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Hello people. i am a fresh open suse user. so far i must say i am impressed. it actually makes me question why ubuntu is more popular.
speaking of ubuntu. i just happened to have migrated to suse
as a new suse user Greetings!

What would you recommend a new suse user. whom has migrated from ubuntu? must have apps and modules etc.

Hey there!

Warm welcome to the green side of GNU/Linux. I’m also one of the users that started out with Ubuntu, but then made my way through many distros. openSUSE has put an end to my distrohopping madness :slight_smile:

As for the programs, i’m a casual desktop/laptop user, so i use mostly KDE, and on it, mostly VLC and Amarok (best music player out there, hands down! :D) :slight_smile:

Anyway, welcome, you’re just in time for the release fever that’s about to go on in the coming month :smiley:

What encourages people to switch? boredom?

I think the reason why Ubuntu is so popular is that it became available when SUSE was still a single distribution with an enterprise focus and Ubuntu managed to grab a lot of mindshare at the time. If you are a new user, you are more likely to know another Ubuntu (or Linux Mint) user than an openSUSE user (in my LUG I am the only openSUSE user).

Until relatively recently, the Build Service contained significantly fewer packages than Debian (and therefore Ubuntu). There are still a lot more Debian packages but my impression is that you are far less likely to have to install a source package now than you were when openSUSE was originally floated off - just as Ubuntu was storming ahead.

I also think that you need a bit of experience of Linux to understand where openSUSE scores over other distros. I was interested when doing the Introduction to Linux course that several of the explanations appeared to be aimed at Ubuntu users who would not know things which a Centos or openSUSE user would know.

VLC and Amarok are also my favourite. rhythm box had too many problems. found Amarok. never looked back

VLC i found as an alternative to windows media player when i was using windows back in like 06. true love at first launch!

I switched because firefox would not stop flickering on ubuntu for me. It runs perfectly on open suse for me.