SuSE 10.1

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 18 May 2006, 18:46

Picked up a copy from Linuxworld today. Got 32-bit and 64-bit. Busy installing the 64-bit version on my main machine right now. Will let you guys know how the install goes.

Also picked up a copy of Fedora Core 5. Will install it on one of my machines at work...

Richard_ · Post by **Richard_** » 18 May 2006, 18:52

*sigh* The 64-bit version seems to be non-existant here in Durban. Does anyone know where I can get it in Durbs? Our Linux Toaster at vartisty doesnt have it.

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 18 May 2006, 19:56

The Freedom Toaster didn't have the 64-bit version either. I got the original CD's from the Novell stand at the exhibition.

I am gonna make a DVD version of the 5-CD version I have.

I could mail you a copy if you like. Let me know.

Last-Attacker · Post by **Last-Attacker** » 18 May 2006, 22:42

I'll wait for the next few SuSEs to come out before I upgrade again.

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 18 May 2006, 22:47

Trust me there are some nice (front-end) changes with 10.1.

Like old SuSE releases...the eye-candy is good

Last-Attacker · Post by **Last-Attacker** » 18 May 2006, 22:59

Exactly, I can't buy 5 cds every month to make a new SuSE copy, my dad already flipped becasue I have somany older copies at home. I'll wait for a really good version to come out (maybe something like SuSE 10.3 or something) and then I'll burn again.

EDIT : And besides, its formatting, reinstalling, downloading programs that were in the older SuSE version but not in the new one (like MP3 playability, NASM, Acrobat Reader, etc) and its more of a hastle for me now, really.

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 18 May 2006, 23:15

The installation is part of the fun

CD's/DVD's are cheap......throw the old ones out once you're happy with running the new one. The last release of SuSE was 10.0, released last year around October/November. To use 1 DVD or 5 CD's once every 6 months aint that bad!

To each his own.....I guess.

skunkymunky · Post by **skunkymunky** » 19 May 2006, 07:51

hey alpha dude think u cud mail me a copy, i need the cd version, i'l pay for the postage and cd's

qace · Post by **qace** » 19 May 2006, 09:17

Hey Alpha

Can you add me to your mailing list as well. I'll also pay for postage.
DVD Version for me...

Richard_ · Post by **Richard_** » 19 May 2006, 10:11

Me too!!

Actually, check your PM in a few mins - busy sending u a message.

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 19 May 2006, 10:27

ok, if you guys PM me your details....I will send you a copy...dont know if I'll get it down this weekend. I have a pretty busy day tomorrow. Maybe Sunday (if Postnet is open)

EDIT : I managed to convert the 32-bit version of 10.1 to a DVD ISO. Not having much luck with the 64-bit version. I created the disc, but the installer could not find the list of packages to install. So, as of now, I only have the 32-bit DVD ISO working.

10.1 feels a lot more responsive than 10.0. Nice improvment.

qace · Post by **qace** » 19 May 2006, 10:56

Check your PM

mav3rick · Post by **mav3rick** » 19 May 2006, 11:31

I installed Suse 10.1 last night as well. Actually got the cd's with AlphA and showed him how to convert to dvd

So far I really dig the blue theme and it does start up way faster than 9. Had a few issues but the only one left is the installing the NVidia drivers and getting it to be used.

I'm a linux n00b but so far its doing as much as windoze so I'm happy!

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 19 May 2006, 21:08

Just got apt installed on SuSE10.1 and its working like a charm. You gotta love this distro!

Last-Attacker · Post by **Last-Attacker** » 31 May 2006, 20:00

AlphA wrote:Just got apt installed on SuSE10.1 and its working like a charm. You gotta love this distro!

Agreed.

Last-Attacker · Post by **Last-Attacker** » 17 Jun 2006, 17:43

I see 10.1 was a bit buggy!

http://en.opensuse.org/Download wrote:RC (Release Candidate) means that few or no bugs remain and if nothing wrong it will be rename "RC GM" as future final release. Beware, may be there are masked very unpleasant bugs (as it was for 10.1).

10.2 is out but still has a bug that I'm waiting for to get fixed. Still Alpha version. Then I'll get it.

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 17 Jun 2006, 20:26

Buggy indeed. I ran it for about 5 days.....then uninstalled. I've been running Kubuntu Dapper since it was released on June 01. So far, so good.

iREADyourEMAIL · Post by **iREADyourEMAIL** » 18 Jun 2006, 15:35

well well ....

i just installed 10.0

damn it

i wanted to try SuSe

so i went to da freedom toaster

da latest SuSe was 10.0

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AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 18 Jun 2006, 17:46

iREADyourEMAIL wrote:well well ....

i just installed 10.0

damn it

i wanted to try SuSe

so i went to da freedom toaster

da latest SuSe was 10.0

______________

Trust me, you're a lot better of with 10.0 than 10.1 (for now). Actually, I should remove that "yay!" from my original post's subject.

iREADyourEMAIL · Post by **iREADyourEMAIL** » 19 Jun 2006, 19:10

Why...

...what happend?

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 19 Jun 2006, 20:08

I found it not to be very stable.....Had several KDE crashes. APT package manager is poorly implemented. YaST is MUCH slower than it was.

skunkymunky · Post by **skunkymunky** » 20 Jun 2006, 07:48

can't install, not enuff memory, asking for a swap partition, which i've yet to create and can't create in windows

iREADyourEMAIL · Post by **iREADyourEMAIL** » 22 Jun 2006, 19:55

you poor poor bastards

AlphA · Post by **AlphA** » 22 Jun 2006, 19:58

skunkymunky wrote:can't install, not enuff memory, asking for a swap partition, which i've yet to create and can't create in windows

Why do you have to create the partition in Windows? You can create at install-time of Linux.

skunkymunky · Post by **skunkymunky** » 23 Jun 2006, 07:38

i can't starting up yast, so it doesn't get to the partion screen on linux.

the problem is yast needs at least 128 maybe 192 and the pc i'm installing on was 64 MB

so i'll just hv to buy more memory