"Rev. Micael Derek Barnett" wrote:
of the kernal. I have the cover CD of PC Plus which featured a 'cut down' version of 5.3. Should I :- a) install 5.3 from this single cut down CD and then buy an upgrade version of SuSe 6.0? b) buy and install a complete (ie 5 CD) version of 5.3 and then upgrade as in (a)? c) wait until 6.0 becomes available and buy the full (ie non-upgrade) version at the end of Jan? It would be particularly galling for me to have to take (c) as the safest 'sensible' option, as I want to start using my beautiful new machine a.s.a.p... :-)
Many thanks
Kester Clegg
heck, just throw that cd you've got on now, and buy the 5 cd set when 6.0 comes out...
if nothing else, it'll give youa feel for the os. if you've got a good, fast net connection, you might try ftping everything, but i think that the suse distribution is very reasonably priced...chances are, you'll end up installing more than once, anyway....may as well get used to it. ;) the book is well worth the money too, in my opinion.
-derek
I must respectfully take issue with the "installing more than once" statement. One of the most powerful aspects of Linux is the fact that things CAN be fixed. If the fix takes longer than a reinstall, well you've actually learned something and that knoweledge can be redistributed to help others. My advice, after 10 years experience with Unix, is to leave the reinstall and reboot philosophy in the trashheap with your Microsoft CDs whence they arose. -- yours, Andy - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>