On Friday 13 Apr 2012 16:15:22 Ted Byers wrote:
I had bought a copy of SUSE Linux several years ago, version 10.1, and installed it just a couple weeks ago on an even older PC (with a CD reader, no USB ports and no DVD). It DOES have connection to the internet.
Since this machine is crippled by modern standard, I am wondering if I can use it to visit one of your websites and upgrade the whole system to the latest SUSE Linux live, without having to burn any disks. This machine is just a basic unit, with a slow NIC, basic processor, small drive and CD reader, but I would like to be able to use it to re-familiarize myself with Unix.
It's technically possible but hard work and not really worth the effort. The 10.1 you now have installed on it is sufficient to re-learn Unix. The basics don't change that quickly! If the machine you have pre-dates USB I suspect it has very little RAM - you want 512MB at minimum to have any fun with a default install of current openSUSE. If you must install something current, there are any number of special purpose lightweight, tiny Linuxes that you could burn to a CD and try, but I don't know any of them well enough to recommend. And remember our motto: have a lot of fun! Will -- Will Stephenson, openSUSE Board, Booster, KDE Developer SUSE LINUX GmbH, GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix Imendörffer, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) Maxfeldstraße 5 90409 Nürnberg Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org