openSUSE 11.0

[WoodPeckr]

Thinking of trying out openSUSE 11.0 to see what it does.
Saw it's the next most popular linux distro after Ubuntu which I've been very happy using for about a year now.

Just curious how do you rate openSUSE?
Is it similar, better, worse than Ubuntu?

 

[xix]

The only reason

I use OS 10.3 is because it is more stable than the previous version on my system. It is the only Linux I can install on a wide screen monitor without editing any configuration files. All through GUI, and not a problem after figuering it all out. There is plenty of help, but sometimes something will not install or run properly.
I tried installing other linux but in the end the wide screen wouldn't work at all or half ass. I don't know how to program or edit config files.

This morning I couldn't rip a dvd it had some weird encoder encription, I was using some windows program. Then I switched to linux to see if it will rip it. I have dual boot. It did but I didn't know it was finished because the gui became unreadable or the letters were missing. but did the ctrl-alt-del tried the burned DVD on a home console dvd player and it worked.

I have new hardware so I will always have problems. Specially with widescreen.

I will install OS 11 in two
months once the bug are cleaned out and stick with it until 12 comes.

 

[WoodPeckr]

I will install OS 11 in two
months once the bug are cleaned out and stick with it until 12 comes.

Was wondering about the bugs in 11.0.
End of next month the new version of Ubuntu, 8.10, comes out also.
There are a few bugs in Ubuntu 8.04 but there are bugs in Vista to but overall nothing serious.

Is there any advantage to downloading the 64 bit version of OS 11.0 as opposed to 32 bit version?
I have a AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core TL-60 laptop and can use either.
So was wondering if 32 bit or 64 bit OS is better?

 

[xix]

32-64-128

Was wondering about the bugs in 11.0.
End of next month the new version of Ubuntu, 8.10, comes out also.
There are a few bugs in Ubuntu 8.04 but there are bugs in Vista to but overall nothing serious.

Is there any advantage to downloading the 64 bit version of OS 11.0 as opposed to 32 bit version?
I have a AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core TL-60 laptop and can use either.
So was wondering if 32 bit or 64 bit OS is better?

Stay with 32bit for a year or so. In Suse I tried 64bit with 10.1 and had to do alot of configuration then at the end of instructions it said some applications won't work because there is no java64 and couple of other things. So if a website has java your screwed. Also it say the OS would step down to 32bit when required. Then it would emulate some applications to 64bit like OOO.

Bullock I would rather be with Slackware except it mostly command line from installation and so on. I know Bourne shell is supposed to be common on all linux but when I tried a few simple ones on Debian or slackware nothing happen.

Linux is also on 128 bit for some hardware but let's face it, who is coding in 64 bit?
I say 32bit will be around till 2012. Even some of the rpm's available in 64 are emulated to 64 and not true 64bit coding.

 

[benstt]

Was wondering about the bugs in 11.0.
End of next month the new version of Ubuntu, 8.10, comes out also.
There are a few bugs in Ubuntu 8.04 but there are bugs in Vista to but overall nothing serious.

Is there any advantage to downloading the 64 bit version of OS 11.0 as opposed to 32 bit version?
I have a AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core TL-60 laptop and can use either.
So was wondering if 32 bit or 64 bit OS is better?

I've used OpenSuSE 11, both the 32bit and 64bit version. 32bit ought to do for you, unless you are running some very memory intensive operations like large databases.

Their 64bit version worked for me fairly well. If you're using software off of the repositories prepared for opensuse, it seems to work fine for me. I used 10.3 also, and it had some funniness on 32bit.

Why did I use 64bit? To try it out, of course. I don't think I saw much of a speed increase in desktop usage.

 

[benstt]

Linux is also on 128 bit for some hardware but let's face it, who is coding in 64 bit?
I say 32bit will be around till 2012. Even some of the rpm's available in 64 are emulated to 64 and not true 64bit coding.

128bit? Really?

Regarding 64bit, it shines when you are running databases like Oracle, etc, and can use more than 2GB of memory without getting into funny hardware/software tricks like PAE.

 

[WoodPeckr]

32bit v 64bit

The reason I ask is I'm going to max out ram to 4GB and 32bit won't use it all while 64bit will utilize all 4GB of ram so I assumed it will be quicker all around. Will mainly use it for the www and don't plan on using any memory intensive apps.

Plan on using software off of the repositories.

 

[WoodPeckr]

RAM Maxed out from 2 to 4GB

FWIW
Just installed 4GB ram in laptop, took about 5 minutes. It was easier than putting ram in a desktop.

Here's what happened after maxing laptop ram from 2-4GB.

Vista & Ubuntu showed 1.9GB of the original 2GB ram available.

After putting in 3GB ram:

Vista showed 2.8GB available
Ubuntu showed 2.9GB available

After putting in 4GB ram:

Vista showed 3.5GB available
Ubuntu showed 3.3GB available

Laptop boots quicker for both 32bit OSs and operates noticeably quicker.
Maxing out memory is the easiest and best way to boost PC performance.
Total damages for 2, 2GB memory sticks, incl shipping were $70 @ www.Newegg.com
Newegg Rocks.

 

[WoodPeckr]

OpenSUSE 11.0 32bit version

Been playing around with OpenSUSE 11.0 for couple days now on Live CD and like it.
Having used Ubuntu for a year now made the transition to OpenSUSE 11.0 easier to handle.

I downloaded the ISO file of OS11 with Ubuntu then burned the ISO CD image with Brasero with no problems. Popped the CD in and booted up into OpenSUSE 11.0 to give it a test drive.
So far it seems all is working except for 'wireless' which after checking out on the openSUSE Forums, seems to be a quirky problem here as in Ubuntu.

Also checked out my 4GB ram usage to see OpenSUSE 11.0 gave the highest reading saying it will utilize 3.75 of the available 4GB of ram.

 

[benstt]

Also checked out my 4GB ram usage to see OpenSUSE 11.0 gave the highest reading saying it will utilize 3.75 of the available 4GB of ram.

The PAE kernel might let you use all of it, at a slight memory performance penalty. 'kernel-pae' in Suse, I think.

 

[WoodPeckr]

I'm surprised how quick OS11 is running as a Live CD.
When you install it, it is even quicker.