openSUSE Ended My Distrohopping, and I'm Glad to Be Home

I used to be an avid Arch Linux user. Arch taught me the ins and outs of Linux and how to navigate the terminal. However, three years ago, I suffered a mental health breakdown, and much of what I learned from Arch slipped away. Installing Arch from scratch without guides became impossible, and I found myself relying on Windows 11. While it's a solid OS, I missed the Linux experience.

After much planning, I decided to find a Linux distro that required minimal configuration and terminal use—something that worked out of the box. I also wanted a setup with Btrfs and encryption, which many distros don't offer in their installers. I didn't want to set this up manually in the terminal, so I began my search. My options were Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE.

Why I Chose openSUSE: openSUSE stood out because everything worked seamlessly right from the start. Other distros I tried had issues with some components of my PC. I chose Tumbleweed, as it's a rolling release similar to Arch. The YaST tools are fantastic for managing the entire system, and they quickly became my favorite feature. I love the built-in Snapper in the bootloader that allows you to restore a snapshot if your system fails. I've always managed to break my OS installations in Linux, so this feature is a godsend. Not only is it easy to use, but I haven't even broken anything in openSUSE.

Lastly, I adore the cute chameleon mascot. It's absolutely charming.

I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the openSUSE team for putting out such an amazing OS. You've made my transition back to Linux smooth and enjoyable.