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Deprecation of YaST in openSUSE Leap16.0: Good move or a Bummer?

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Dears Folks,

 

Saying adieu to YaST after all these years will be a real BUMMER.

 

But, might there be advantages to dumping YaST, and why?

Also, what is the reasoning for making this move?

 

I love YaST because I respect tradition.

 

So then, what will replace YaST if one insists on having a graphical user interface and also a text-based interface, such as we were given, when we were gifted YaST?

 

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Will Agama be better, or will it give me angina?

And, who does not just love the ease of the monolithic approach that YaST offered?

 

And why fix the wheel when the wheel is not broken?

 

Also, I need to know this stuff because September is next month, and I need to install Leap 16 in just a couple of weeks.

The RC is already available, for example.

 

And, I wonder if I will just migrate from 15.6 to 16.0, or shall I do a complete new install of 16.0.

Who knows, because I do not even know what I will do.....yet.

 

I tend to do new installs, because I think I feel more comfortable for the future, if I intend to use the new OS for a couple of years.

 

I also wonder if there are any advantages to installing 16.0, considering the fact that I am perfectly happy with 15.6.

 

But, you know, when they offer you some new thing for FREE, then the free thing is almost impossible to resist...BUT....

Will I get any new kick out of using 16.0, or will I just continue to use 16.0 and feel that it is not any different from 15.6?

 

I really think that I will enjoy having the newest public release offered by openSUSE.

But, I wonder.

 

Will the new replacements for YaST actually operate with the greatest of ease, so much so that I will quickly forget about YaST?

 

Fortunately, I have decided to install 16.0 on just one computer, to begin with.

 

Here are a few advantages, at least for newer hardware, which I seem to have:

 

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I really cannot believe that I have been using the SUSE distro for quarter of a century, so far.

 

I can still recall the day that I installed the first setup, from CD, and where I was at the time, and even what I was eating.

Such a memorable experience was that.

 

I know that you must feel the same about the first time you installed your first Linux Distro...

SUSE is amazing Free software.

 

So, is the replacement of YaST good or a bummer, do you think?

 

Regards,

Gamma

 

 

 

  • 2 weeks later...
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You know.....

 

As the days continue to tick by....TIK-TOK....TIK-TOK....(not as in Intel's FAILED Tick-Tock)....

 

I become increasingly worried about the deprecation of .....

 

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For.....

 

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Should we be worried about this, overly much?

 

Tick-Tock....Tick-Tock....

 

Will we miss YaST when we need him most?????

 

 

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I am getting very worried about my next upgrade to Leap 16.

 

What can I do to relieve my forebodings about the loss of our beloved.....YaST mascot?

 

 

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Never a truer word from Gemini was ever spoken....maybe.....

 

 

  • 3 weeks later...
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So Sad....

Yet, all good things must pass.

 

Still, it's not a deal-breaker for SUSE OpenSUSE....

 

We suse users must just roll with the punches.

 

Here is a nice and short video about what to expect with AGAMA....maybe....

 

 

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Here is one other installation vid for LEAP 16.

 

These days, it's not so easy to find a vid made by a NON-INDIAN.....

And, the Indian Vids are too difficult to understand.

They "SAY" they speak English in India...but....I wonder.....

 

So, this guy has a SOUTHERN ACCENT from the USA...and certainly not a standard accent.

Still, a very nice vid if you want to know what to expect when you install LEAP 16....

 

Not a bad video, IMHO....

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:  What a HILLBILLY this guy is....!!!!

 

 

On 8/17/2025 at 10:07 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

I know that you must feel the same about the first time you installed your first Linux Distro...

Wrong.

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15 hours ago, topt said:

 

There are two lessons here:

 

a. We should beware of dangerous forks.

 

b.  Rust is good.

 

c. Asahi is NOT always free, as in BEER.

 

d. Apple hardware SUCKS the BIG ONE....!!!!

(meaning price points for what you get (performance))

Yes....the BIG one.  Rotten to the core.

And, so, why port?

Big waste of time.

Rotten to the core, is Apple hardware (for the price).

 

 

AGAMA is still a work in progress...but...not to worry.

 

  • 4 months later...
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The people have spoken:

Deprecation of YAST has been a VERY GOOD THING.....

Just adjust, and love it....

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