So I just upgraded to Leap 42.2, but apparently 42.3 is available. I get the impression it’s more bleeding edge and I should avoid as someone trying to learn Linux.
But then what is Tumbleweed? I don’t want it, but I do want to understand. Is it just more bleeding edge? How is a new user supposed to guess which release is the one to use?
My best guess now is that there are two Leap releases at the same time, and I should just run the lower of the two. Yes?
On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 21:36:01 +0000, dcnblues wrote:
> So I just upgraded to Leap 42.2, but apparently 42.3 is available. I get
> the impression it’s more bleeding edge and I should avoid as someone
> trying to learn Linux.
42.3 is in alpha/beta right now. 42.2 is the current release.
> But then what is Tumbleweed? I don’t want it, but I do want to
> understand. Is it just more bleeding edge? How is a new user supposed to
> guess which release is the one to use?
Tumbleweed is a rolling release. If you’re new to Linux, you probably
want Leap rather than TW.
> My best guess now is that there are two Leap releases at the same time,
> and I should just run the lower of the two. Yes?
Close - as I mentioned, 42.3 is not yet released.
Jim
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I see. So people who want to test the beta can download, and it just becomes common knowledge that it’s beta and that detail is not repeated when mentioned on this and other boards. Hence my confusion. Thank you.
If you use the standard download site, “software.opensuse.org”, it offers Tumbleweed and Leap. And the Leap that it offers is 42.2. There’s also a “testing” link which takes you to 42.3 and clearly mentions that it is a beta release. If you install 42.3, the opening installer screen tells you that it is a beta release.
I’m not seeing a reason for confusion there.
Yes, use “Tumbleweed” for bleeding edge. Use Leap for stable. But you should not expect the beta release to be stable at this point, though my experience is that it is pretty solid.
On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:06:01 +0000, dcnblues wrote:
> I see. So people who want to test the beta can download, and it just
> becomes common knowledge that it’s beta and that detail is not repeated
> when mentioned on this and other boards. Hence my confusion. Thank you.
Well, yes and no - when you go to the download page, you’ll have an
option for “stable” or “development” - 42.3 is currently in development.
You really have to be trying to get 42.3 - if you just go to
software.opensuse.org and download from there, 42.2 is what you’ll get
(you can tell in the filename).
Jim
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Again, my comment is from looking at this forum, and seeing all the references to 42.3 that don’t mention ‘beta.’ I get it now, but to a new user it seems like the current release of Leap is 42.3.
I am not complaining about this. I have far too many other frustrations.
On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 23:56:01 +0000, dcnblues wrote:
> Again, my comment is from looking at this forum, and seeing all the
> references to 42.3 that don’t mention ‘beta.’ I get it now, but to a new
> user it seems like the current release of Leap is 42.3.
>
> I am not complaining about this. I have far too many other frustrations.
I understand.
The download page does clearly state that 42.3 is beta, so it’s assumed
that anyone who’s downloaded 42.3 knows that it’s beta, since the
download is marked as such.
Jim
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