SuSE 9.3 - How should I get it? And should I?
I have used SuSE 9.1 Professional in the past, and loved it. I thought it was a great operating system, very user-friendly, and I was able to do everything I needed to without hassles.
I decided to let 9.2 pass over, and now I’m thinking of getting 9.3, although I’m not sure whether I should, and if so, how.
So, firstly, should I get SuSE 9.3 Professional?
I will want to do a dual boot with Windows XP (SP2), so will 9.3 be able to partition my hard drive? I tried to partition my hard drive with 9.1 but it won’t; so has this been sorted in 9.3?
I’ve a 250 GB SATA hard drive and it already has three partitions for Windows (C, D and E) and I don’t want to remove any; they are all needed. What I want to do is resize C and D, create a SWAP partition, and then have two other partitions for Linux (one for SuSE and one for Ubuntu).
And, if I do go for SuSE 9.3, should I purchase the boxed set from Novell for about €100, or should I purchase the GPL SuSE CDs offered by LinuxCD?
What are the real differences between the boxed set and the GPL CDs, apart from no books or manuals obviously?
I’ve been told some propriety software isn’t included in the GPL CDs … is there any propriety software, or none at all, or what?
What would you recommend?
Thanks all.
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