Re: [SLUG] New SuSE 7.3

From: Patrick Grantham (pwgrant@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Nov 07 2001 - 08:20:58 EST


Nice article,
The installation automatically detect the nvidia card? If you are using a
sound device, who makes?
----- Original Message -----
From: "steve" <steve@itcom.net>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 12:20 AM
Subject: [SLUG] New SuSE 7.3

> Hi all,
>
> Well I thought I'd give a quick over view after playing with SuSE 7.3
> Professional. $79.99.
>
> First I want to preface this with saying that I've worked on Linux
> professionally since mid 70's. Ha, just kidding! Since mid -80's.
>
> Ah, you say, too early!! Yes, it WAS mid 90's. But it seems so long ago...
>
> So, I got into Linux from a book that contained this CD from Slackware.
> Actually I still have it. It's called Using Linux from QUE. It blew me
away,
> yes, yes I'll get to the point...
>
> Since then I've followed and installed every version of RH. I've also
tried
> most of the big distros. When Mandrake 7.0 hit I tried it and started to
use
> it on my own machines. Through 7.2.
>
> Then I stumbled on SuSE (pronounced susa) 7.0. I decided to look at it as
I
> had heard that Linus himself used it. I figured it worth my time if he
likes
> it, right?
>
> This was, at least for me, a step up. A bit more technically together than
> Mandrake. And great for the desktop. A few releases later and it shines
even
> more!
>
> Kernel 2.4.10-4GB, KDE 2.2.1, and XFree86 4.10. This really makes for a
good
> stable desktop. Supports TV tuner cards, touch screens. Drag and drop CD
> burning.
>
> I thought I'd try the upgrade by going from 7.2, and it was beautiful!
(Yes,
> I'm now biased!) I chose upgrade and it quickly detected the packages I
had.
> I had DVD support through Ogle and it works even smoother (thanks to XFree
> 4.10)
>
> Using DVD to install is nice. No CD swapping... Oh, yes. SuSE comes on
seven
> CD's and one DVD. Over 2300 packages (and 6GB) in all.
>
> SuSE has done upgrading very friendly. You can easily point and click your
> way into a CD, harddisk or online upgrade. Comes with four manuals, a 60
page
> install guide and a CD foldout. You can have it done automatically or
> manually.
>
> Files systems additionally allows ext3, Reiser and JFS.
>
> Partitioning allows for a Logical Volume Manger, a system to manage
volumes
> logically. I.e. the volume could be anywhere. If you run out of space you
can
> add more from a different drive/partition even on a remote computer. Live!
> Very neat indeed.
>
> It does software Raid too now. Crypto partitioning is another one that is
> handy if you want to keep data from prying eyes. Typically used on a
laptop.
>
> As usual it has a personal firewall and DoS protection. AMaViS (a mail
virus
> scanner). VMware to run virtual computers (and things like Windows),
Arkeia
> for very fast backup.
>
> GNOME 1.4.1Beta 2 incl Nautilus. StarOffice and KOffice (final 1.1), of
> course.
>
> For developers you have niceties like glibc 2.2.4 and Kylix from Borland.
> Audio and Video editing. Mixers and synthesizers. Oh yes, the kitchen sink
IS
> included! A number of SuSE logos let's me annoy people.
>
> Everything is very easily configured through the different YaST's (yet
> another system tool).
>
> I have to go back to the new KDE 2.2, it's a very nice cleanup. Several
> little annoying things throughout has been "cleaned up" and made very
right.
>
> There are a few things that was very annoying like every time you highlit
a
> web address this screen would pop up asking what you want to do with it.
Not
> anymore! KMail too has some neat new features and cleanups.
>
> I could go on and on, which I better not, about this very comprehensive,
well
> built and assembled distro. It is beautiful and runs well on Athlon 1.3
with
> nVidia Geforce2 at 1280x1024 32bit color. Try it, and may your computer
never
> be the same!
>
> Steve



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