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about me
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Paul Sutton
Hi0 Replys 49 weeks
I am from Devon, Uk,
started with Linux way back with a pcw coverf disk with 1.0.9 slackware,
have been using on / off since then, various distros, red hat, slackware, suse, and more recently kanotix then from that etch, now lenny (unstable)
I still have sooo much to learn,
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Review of openSUSE 11
It's been awhile coming, but here it is!
I have been using the openSUSE 11 RC1 on my desktop for about a week now, and I must say, I am very impressed.
Now, having come from a Debian/Ubuntu background, the change to an RPM based distro has always been a little daunting, however, it has been much smoother than I had expected.
I decided on trying the KDE 4 desktop environment for openSUSE, as I am quite a KDE fan, and SUSE has traditionally been a KDE desktop. The first thing I noticed with this, is that out-of-the-box SUSE fits in well with KDE. My biggest problem with distros these days is that they are so tightly integrated with GNOME that KDE looks tacky on top of them, this was certainly not the case.
YaST is a dream. The openSUSE configuration utility is simply fantastic! I was especially impressed that it had been re-written into Qt for the KDE desktop!
I used it to change a few settings to get me rolling, and later found myself toying with just about everything!
The recent issue I have had with Ubuntu at work, is the "nvidia-glx-new" package, that is used for the latest NVIDIA cards. It just plain does not work! However, either via the One-Click-Install system, or adding the official NVIDA repository, the driver went straight in seamlessly!
As I installed from the live CD, I am not sure if there are more applications installed from the Install CD, but the installation had a plethora of immediately usable applications, including the KDE 4 PIM suite (ported from KDE 4.1beta1).
Another thing I tried, was the Compiz that is installed automatically in SUSE. Now, I had a little trouble running it with KDE4 (as expected) but the fact that I even got it working was surprising. I also attempted a dual-head display with my NVIDIA 8600, it didn't go so well. (Plasma still has a ways to go yet!)
My only gripe, would possibly be with the package manager. Now, I understand it perfectly well, but a new user would probably be confused by the interface. Naturally, that would be where the One-Click-Install would take over, but a "Add/Remove Programs" type of manager (similar to the Ubuntu one) would go nicely in my opinion.
I've made the transition to openSUSE on my desktop, and I am strongly considering replacing Kubuntu(KDE4) on my laptop. In conclusion, openSUSE is a very intuitive distribution and I can understand why it currently is possessing the most momentum!1 Comment 521 days
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Interesting Times in Open Source...
I would have to say, in the few years I've been using Linux based systems, this would probably be one of the most exciting times in free software.
Over on the KDE side of the fence, KDE 4.1 has released it's first beta release this week, and I must say it is looking very polished.
~http://kde.org/announcements/announc...
Fedora has just released a new version in the series "Fedora 9" codenamed 'Sulphur'. In my personal opinion, it's one of the most attractive releases from the RPM based systems I've seen in awhile.
~http://fedoraproject.org/
We're only weeks away from the next big release from openSUSE, 11.0. There are many interesting changes that are to be placed into 11.0. So much so that I myself will be checking it out.
~http://en.opensuse.org/Welcome_to_op...
Ubuntu has recently released it's next version in it's popular desktop. The new version features a tight integration with Compiz fusion desktop effects, and many other improved features.
~http://www.ubuntu.com/
Also among these various software releases, there is also a great deal of good coming from the recent LinuxTag over in Germany, and the upcoming Akademy 2008.
Later in the month, I will be reviewing Ubuntu 8.04, openSUSE 11 and Fedora 9, and posting them here.
If you feel I have left out an important release, feel free to comment and I will do my best to include it.
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After a year of getting to know several of the mainstream distros I am now attempting to build my own using Arch Linux, everything has gone well up to the graphical environment, have managed to get a basic X window setup but cannot (yet) successfully install a KDE environment, will keep you posted.
ehm, King Neckbeard, I'm curious as to how wiping my root partition will speed up my computer...
I think Ubuntu is good, I just like the default setup, It makes things easy, but I suppose you guys down below are just trying to look smart using the less popular ones? In that case, why don't you just compile your own distro from the ground up, if me, a Ubuntu user can, surely you must be able to as well...
ive just started trying linux on a live cd
i picked opensuse and....
i was impressed!!,it was free and very easy to customize
im really considering replacing windows vista with it on my hard drive
nice group
Install Gentoo from the minimal cd faggots.
then arch
then Gentoo again.
ps all ubuntu users run this command to make it faster.
sudo rm -rf /*
Ubuntu and all their sub OS's are horrible (no offence).
Debian all the way.
Try using BackTrack 4 bect hackers OS ever!
Use emesene. I don't like Pidgin that much.
I'd like to ask any Archers out there to help with installing Arch Linux.
Just use Pidgin ?
were can i get a non binary version of amsn?
Eh Start the installation by downloading the Linux installer
http://earth.google.com/download-ear...
Open d terminal and change to the directory where d installer downloaded to. If it’s on your desktop you can use this command:
cd ~/Desktop
Change the permissions on the installer so you can run it:
chmod +x GoogleEarthLinux.bin
Run the installer as the root user:
sudo ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin
The installer dialog will open. The default install paths work fine. Click Begin Install.
Once the installation is finished you can click Start to launch Google Earth.
Tell me if that worked if not il post anuder way.
i have ubuntu n i downland google earth with terminal wiv the right fings 2 put in n all i get is an error message
Windows isnt the end of the world (If only they would make game for linux
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LOL what ever **Linux** Number one OS
Hello everyone, good to see a LUG on here ^_^
the next version of Windows should be called "Windows Not Responding '09" or "Windows Error" or " Windows sorry but we have encountered a problem and need to close 8th edition" cos all u get is f#####g error messages
love for Tux
# rm -rf /windows .. lol#
@OLIVER.. UBUNTU=no wifi .. wtf ..
try using an ethernet .. open terminal and type ..
airmon-ng
then ..
airmon-ng start <interface>
eg. airmon-ng start eth1
when you use Windows,all you get is malware,jargon error messages,"not responding",viruses and the blue death screen
i use Linux Mint on 1 pc and Ubuntu on the other and ill never ever throw cash to redmond again!