Are Dell Latitude 5521 or 5531 labtops supported by openSUSE?

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Does anyone have experience or know if openSUSE supports the Dell Latitude 5521 or 5531 labtops well?

If I search the internet, it seems ok:

It seems ok, but if someone has experience with openSUSE on these labtops Dell 5521 or 5532, I would gladly receive their feedback on this.

Is there an easy way to test the labtop, with for example a openSUSE live image?

I found these live images:

openSUSE-Leap-15.6-KDE-Live-x86_64-Build19.45-Media.iso 12-Jan-2026 22:39       969MiB
openSUSE-Leap-15.6-KDE-Live-x86_64-Media.iso            12-Jan-2026 22:39       969MiB
  • What are the differences between the 2 images?
  • What does the Build19.45 and the Media tag refer to?
  • Are there no Leap-16.0 live images?

Thanks in advance

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The first one is a kind a refreshed ISO with newer packages than the original ISO from first Leap 15.6 release some years ago. The number is a build tag to be able to distinguish the different builds.
The second ISO always points to the latest refreshed ISO and utilizes a shorter name to be more digestible for the users. So you can use the ISO with the short name.

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Out of curiosity: why are there no leap-16.0 live images? Will there be live images in future again, for for example version 16.1 and beyond?

For others: don’t forget the original question about openSUSE on Dell labtops 5521 or 5531 :grinning:

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The correct url is: my-first-impressions-of-using-linux-on-my-new-old-refurbished-dell-latitude-5520

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My primary laptop, using for years (and using it to type this Reply):

Operating System: openSUSE Leap 15.6
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.11
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.12
Kernel Version: 6.4.0-150600.23.81-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i5-8365U CPU @ 1.60GHz
Memory: 15.4 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product Name: Latitude 5500
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The 5531 according to that URL provides Intel + NVidia hybrid/dual graphics, which seems to mean for numerous users software maintenance headaches that single AMD or Intel GPU laptop users don’t experience.

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Yes, I agree completely.

( sidenote: and to extend my personal opinion even further, I’d avoid any machine that has NVIDIA hardware. )

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What other laptop - In the same class as the Dell Latitude - would you recommend?
Is there a site where this can be looked up?
Are AMD and Intel graphic cards ok?

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Well, to reiterate, my choice of “no NVIDIA hardware” is a personal decision. As a retired software engineer of over 30+ years, I prefer using components that require less attention. (and we don’t need hard-core hardware).

Keep in mind, some folks might respond that they prefer NVIDIA - much of this is personal opinion.

As far as “other” laptops on-par with Dell, I can’t provide many clues. I would simpy research the specs I prefer.

And, “are AMD and Intel graphic cards ok?” … our two (hand-built) desktops are all AMD-based - same for the three laptops. No issues or special attention for hardware configuration / support with openSUSE, in use for years.