# SUSE 12 or openSUSE for Developer workstation **URL:** \ **Category:** SLED Install-Boot\ **Created:** [September 26, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-12-or-opensuse-for-developer-workstation/28693 "2016-09-26T13:17:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![plottersdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@plottersdev](https://forums.suse.com/u/plottersdev)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-12-or-opensuse-for-developer-workstation/28693/1 "2016-09-26T13:17:55Z")
[SIZE=4][/SIZE] Hi, I would like to know what is the best option for a Java developer workstation. My main interest is to build applications in Java using gradle. It is currently setup using a RAMdisk to speed up compilation time. Important for me is: [LIST] [_]Java JDK availability: is SUSE JDK faster than openSUSE? [_]NVIDIA Quadro 4000 support [\*]fileIO optimization (using RAMDisk and PCIe Flash SSD) [/LIST] Which OS is optimized for this? Is it better to use SUSE 12 or is openSUSE a better option? Thanks in advance, Bart ---
**Author:** ![ab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@ab1](https://forums.suse.com/u/ab1)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-12-or-opensuse-for-developer-workstation/28693/2 "2016-09-26T13:46:34Z")
On 09/26/2016 04:24 AM, plottersdev wrote:[color=blue] > I would like to know what is the best option for a Java developer > workstation. My main interest is to build applications in Java using > gradle. It is currently setup using a RAMdisk to speed up compilation > time. Important for me is: > > - Java JDK availability: is SUSE JDK faster than openSUSE?[/color] Either way you probably want to just get the Sun/Oracle JDK, wouldn’t you? I think both distributions now come with the OpenJDK, which should work for most things, but if you’re planning on using a certain environment might as well have everything you’re used to in place regardless of the distribution. [color=blue] > - NVIDIA Quadro 4000 support[/color] Probably identical, unless the still-newer kernel in openSUSE (particularly in Tumbleweed) helps out here. [color=blue] > - fileIO optimization (using RAMDisk and PCIe Flash SSD)[/color] Both distributions come with the /dev/shm ramdisk by default, and you could always create another I suppose. [color=blue] > Which OS is optimized for this? Is it better to use SUSE 12 or is > openSUSE a better option?[/color] Just my own opinion, but I doubt either is much better-suited than the other, and since both openSUSE LEAP (42.1) and SLE 12 SP1 has the same base packages, they should be fairly similar. openSUSE Tumbleweed is the rolling release, so it’ll have newer stuff, bleeding edge things, so that may or may not be good for you assuming you update as often as it will let you. – Good luck. If you find this post helpful and are logged into the web interface, show your appreciation and click on the star below… ---
**Author:** ![plottersdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@plottersdev](https://forums.suse.com/u/plottersdev)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-12-or-opensuse-for-developer-workstation/28693/3 "2016-09-28T21:54:33Z")
What I have learned so far [LIST] [_]Use Gnome, NOT KDE [_]Partition all drives using btfrs [\*]SLES 12 is faster than openSUSE tumbleweed and LEAP [/LIST] So best setup is using SLES 12 using Gnome. Still, the write speed of th e Z turbo drive is not at it’s maximum, and the processor is still waiting for the drive to finish. My question: is there support for SLES 12 workstation available for tuning the workstation for this specific application (SW development)? ---
**Author:** ![plottersdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@plottersdev](https://forums.suse.com/u/plottersdev)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-12-or-opensuse-for-developer-workstation/28693/4 "2016-09-28T22:20:35Z")
[https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/sles-1112-os-tuning-optimisation-guide-part-1/](https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/sles-1112-os-tuning-optimisation-guide-part-1/) Now that helps 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-12-or-opensuse-for-developer-workstation/28693/5 "2016-09-28T22:32:50Z")
plottersdev Wrote in message: [color=blue] > What I have learned so far > > - Use Gnome, NOT KDE > - Partition all drives using btfrs > - SLES 12 is faster than openSUSE tumbleweed and LEAP > > So best setup is using SLES 12 using Gnome. Still, the write speed of th > e Z turbo drive is not at it’s maximum, and the processor is still > waiting for the drive to finish. > > My question: is there support for SLES 12 workstation available for > tuning the workstation for this specific application (SW development)?[/color] Since you had posted in this forum which is for issues relating to SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) I had thought that was what you were asking about but now you have mentioned (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) which introduces another option - for SLES there is an optional, chargeable Workstation Extension which adds the Desktop features to Server and is aimed at development. Oh and KDE is now an option for SLE12 SP1 and later. ## HTH. Simon Flood SUSE Knowledge Partner ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- [http://usenet.sinaapp.com/](http://usenet.sinaapp.com/) ---
**Author:** ![plottersdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@plottersdev](https://forums.suse.com/u/plottersdev)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/suse-12-or-opensuse-for-developer-workstation/28693/6 "2016-09-28T23:54:16Z")
That is what is installed now SLES with workstation extension. Is there support to tune the system with this combination?