SlowRoll and Tumbleweed in 2025

I have been away for a while, and I want to return. I see that SlowRoll is still labeled ‘experimental’. Is that because OpenSuse has not decided to commit to it or because it is not yet reliable? I am interested in SlowRoll and I’d like to know whether many people (any people?) are using it as their main OS.

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I’ve just started using Slowroll on a laptop that previously had Windows 10 installed — I finally ditched it a few weeks ago. On my other machines, including dual-boot setups and some running as VM guests, I’d stuck with Leap. What I like about Slowroll is its relatively sane rolling upgrade frequency compared to Tumbleweed. The more deliberate upgrade cadence aligns well with my comfort zone. It still provides reasonably up-to-date openSUSE packages, while benefiting from the QA and stabilization work already done in Tumbleweed.

IMHO, I’d recommend it over Tumbleweed for new users.

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