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my small exp with opensuse leap 16 beta & ssh headache

Navigating SSH Issues in OpenSUSE Leap 16 Beta: My Personal Journey

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I've been using openSUSE for almost a year, running Leap 15.6. Recently, I noticed the release of Leap 16 beta and decided to explore what's new by installing it in a virtual machine. The first thing that caught my attention was the new GNOME 48, which looks clean and decent. A significant change I noticed was the removal of YaST, replaced by Myrlyn Software Management. However, it doesn't quite have the same feel as YaST. Additionally, they introduced Cockpit, which actually feels better for support and managing tasks. As a SUSE enthusiast, I had mixed feelings, but overall, it was a good experience.

On the same day, I decided to try setting up SSH again, as I had forgotten how to do it from scratch. I followed the usual steps but encountered a "broken pipe" issue on my local machine. I tried everything, searched online, and even consulted AI tools like GPT, Claude, and Perplexity, but nothing worked. After an hour of frustration, I discovered that the issue wasn't with SSH or the remote machine—it was my external Warp terminal causing the problem. Once I switched back to my system's default terminal, everything worked perfectly without any errors. 😂

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