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Re: [SLE] What does the evaluation CD gives you?
  • From: Lenz Grimmer <lenz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 16:32:28 +0200 (CEST)
  • Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0305061626220.29210@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Hi,

On Sun, 4 May 2003, Derek Fountain wrote:

> I was just wondering about the SuSE evaluation CD. I've never used it,
> and since I'm at the end of an expensive connection, downloading it to
> have a look isn't a great option for me.

Understandable.

> What does it give you? Does it give you a complete-ish SuSE environment
> running purely from CD (and which could be used as a rescue disk in a
> pinch)

Yes, if it has not changed in the meanwhile. Something similar to Knoppix.
You boot off the CD, configure your hardware and have a running system.

> or does it require an amount of hard disk space, and give you a limited
> SuSE installation on disk?

AFAIK you can save your settings and your home directory on hard disk or
floppy, but I cannot tell for sure.

Bye,
LenZ
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