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Welcome to GeckoLinux

GeckoLinux is a Linux spin based on the openSUSE distribution, with a focus on polish and out-of-the-box usability on the desktop. It is available in Static (based on openSUSE Leap) and Rolling (based on openSUSE Tumbleweed) editions.


GeckoLinux Cinnamon edition


GeckoLinux XFCE edition


GeckoLinux Gnome edition


GeckoLinux Budgie v10 edition


GeckoLinux Mate edition


GeckoLinux Plasma edition


GeckoLinux LXQt edition


GeckoLinux Features

An installable live DVD / USB image based on openSUSE around 1GB in size
Individual editions for many different popular desktop environments with a pleasant default configuration
Carefully selected open source desktop programs and proprietary media codecs pre-installed and ready to use
Beautiful open source font rendering configured out of the box
Optimal power management with TLP pre-installed
Much more open source and patent encumbered software available in the pre-configured repositories
How Is This Different From openSUSE?

GeckoLinux comes as an installable live DVD image, whereas openSUSE Leap needs to be installed before using.
GeckoLinux offers customized editions optimized for different desktop environments, whereas openSUSE requires the user to know how to install patterns and packages for different desktop environments.
GeckoLinux offers editions with desktop environments that are not available in the official openSUSE repos, such as Cinnamon and Budgie.
GeckoLinux comes pre-installed with common niceties such as proprietary media codecs, whereas openSUSE requires users to know how to add additional repositories and which ones to add.
GeckoLinux prefers packages from the Packman repo when they are available, whereas some of openSUSE's default packages don't work with patent-restricted features even if the features are installed from other sources.
GeckoLinux comes pre-configured with what many would consider to be good font rendering, whereas many users find openSUSE's default font configuration to be less than desirable.
GeckoLinux does not force the installation of additional recommended packages after system installation, whereas openSUSE pre-installs patterns and automatically installs recommended package dependencies, thus causing many additional and possibly unwanted packages to be installed the first time the package manager is used.
GeckoLinux's desktop programs can be uninstalled with all their dependencies, whereas openSUSE's patterns often cause uninstalled packages to be automatically re-installed.
GeckoLinux features a PolicyKit configuration that is more relaxed than openSUSE's, allowing common actions such as mounting/unmounting disks, connecting/disconnecting WiFI networks, and rebooting to be be performed without entering the root password.

Motivation Behind GeckoLinux

We all know that there's a profusion of Linux distributions and spins out there. So why create another one?

Spins based on openSUSE are seldom discovered.
openSUSE is a fundamentally excellent Linux distribution, but it suffers from a suboptimal default configuration for desktop usage.
The Suse Studio makes it relatively easy to create custom spins of openSUSE.
There is currently no official installable live media for openSUSE Leap 42.1.
The Cinnamon and Budgie desktop environments are not available as an official installation option in openSUSE.
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