Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1502 mails)

["David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

HG wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I've got new new hardware coming in. This time Atom 330 and couple of
> 2Tb drives and probably a small 2.5" laptop drive for system. I'll
> "mirror" the data drives with rsync in a lazy schedule (not going to
> mirror them with raid).
>
> Anyways, it's been a long time since I've tried to install openSUSE
> anywhere. So, I'd like to hear suggestions for what to install and
> how. (yes, I just saw the other thread with Atom 330 problem - I hope
> the Intel BIOS update fixes it for me too)
>
> Which version of openSUSE should I go with? I'm going with 64-bit, but
> I mean should I install 10.x, 11.0 or 11.1 or what? The server will
> mostly be out of touch (i.e. I wont have access to fix things...)
>
> Which package manage system should I use?
>
> This is going to be file server with X (remote) for occasional other
> work. Maybe even screen and keyboard. Which KDE should I install? Does
> remote X still work out of the box (from another linux or cygwin/X)?
>
> How can I deactivate (not install) Beagle at all? What other similar
> software should I specifically check and not install?
>
> Thanks for all the tips!

HG,

        Take a look at my openSuSE Server Setup page, it hold a nugget or two 
you
might find useful:

http://www.3111skyline.com/linux/openSuSE-server.php

-- 
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Rankin Law Firm, PLLC
510 Ochiltree Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
Telephone: (936) 715-9333
Facsimile: (936) 715-9339
www.rankinlawfirm.com
-- 
To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxx
For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@xxxxxxxxxxxx