From: werner.flamme@ufz.de   
      
   Elvish [29.08.2017 07:07]:   
   >   
   > OpenSUSE user since version 8. It's always been my favorite.   
   >   
   > Had problems with 42.2, related to trying to use an Nvidia HDMI card that   
   > just didn't work. Wound up using openSUSE MATE on a machine without HDMI.   
   >   
   > Bought a linux tested Radeon HDMI card, and installed 42.2 with it.   
   > Worked wonderfully, until time to upgrade to 42.3 Broke a habit, and   
   > tried an upgrade. Didn't go well, kept getting overspeeding of fans and   
   > apparently running hot. Then ran Bleachbit, forgetting to upgrade the   
   > Bleachbit version. No boot after, no response to any rescue attempts.   
   >   
   > Re-installed 42.3 fresh, no upgrade (I usually don't upgrade). Not   
   > working well, clunky and slow with frequent slowdowns. Another install,   
   > and a day of success, then the apparent hot running, intermittent   
   > slowdowns (short freezes), problems with Plasma, much like with early   
   > 42.2, but this time I installed MATE as a backup.   
   >   
   > Now, I'm back to using openSUSE MATE. It works perfectly, with full speed   
   > and zero problems with fan running constantly, slowdowns (little   
   > freezes), etc. It just works as well as I could want. Plasma is still   
   > giving me multiple problems much like I had with early 42.2, eg screen   
   > flashing when trying to load a LibreOffice file, losing the top bar on   
   > Dolphin and Konsole, etc.   
   >   
   > I'd just give up on SUSE after having problem with two LEAP versions, and   
   > move to MATE alone, but I hate to give up on my favorite SUSE, as I rely   
   > on KDE proggies such as Kmymoney and others. Has anybody found a resource   
   > to explain these problems??? Any feed back desirable.   
   >   
   > Running an HP 6000 series, quad core AMD, 7 GB ram, DB HD. HELP!!!   
   >   
      
   Ah, yes "screen flashing when trying to load a LibreOffice file" - I   
   solved this issue by uninstalling the SUSE rpms (and tabooing them in   
   YaST), and installing the files provided directly by libreoffice.org.   
   This only happened with LO 5.3, older versions (from Leap 42.2) worked fine.   
      
   "Losing the top bar" - I'm not sure, but I think I have this too. The   
   window frames are missing, no open window has a bar, so you can neither   
   close it nor move it around. I call the KDE System settings, choose   
   another layout (or Window Decoration, like Oxygen), klick on Apply, and   
   switch back (to Breeze, and Apply again). Log off, Log on, and voila :)   
   But it is not nice, though...   
      
   BTW, I never ever use a Radeon card with Linux again. I had so many bad   
   experiences, I'm fed up. Here in the office I have a Fujitsu Esprimo   
   with Intel graphics (not fast, but for office... 2 Monitors 1920x1200   
   each work fine). At home, I use nVidia cards. They need the proprietary   
   drivers, but this is normally not a problem.   
      
   Werner   
      
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