I moved form Man 7.1 to SuSe. I learned alot on Mandrake, but I kept running into issues that revolve around the *.mdk extensions that were used. I had some compatibility problems. Though I found that Mandrake to user friendly it IMHO doesn't compare to SuSE. SuSE is very very stable. I have not run into any compatibility issues to date. I'm a newbie of about a year. I honestly think that, as a Mandrake user, you'll find SuSE to be a notch or two above. And the users are great. If you have questions, come to the list. If a post doesn't get answered right away repost and/or change the header a bit and you'll get a response. IMHO this is the best users group I've been able to find. They polite, knowledgable, and friendly. I have gone from curious with mandrake to enthusiastic with SuSE and I can safely say I'm a fanatic and SuSE advocate. Try it - I think you'll be very satisfied, and 7.2 should absolutely rock. Cheers, Curtis Rey On Thursday 21 June 2001 10:10 pm, Dee McKinney wrote:
Anyone with 7.2 up & running here that could send answers to Joshua here ? Send him at isd@as.uaf.edu
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I've heard quite a bit about the merits of SuSE and was wondering what kind of learning curve would be required for someone moving from Mandrake.
1. What is the layout for startup files (/etc/rc.d on Mdk) 2. What is the default layout for files that are installed? Do they prefer /opt, or /usr/local, etc? 3. How are the included GUI configuration utilities? I don't mind messing with text files, but on a new system, GUI config is nice. Mdk's control panel, HardDrake, etc., are REALLY nice. 4. What is the preferred package? How good is the package compatability with Mdk/Redhat, etc? i.e., could I install Redhat RPMs and be OK? 5. Where are config files usually stored? /etc? 6. How well goes the install? Mandrake's install has gotten PRETTY smooth. With a little hand holding, I was able to install Mdk 8.0 on an P133 Compaq Armada the other day. With 16MB of RAM. :)
Any other pertinant information you feel necessary.
Thanks!
j----- k----- A very happy Mandrake user. But open to change. :)