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SUSE Live & Setup DVD
- From: "Alexey Eremenko" <al4321@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:22:53 -0200
- Message-id: <7fac565a0603132222t2e212919se0ac8cdd3ad6111e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> First question. Would both fit on one DVD
>
both on one DVD.
Actually, the 2 versions can use the same packages, and therefore eat
single space.
> 2nd. What would it accomplish, besides adding the risk of accidentally
> "installing" on a working system?
>
1. ability to backup data, recover passwords, when main OS is damaged.
2. Test drivers compatibility with SUSE Linux *before* you waste time
installing it, and discover that Wireless doesn't function, or scanner
is not supported.
*That's very useful, if you bought your PC for Windows, and now want
to run Linux on it, is it is a case at our Home. For next-gen hardware
we will buy Linux-compatible hardware, but that Live+Setup DVD will be
great help for many newbies.
> First question. Would both fit on one DVD
>
both on one DVD.
Actually, the 2 versions can use the same packages, and therefore eat
single space.
> 2nd. What would it accomplish, besides adding the risk of accidentally
> "installing" on a working system?
>
1. ability to backup data, recover passwords, when main OS is damaged.
2. Test drivers compatibility with SUSE Linux *before* you waste time
installing it, and discover that Wireless doesn't function, or scanner
is not supported.
*That's very useful, if you bought your PC for Windows, and now want
to run Linux on it, is it is a case at our Home. For next-gen hardware
we will buy Linux-compatible hardware, but that Live+Setup DVD will be
great help for many newbies.
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