It has a single dependency (for pkg management) and is entirely separate from YaST. So you won’t need to have YaST working to have a GUI way to manage packages.
They talk about it being a “glimpse of the future” in the release info, so it may suggest a change in approach to how OpenSuSE is configured. Maybe a more modular or streamlined approach to YaST instead of an all-in-one Swiss army knife?
You don’t need to install the rest of Yast. The package manager as the biggest, most complicated part of Yast, that also needed special UI not needed for other parts of Yast is kind of an oddity in terms of development as well, iirc.
Why is this an improvement over the software management tool in Yast?
It has a single dependency (for pkg management) and is entirely separate from YaST. So you won’t need to have YaST working to have a GUI way to manage packages.
They talk about it being a “glimpse of the future” in the release info, so it may suggest a change in approach to how OpenSuSE is configured. Maybe a more modular or streamlined approach to YaST instead of an all-in-one Swiss army knife?
You don’t need to install the rest of Yast. The package manager as the biggest, most complicated part of Yast, that also needed special UI not needed for other parts of Yast is kind of an oddity in terms of development as well, iirc.
So, it’s especially useful when you run your system from a floppy.