I would not call the YAST software install component a "great alternative". It is an alternative, but it is NOT great once you add in more than 2 or 3 repositories.
Are you talking Factory (as the list is supposed to) or 10.3? If 10.3, then please first test Factory and get a grip with what's going on.
I am running 10.2, 10.3 and 11.0Alpha3 YAST is improving, there is no denying that... but it is still not a great alternative. It's method of handling dependencies leaves a lot to be desired compared to Synaptic or Smart (in terms of how it informs the user of dependencies). I am not saying YAST cannot do the job of installing software... it does the job... it is the user experience where it really lacks. This thread is not about specific improvements to the YAST software component... this is (was?) about things in Ubuntu that were nice... and are felt to be missing in openSUSE.... eg a better software management tool (we had apt/Synaptic in the past, and it was dropped... which was the main point I was making), easier methods to set up WiFi, better user experience when dealing with things like mp3 playback etc etc. All of which have solutions in openSUSE, but solutions that are lacking in some way when compared to competitors. C. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org