32-bit, KDE 3.5. That is a very good idea, thanks.
I would hate to work in Novell's helpdesk after all this hassle with 64-bit and KDE 4. I wonder how they are able to sell this stuff to customers. ;)
It is worth saying that 64 bit does work, and works very well in most cases.. but, when it comes to multimedia support, things get a bit wobbly. Generally, the solution has been that the openSUSE installer installs 32 bit Firefox and the 32 bit codecs and plugins. This means there is a mishmash of 32 bit and 64 libs installed, among other things. This works, and there are many here on the list that have this working successfully. KDE4... a hot topic. Like I said, I use it... and don't have issues I cannot deal with, but I would not install it on a new user's computer. It requires constant/daily updates to stay on top of the changes. KDE3.5 will simply just work... even if it's never updated after the initial install. In my experience, particularly when you are setting up an openSUSE install for a new/inexperienced user, things work better with either a full 32 bit system or a full 64 bit system. Mixing architectures seems to have issues. Issues that can be sorted by an experienced user, but for a new user, it can be too much... thus a 32 bit install with KDE3.5 can be a better choice (even on 64 bit hardware). C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org