On 2014-06-13 16:02, Tony Alfrey wrote:
Per Jessen wrote:
Which is probably because only the latest version is actually boxed for sale. As you're doing a new install anyway, why not go for 13.1?
Because there seems to be a lot of argument about various features in 13.1 and because a new number release always seems to have a bunch of bugs that get fixed later.
It is not that new, it was released last November. And 12.3 is supported till this September, so you will be wasting your money buying it. http://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime Listen, I'm using 13.1 on several machines, with no problems. 13.1 is a VERY good release, and it is scheduled by extended support by Evergreen. Look, people use the forums and mail lists to complain and/or solve their problems. You will not see here many people praising a release all the time. Any release. All releases were heavily criticised at their time. Oh, yes, I remember that 5.3 was a good release. No idea why they ever released 6.1. >:-P
And because it took DAYS to download the file and it was broken. My connection speed is fine (in the neighborhood of 10 Mb/s) but the download process was a complete failure.
Then YOU have a problem with your Internet connection or the software you use, or the mirror you pull from. What are you using? I suggest downloading via metalinks. http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Download_help#Downloading_via_Metalinks «DownThemAll!, a Firefox plugin, is one of the easiest way to use Metalinks.» I have used it in Windows, works fine. In Linux I use aria2c. AND, my network speed is just ONE megabit, not 10 like you, and I can download any DVD I wish. Sure, it is slow, my connection sucks: it takes me about 12 hours. It should take you about 90 minutes at most. So let's investigate why you can not really download a DVD. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)