Trisquel 7.0 and OpenSuse 13.2. The two out of the oven.

Today we have twins. On the one hand Trisquel, the 100% free distro based on Ubuntu launches its version 7.0 LTS Belenos (based on 14.04). This version is supported until 2019 (of course), it comes with kernel-libre 3.13 (low latency by default), a desktop based on the fallback of GNOME 3.12, Abrowser 33 (although GNU Icecat 31 is also available) and GNUelectrum (a bitcoin wallet) pre-installed. There is also a mini edition with LXDE and a new version called Sugar TOAST, with the Sugar environment for children from 0 to 12 years old.

triskele 7.0

On the other hand according to victorhck account, OpenSuse 13.2 uses Brtfs as the default file system for the / root partition and XFS for / home, there are improvements in YaST (an easier flow for installation), it uses kernel 3.16, KDE 4.14, GNOME 3.14 and also includes the MATE, Enlightenment 19, Xfce and LXDE desktops. Many of the improvements had already been included in version 12 of SUS Linux Enterprise that had been released a few days ago.

openuse 13.2

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  1.   elav said

    OpenSuse 13.2 uses Brtfs as the default file system for the / root partition and XFS for / home

    Interesting….

    1.    ozkar said

      More than that, I think I'll try on my own here with Fedora 21 to see how it goes.

    2.    Gregory Swords said

      "Human" language advantages of both file systems over the typical ext2 in / and ext4 in / home? Why Brtfs in / and XFS in / home? I'm very curious about it, to know whether to use the same in ArchLinux in future installations.

      1.    Staff said

        BTRFS has endless options (And what it lacks), especially snapshots are useful (Make backups easily, something similar to what Mac does with its TimeMachine).
        XFS is for big, big data volumes, hot adding new disks, enlarging partitions, and more complex things like RAIDs.
        In performance for the common user it is difficult to see the difference, but in theory BTRFS works better for file situations where you have many small files, XFS the more and the larger the better.
        That is why they say BTRFS for / and XFS for / home.
        I used BTRFS before, but today I have XFS for everything and I am more than happy.

      2.    elav said

        That's why I said: Interesting .. because I have to search and read about it hahaha

      3.    Yoyo said

        @Staff

        excellent explanation

      4.    eliotime3000 said

        When I update the packages on my Netbook with Debian Wheezy, if the updates are large, this process is not affected at all neither in the battery life nor in the performance of other tasks, so I liked that file system In addition, it helped me to transfer some files from my Windows partition to the partition that I have designated in Debian GNU / Linux.

      5.    Gregory Swords said

        Thanks @Staff! You have clarified my doubt. I will most likely use both file systems on my next install.

      6.    jamin samuel said

        Hey Staff and if I decide to use XFS on the root partition and on the home, will it give me problems? I have a normal HDD disk

    3.    Jorge said

      Since we are talking about file systems here, I am now testing Funtoo with XFS for /. I left the / home intact with ext4, because backing up everything to migrate to XFS is quite a birth, especially because of the almost 250GB I have occupied (of which 230 are music).

      You might consider migrating to that file system as well when you get a backup location, without risking data loss.

  2.   eliotime3000 said

    Interesting About OpenSUSE, since there is a lot of reception regarding the file system.

    Sorry if I type from an iPhone.

  3.   Yoyo said

    I don't make / home separate only / root partition

    On my SSD I have KaOS and Antergos both in XFS in / and no problem.

    I also used BTRFS before but now I have definitely switched to XFS, in fact it has been a while.

    1.    peterczech said

      I agree, I also use XFS ... It is the best today.

      1.    Jorge said

        XFS is excellent, I at least left / in XFS with Funtoo.

        I would migrate the / home to XFS as well (I've never formatted it, I have it in ext4), but I would have to backup everything, and I'm scared of losing data :)

    2.    eliotime3000 said

      I don't know, but XFS just gives my netbook half an hour more life when using Debian. I just adore it.

      1.    Staff said

        Do you have it on an SSD?
        I would have thought it would be the other way around because of the higher RAM consumption that XFS has, but I had never paid attention to battery performance based on the file system.

      2.    eliotime3000 said

        @Staff:

        Ironically, when I leave my netbook on for a long time, I do not perceive a significant drain on the battery for the world, nor when browsing Iceweasel (from my PC with Debian Wheezy) on pages that do not use Flash Player or require so much HTML5.

        Regarding the hard drive, it is not an SSD, since it is a common and current HDD that I have in my netbook, in addition, I have noticed an improvement in performance when using Iceweasel and an increase in terms of transfer of large files between partitions or pendrives.

  4.   teak said

    I liked xfs performance-wise with an ssd disk, I have a partition with this file system for firmware builds and it flies.

  5.   mat1986 said

    Moving away from the topic of file systems, I dedicated myself to see if it was possible to install Abrowser in Antergos. Luckily for me it is possible (yaourt -S abrowser-bin). Now I'm testing it and it feels fluid, I think I'll use it for a while 🙂

  6.   paul honorato said

    In the case of YaST, is it already completely in Ruby, as they said since 13.1?

    And on an HDD disk that is already a bit old for a laptop, is it advisable to venture with brtfs or continue with the old and beloved ext4?

    1.    sieg84 said

      from what I read. yes.

  7.   Alberto Cardona said

    In the case of Trisquel
    I was probably lynched for my comment but ………….
    as they do if everything is free and it does not recognize some things of your hardware such as the broadcom X network card,
    and details to install "proprietary" software
    I'm a newbie, sorry, if you don't want to answer, I understand it ,,,,,,, I just want a recommendation.
    Thanks in advance.

    1.    firefox-user-88 said

      Your question is normal, don't worry. If you need proprietary software (a binary blob, compiled driver without available source code) the solution that Trisquel proposes is that you do not use it and, for example, in the case of the network card, buy a usb wifi (which is known as dongle). So in the same way with everything. In the case of the video card you must use the free drivers. It does not support the use of Steam, and when I say it does not support it is because I have seen that people in the forums kick you out and tell you to change distro before promoting proprietary software. It's like this, take it or leave it. The alternative is always there, sometimes it is uncomfortable and sometimes it is unbearable 🙂

      1.    Jorge said

        Those things happen when the best drivers available for certain hardware are proprietary. At times it is complicated, considering the current hardware that is coming out in computers, to try a distribution that is 100% free, because there will always be that proprietary software, that freeware that does not allow you to be 100% free.

        In my case, if the Nouveau driver was good, I would consider using it. But no 🙁

      2.    Alberto Cardona said

        Thank you very much for answering..
        I'm going to look for the usb wifi (dongle), Trisquel is a distribution that I liked a lot, I will try to solve those details without installing proprietary software, and I hope to be able to acquire one of these as soon as it comes out for a Trisquel or Parabola that are 100% free …….
        https://www.crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena-open-laptop

      3.    eliotime3000 said

        100% Distros like Trisquel and / or Parabola GNU / Linux-Libre work best on desktop PCs and / or laptops with 100% Intel chipset (since their drivers are free).

  8.   The Lopez's cat said

    OpenSuse is great and very easy to use
    I vote for the installation of this great Linux distro!