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| Thread ID: 70375 | 2006-07-01 07:44:00 | Should I do Suse Linux install? | Shortcircuit (1666) | Press F1 |
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| 467641 | 2006-07-03 08:49:00 | In all your research, have you considered Xandros. Its only one 700MB cd and it very Windows like. I particularly like the way it does a Network Neighbourhood arla Windows (no Samba in site). Actually to be honest, I did get rather annoyed with the SUSE dvd I got. Its probably to do with what they put on the dvd itself by the magazine (maybe). Its didn't have a compiler and it didn't have the samba server. I had to find the right versions and download them off the internet and I had some dependency issues :horrified |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 467642 | 2006-07-03 10:17:00 | I don't think any distribution is likely to do better in this case. Since the Windows installation also failed and that's an entirely separate set of software, the memory corruption is probably the cause, not the software side of things. Try running memtest86 (http://www.memtest86.com/). This will tell you whether there is a problem with memory. If, as seems likely, the problem is in hardware, may I suggest trying it again after the fault is fixed? The terminology can be confusing at first and you will need to modify the partitioning of the disk if you want to dual boot, but once you master the learning curve, which isn't too high for most modern distros, linux can be extremely rewarding. We take for granted things Windows users would think impossible or need expensive software for. |
TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 467643 | 2006-07-03 10:50:00 | I don't think any distribution is likely to do better in this case. I was meaning when his pc is running nicely thanks. Different distro's appeal to different people and the cost is minimal to get distro's. If cost really is an issue, your local library hopefully will have some pc magazines with cd's. Although I like the Xandros file manager, I'm not so keen on it as it trys to hide the command line stuff from you. |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 467644 | 2006-07-03 10:50:00 | Jen, Do you know if the "presentation" is coming down to Wgtn?It can come right down to your own desktop :nerd: . The last 12 months or so of the presentations are available for download. See here (aucklug.debian.co.nz). You may have to wait a few days for the latest presentation to be uploaded. All I can say about Xgl is wow, wow, WOW :eek: | Jen (38) | ||
| 467645 | 2006-07-03 11:33:00 | I was meaning when his pc is running nicely thanks . Different distro's appeal to different people and the cost is minimal to get distro's . If cost really is an issue, your local library hopefully will have some pc magazines with cd's . Although I like the Xandros file manager, I'm not so keen on it as it trys to hide the command line stuff from you . Cost is not an issue, Windows costs, so does the other software that I have purchased . Sure I use open source software if it works . . . f/fox, T/bird, Sunbird, O/office all work, but a lot of that sort of stuff has an 'unfinished' feel about it, either that too many people have had a hand in it or the developers assume that users instinctively know what they should do with it . It's like getting someone to drive a car without a steering wheel and expecting them to know where the alternative controls are . . . makes for a steep learning curve for anyone . . . and could cause a few accidents :eek: The hardware problem may be unrelated to the Suse install . . . but everything worked fine before that, so I can only assume that installing linux had something to do with it . |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 467646 | 2006-07-03 11:43:00 | Sure I use open source software if it works . . . f/fox, T/bird, Sunbird, O/office all work, but a lot of that sort of stuff has an 'unfinished' feel about it, either that too many people have had a hand in it or the developers assume that users instinctively know what they should do with it . It's like getting someone to drive a car without a steering wheel and expecting them to know where the alternative controls are . . . makes for a steep learning curve for anyone . . . and could cause a few accidents :eek: Ah, well you will be pleased how some distros are working to prevent this . Novell/SuSE has a usability lab (in the States) where non Linux users are asked to use the system . They are video-taped and these recordings are used to make the product more intuitive . An example they gave was with the Novell Evolution application (email client) . Evolution is not an obvious name if you are looking for the email application, so they adding the description "For emailing and calendar" in the funky new menu they have . They also removed the Send/Receive button as the test users kept clicking that thinking that was how you started a new email (the Send part) . All this stuff is part of the new Novell Desktop that is currently being developed and will apparently be part of the Open SuSE release . :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 467647 | 2006-07-03 21:37:00 | Especially to Jen and any other SuSe users; Does SuSe come with any appplications or drivers at all? I quote from the site: Download versions of SUSE Linux do not come with any bundled support offering . Is this telling me that if I were to try SuSe that I'd have to find my own drivers? If I decide to try it, will I get default settings on monitors and USB's and printers? Or none at all? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 467648 | 2006-07-03 22:11:00 | No SurferJoe, one thing Suse appeared to do well was install compatible drivers for most of my hardware (not sure about ethernet, see above). By no support I think they mean no external help. And yes- you appeared to be right about Linux install trashing your drive :waughh: |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 467649 | 2006-07-03 22:36:00 | I am going to go back and bump an older post on this as I have more questions and don't want to hijack another thread (again) | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 467650 | 2006-07-04 01:44:00 | Jen- the thought of something being labelled 'e-mail' when it is actually e-mail appeals to me immensely, but then I have a very low IQ :p Hijack away SurferJoe, my work here is done... until my next attempt to install Linux :D |
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