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GeckoLinux is a Linux distribution based on openSUSE. It is available in two editions: Static, which is based on openSUSE Leap,cite-ref-4[4] and Rolling, which is based on openSUSE Tumbleweed.cite-ref-site-5-0[5]cite-ref-6[6]cite-ref-ghacks-7-0[7]

• Features

• Version history

• Static

• Rolling

• Reception

• Gallery

• Notes

• See also

• References

• External links

Some of GeckoLinux's features include:cite-ref-site-5-1[5]cite-ref-ghacks-7-1[7]cite-ref-itsfoss-8-0[8]cite-ref-9[9]cite-ref-10[10]cite-ref-11[11]

• "improved" font rendering

• live ISO's with various desktop environments

• offline calamares installer

• PackageKit is not used or installed by default

• pre-configured Packman repository cite-ref-packman-12-0[note 1]

• proprietary media codecs & drivers are pre-installed

• recommended packages are not forcefully installed as recommended dependencies after installation

• TLP for power management

| Version [ 12 ] | Date | Kernel [ 13 ] |

|---|---|---|

| 421.160527 [ 14 ] | 27.05.2016 | Unknown . |

| 421.160601 | 01.06.2016 | Unknown . |

| 421.160605 | 06.06.2016 | Unknown . |

| 421.160627 | 27.06.2016 | Unknown . |

| 421.161103 | 05.11.2016 | Unknown . |

| 422.161213 | 16.12.2016 | 4.4.36 |

| 422.161228 | 30.12.2016 | 4.4.36 |

| 422.170124 | 25.01.2017 | 4.4.36 |

| 422.170205 | 06.02.2017 | 4.4.36 |

| 422.170215 | 16.02.2017 | 4.4.36 |

| 422.170302 | 03.03.2017 | 4.4.36 |

| 422.170303 | 04.03.2017 | 4.4.36 |

| 423.171028 | 29.10.2017 | 4.4.104 |

| 423.180105 | 06.01.2018 | 4.4.104 |

| 423.180107 | 08.01.2018 | 4.4.104 |

| 150.180607 [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] | 07.06.2018 | 4.12.14 |

| 150.180616 | 16.06.2018 | 4.12.14 |

| 152.210223 | 23.02.2021 | 5.3.18 |

| 154.220822 | 22.08.2022 | 5.14.21 |

| Version [ 12 ] | Date | Kernel [ 13 ] |

|---|---|---|

| 999.160614 | 16.06.2016 [ 20 ] | Unknown . |

| 999.161031 | 04.11.2016 | Unknown . |

| 999.161218 | 20.12.2016 | Unknown . |

| 999.161230 | 31.12.2016 | Unknown . |

| 999.170124 | 25.01.2017 | Unknown . |

| 999.170205 | 06.02.2017 | Unknown . |

| 999.170302 | 04.03.2017 | Unknown . |

| 999.180607 | 07.06.2018 | 4.16.12 |

| 999.220820 | 20.08.2022 | 5.19.1 |

Dedoimedo wrote a non-positive review of GeckoLinux 150.180616, saying that it had "issues with multimedia playback, visual glitches and the graphics driver".cite-ref-22[21] A subsequent review of GeckoLinux Static 152 in February 2021 was more positive.cite-ref-23[22]

Jack M. Germain explains how & why "GeckoLinux doing for the OpenSuse/Suse world much of what Linux Mint did for the Ubuntu universe".cite-ref-24[23]

cite-note-packman-12note 1. ↑ "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."

• openSUSE

• Rolling release

cite-note-11. "all editions Major re-spin of Plasma edition, Cinnamon 3.0, new Budgie version theme improvements". Google Groups.

cite-note-geckolinux-static-22. "GeckoLinux [STATIC] [all editions] 154.220822". Github.

cite-note-geckolinux-rolling-33. "GeckoLinux [ROLLING] [all editions] 999.220820". Github.

cite-note-44. ↑ "openSUSE-Based GeckoLinux Distro Getting Smoother and More Reliable Startup". Softpedia News. 29 October 2017.

cite-note-site-55. ↑ "GeckoLinux - Linux for Detail Orientied Geckos". Archived from the original on 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-05-06.

cite-note-66. ↑ "GeckoLinux: A Polished Distro Just Got Smoother" (Reviews). LinuxInsider. 11 January 2018.

cite-note-ghacks-77. ↑ "A look at OpenSUSE based GeckoLinux". gHacks Tech News. 6 August 2017.

cite-note-itsfoss-88. ↑ "GeckoLinux Review: A Hassle-Free openSUSE Spin". It's FOSS. 11 September 2017.

cite-note-99. ↑ "GeckoLinux 421 Plasma review - It ain't no dragon". Dedoimedo.

cite-note-1010. ↑ "GeckoLinux Brigns Flexibility and Choice to openSUSE". Linux.com. 8 December 2017.

cite-note-1111. ↑ "GeckoLinux: This Baby Know What It's Doing" (Reviews). LinuxInsider. 11 December 2015.

cite-note-updates-134. "GeckoLinux-updates". Google Groups.

cite-note-dwcom-145. "DistroWatch.com: Gecko".

cite-note-156. "DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 667, 27 June 2016".

cite-note-167. "[Static] [Next] [all editions] 150.180607 update". Google Groups.

cite-note-178. "Distribution Release: GeckoLinux 150". DistroWatch.com News.

cite-note-githubstatic-189. "Release [STATIC] [all editions] 150.180607 update · geckolinux/geckolinux-project". GitHub.

cite-note-1910. "Released Last Week". DistroWatch Weekly.

cite-note-2011. "GeckoLinux Is the First Linux Distro Based on openSUSE Leap 15, Download Now". Softpedia News. 11 June 2018.

cite-note-rolling-2112. "[Rolling] [all editions] New GeckoLinux "Rolling" editions based on openSUSE Tumbleweed". Google Groups.

cite-note-2221. ↑ "GeckoLinux 150 Static Plasma review - Not quite". Dedoimedo. Retrieved 2018-08-27.

cite-note-2322. ↑ "GeckoLinux Static 152 - sussing out the desktop experience".

cite-note-2423. ↑ "GeckoLinux Beta Does openSuse Better". LinuxInsider. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 2020-07-30.

• GeckoLinux at DistroWatch