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I've used openSuSE 10.1 and while not everything is perfect, it detected everything except for my Atheros wi-fi card, which I had to set up manually. The one thing I really like about SuSE is it comes with a ton of applications.
However, don't even consider using YaST to install software. Just go straight to smart and your life will be 100x happier. Plus YaST takes forever to boot.
Other than that, no problems, no freezing, no complaints.
I've used openSuSE 10.1 and while not everything is perfect, it detected everything except for my Atheros wi-fi card, which I had to set up manually. The one thing I really like about SuSE is it comes with a ton of applications.
However, don't even consider using YaST to install software. Just go straight to smart and your life will be 100x happier. Plus YaST takes forever to boot.
Other than that, no problems, no freezing, no complaints.
I tried installing smart on 9.3, but it's complaining about missing dependencies, like python-elementtree and rpm-python.
I know there's an answer here but searches for "smart" don't get me very far.
Hi everyone
I have installed Suse 10.2 Alpha on my laptop and it appears to be working okay, nothwithstanding the bugs that are mentioned as part of the Alpha release. I am dual booting Kubuntu6.10 Beta and this appears to be less buggy and faster than Suse 10.2. This said, I think all the posts in this thread seems to cry out for installing a non-commercial distribution that will support seamless upgrades. I think there is a case to be made for going through the initial learning curve in installing a more detail oriented distribution even though this requires a greater investment in time. My goal is to get this done on my laptop so that I can run the OS for a long time without having to reckon with frequent upgrades to 'newer releases'.
By the way, I did try installing Arch 64 bit version on my HP Pavilion dv 5000 and everything seemed to work really well. I am going to try and reinstall Arch as my primary distribution after figuring out how to use LVM support in it. It installs quickly and easily and should support seamless upgrades, besides
the ability to install from source if necessary.
Regards
preeth26
I started using SUSE at 6.5. Since then SUSE has been getting better and better. I used 6.5 and 7.0 for a while and then didnt upgrade till around 9.1 or so.
Comparing what Novell has done with SuSE 10.0 and 10.1 to 6.5 you can clearly see the progression. Novell is pretty much done with Netware. We run novell at my work, along with iPrint (their web based print server) and I am pretty sure Novell is now switching over to Linux. They are new at it, compared to other companies so you have to get them credit for that.
Also, the GUI based controls/features are very nice in the SUSE distro. For one, the xen installer is just like apt-get from the debian based linux distros.
I had some compatability problems in SUSE 10.0 on my HP business class laptop. I also had pretty much the same problems with ubuntu, which is debian based I think.
What Novell will do for linux I hope is give it a larger market share on the desktop enviroment. Remember Novell did a lot for modern networking, and hopefully they can do a lot for Linux as well.
I overall like 10.1 and think it is pretty good OS. I am running the Open Source version, and I had a bit of trouble initially but after the patches and updates it is solid again.
I am not experiencing any problems now in SuSE 10.1
I started using SUSE at 6.5. Since then SUSE has been getting better and better. I used 6.5 and 7.0 for a while and then didnt upgrade till around 9.1 or so.
Comparing what Novell has done with SuSE 10.0 and 10.1 to 6.5 you can clearly see the progression. Novell is pretty much done with Netware. We run novell at my work, along with iPrint (their web based print server) and I am pretty sure Novell is now switching over to Linux. They are new at it, compared to other companies so you have to get them credit for that.
Also, the GUI based controls/features are very nice in the SUSE distro. For one, the xen installer is just like apt-get from the debian based linux distros.
I had some compatability problems in SUSE 10.0 on my HP business class laptop. I also had pretty much the same problems with ubuntu, which is debian based I think.
What Novell will do for linux I hope is give it a larger market share on the desktop enviroment. Remember Novell did a lot for modern networking, and hopefully they can do a lot for Linux as well.
I overall like 10.1 and think it is pretty good OS. I am running the Open Source version, and I had a bit of trouble initially but after the patches and updates it is solid again.
I am not experiencing any problems now in SuSE 10.1
Ding Ding Ding..
Look.. Another person that could easily point that you do not need to replace YaST with SMART, you just really need to do the updates..
I've been running SuSE for a long time now and think 10.x are all very strong builds.. I do wish however they would release updates for Gnome (Like they have the KDE Build).
I also wish that SLED 10 was more integrated into KDE then Gnome (I am a fan of KDE, and have tried and tried to change to GNOME, it just won't happen).
I guess I spoke a bit too soon in my earlier post, my laptop HP Pavilion dv 5000 froze again when running Suse 10.2. It seems to be the exact same problem that occurred with Suse 10.1. I am aware that Suse 10.2 is still an Alpha release but I somehow have a feeling that the problem that I am experiencing is peculiar to my hardware and perhaps a few other people who have posted to this thread. It is a pity because I really like Suse and I thought I could use Suse 10.2 for a while, first using the development release and then upgrading to final.
I am still a newbie and do not want to spend too much time trying to fix this problem, given that earlier suggestions from other members did not work. Although I try to learn as much as I can about Linux, my knowledge of what goes on beneath the hood is still rather vague...
Would be interested to know if anyone else has experienced a complete freeze when using Suse 10.2, no mouse, no keyboard, requiring power down and restart....
Thanks
preeth26
I guess I spoke a bit too soon in my earlier post, my laptop HP Pavilion dv 5000 froze again when running Suse 10.2. It seems to be the exact same problem that occurred with Suse 10.1.
I have suse 10.1 on dv5000T (intel). Don't have any problems caused by system freezing.
try noapic/nolapic. See if this will help (though suse 10.2 is running on 2.6.18 kernel if I am not mistaken).
Zen: remove it. This will fix any current and future problem with zmd/mono crap.
Well... this topic seems to be the answer to all my questions.
The fact that this page "http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_suse_10.1" exists, means that I am not the only one thinking of whether the Linux is going down. I have been a MS user since the 3.1 era and I have grew up with the WIN OS, however I got sick of it. After trying the Vista, I got really disgusted by the ever-growing-resource-consuming os ever created. I have tried a Mandrake 7.1 in the past and a Suse 10.0 release from opensuse.org. I have always wanted to migrate to linux, however I always got scared that I will miss the windows-like feel. Also I am used to many programs in WinOS so I need to learn the analogs in Linux. Nevermind the above, I am really conviced to move to Linux, as it is said to be more "light" than WinOS.
I have downloaded and istalled the 10.1 Suse release. Guess what - IT RUNS WORSE THAN THE DAMN WINDOWS!!! The 10.0 was better than the new release, so I am thinking to go back to 10. I chose suse as it seems more friendly to ex windows users, well I think the Novell are developing this thing to make windows' bugs-used users more comfortable.
The whole story gets really commercial. You know the money makes the world go around, right... well just visit the Novell site at http://www.novell.com/ and you'll see it right there. I think these guys are going the MS way...
So my question is - I need a user-friendly distro that will not need a lot of coding skills to make it work.I am running a 32bit AMD 2200+ with 512MB ram and a 128MB Video.
Is it the FEDORA or DEBIAN my choice. Please advise!
Well, I hate when I turn to be right, however you must have already seen the news. If not - check it out here!
Thats not too horrible. It will have its pluses, like more compatibility with MS and Linux networks. It also gives Novell some more revenue. Novell did a lot of great things with modern networking, and it seems MS just wants to take their virtualization software.
I am not elitist either way, I think this has its pluses and its minuses.
Well, no it is not horrible however in this game there will be a winner and a looser. Microsoft will gain stability and security as they don't have the knowledge to make it using their current resources. Creating an MS virtualization software relying on Linux technology will result in numerous patents and licenses and MS will end up in numerous conflicts with the open source society. Especially when MS starts to hold the new patents. The looser in long-term perspective will be Novell, as many of the independent developers that currently work on their free distros will abandon them.
Let's see what the future holds for us anyway, however Novell is going MS way for sure...
sure you have some valid points, but I don't think it will straight rip off a Linux system in a way you may be thinking. The Kernels are extremely different, and the permissions handling is extremely different. Unless, MS plans on totally restructuring their OS....
Does anyone consider to change to oneother distro?
I am absolute beginer in Linux Suse 10.1 (have it on my second hard disc about 2 weeks)
I did learn a lot but I never felt so frustrated as now using Suse 10.1. It's full of problems.I consider to change to oneother distro.. Can you recommand a good one for beginers like me?
You would be **much** better off with suse 10.0. Believe it or not, suse 10.1 is a real dog.
I would like to know if this is this related to the deal with the big money sacks. Oh, I think that deal sucks!
I am too old to run around changing distros, but I am really tempted...
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