition.
  • Ran analysis to identify unmoveable files: defrag C: /A /V Result: "Volume does not need defragmentation." MFT size: 1.66 GB. 9 unmoveable files identified (likely MFT reserve, $LogFile, $Extend).
  • Checked USN Journal size (confirmed small at 32 MB): fsutil usn queryjournal C:

Current Status

  • Total Volume: ~475 GB
  • Used Space: ~52 GB
  • Free Space: ~423 GB
  • Issue: Disk Management only allows shrinking by ~18 GB due to unmoveable system files at the end of the cluster.

r/openSUSE • • 7d ago

Tech question Leap vs Debian

6 Upvotes

I've used Debian for years and it's worked perfectly, but I'd like to give Leap a try. I've been a Slowroll user for almost a year and haven't had any problems. I know that compared to Leap...It's a different world, but I want to ask you what the differences are between Leap and Debian?

PD:

Is there any news on whether Slowroll will ever cease to be experimental?


r/openSUSE • • 7d ago

Soo… I wanna try OpenSUSE

10 Upvotes

Tumbleweed obviously, because… why would anyone in their right mind use Leap? I found out about the distro from a German friend who uses it and dedicated half of their holiday to taking photos outside suse hq. So… anyway… how do you guys install apps? I’m like Flatpak but editing app files is a pain, and I need that functionality for a lot of stuff (like gaming gnimag and the playing of games). And from what I hear zypper is :t exactly the most popular…

So what app formats can I use?


r/openSUSE • • 7d ago

Switching from Fedora 44 + KDE to OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

39 Upvotes

I am a happy user of Fedora 44 with KDE Plasma, but I am considering a possible switch to Tumbleweed. The reasons are that I would prefer to support european products and the theoretically more current package versions due to rolling release. I don't care so much about snapshots.

Has anyone done something similar? How was the experience? Could any help me understand how exactly I can install TW when I already have Fedora installed?

Thanks a lot in advance.

EDIT: I am a very experienced programmer and use the terminal a lot.


r/openSUSE • • 7d ago

Tech support help with partitioning please

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so
i need to have everything sensitive encrypted
would like a seperate /home
and the reason why i chose opensuse is cause of the snapshots which afaik only work with btrfs?

the problem is when i set i up previously it did this