Hi,
I want to install Tumbleweed, but only if I can have a stable kernel. I like having latest userspace, but I dont want to deal with hangs and kernel crashes and too frequent kernel updates. I found the following repo:
https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/stable/standard/Kernel:stable.repo
Could someone tell me if I install this repo, I can have a stable kernel and remove the default kernel that comes with tumblweed ?
This is the development repo for the next kernel versions which will land in Tumbleweed.
No, you don’t need an additional repo for kernel in Tumbleweed because the standard repos contain the kernel. Using a rolling release distribution with up to date user space tools but expecting not “too frequent kernel updates” is kind of “strange”. Security wise and strategy wise…
Personally, I’ve never experienced “hangs and kernel crashes” (well okay, one time in the last 2-3 years).
You might want to consider Leap (or maybe MicroOS?) as it fits your perspective - keep in mind, rumor has it that Leap might be on its [current] final release.
Or one should consider using kernel multiversion support. You can keep the last x kernels installed.
It is described here:
I did the same with tumbleweed.
Thanks a lot everyone for the useful insights!
Using a rolling release distribution with up to date user space tools but expecting not “too frequent kernel updates” is kind of “strange”. Security wise and strategy wise…
Arch Linux has a linux-lts kernel that is officially available, which does exactly this ^, so I dont suppose its that bad of an idea…
You might want to consider Leap (or maybe MicroOS?) as it fits your perspective - keep in mind, rumor has it that Leap might be on its [current] final release.
I though MicroOS was meant for containers. If you’re saying its usable on a laptop, then I’ll happily give it a go!
Or one should consider using kernel multiversion support. You can keep the last x kernels installed.
Thanks for the link! This looks like a reasonable balance. I can settle with this if I dont end up liking MicroOS
I am running MicroOS Kalpa - that is the KDE Plasma version of MicroOS for the desktop.
I have it running on my laptop, BUT, it is running as a VirtualBox virtual machine - I’m running it there because I’m testing Kalpa’s capabilities. And so far, it’s nice.
Its focus is mostly to be a “hands-off” Linux operating system. Keep in mind, the main OS system is read-only, and apps are installed as a Flatpak. Of course, Flatpak apps use a little more space, but it’s nice dealing with Flatpaks - less hassle compatibility wise.
If you’re a GNOME type person, there is MicroOS Aeon.
Thanks for the detailed explanation 
Word ‘stable’ in kernel:stable means it is more stable than kernel:head.
For more stability use Leap or Tumbleweed Slowroll openSUSE:Slowroll - openSUSE Wiki
@Svyatko
This intrigues me - is slowroll going to replace leap? Or is it a just solution for more timorous beasties such as myself? The reason I left leap was because in the area that interests me (Graphics mostly) much of the software was lagging several versions behind and, not only was I not getting new features, but leap blocked me from installing the new versions.
Could you use slowroll and at the same time use the opensuse graphics repo, for instance?
Not that I’ve actually had any problems with tumbleweed.
Yes. Read yourself what the difference between Tumbleweed and Slowroll is:
openSUSE:Slowroll - openSUSE Wiki (as already pointed out by Svyatko)
As long as any third-party project is built against Tumbleweed and not Slowroll there will always be small chance that packages in this repository will be “too new” for Slowroll. To be on safe side, these projects would need additional repository built against Slowroll.
Thanks - I’ll mark the page and consider this seriously
From looking at the script for changeover, I need to be a little bit less radical in removing all the repos, but I can just about manage that!