geckolinux

on May 13, 2023

Maintainer

Updated answer: #503 (comment)

Hi there, GeckoLinux isn't dead.

The GeckoLinux Rolling editions can be installed and updated to the latest openSUSE Tumbleweed release without issues.

New GeckoLinux Rolling editions will be updated once the Cinnamon packages are fixed to start building again for Tumbleweed:

https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/X11:Cinnamon:Factory/cinnamon

The GeckoLinux Static editions are already available for Leap 15.4, which is the latest release.

No further GeckoLinux Static editions will be built unless there is a major change in SUSE / openSUSE's roadmap. The traditional openSUSE Leap OS as we know it will no longer exist after version 15.5. As of now, there are no concrete plans for a desktop-focused traditional (mutable and not container based) non-rolling/fixed-release offering from SUSE and/or openSUSE. So GeckoLinux Static will simply not be possible to maintain, and even users of vanilla openSUSE Leap will also probably have to look elsewhere. Users that want some assurance of long-term sustainability and predictability will not find it with SUSE / openSUSE. Debian on the other hand is still sane, predictable, and relatively free of drama. So for users that want a traditional fixed-release Linux OS, I recommend SpiralLinux, which contrary to @madmanRB 's description has quite a few major differences from other Debian-based offerings. Please see the SpiralLinux website for details.