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On Wed, Jun 24, 1998 at 10:54:57AM -0600, nelsen@telusplanet.net wrote:
It is very easy to install, a bootable CD with self installer.
I agree with that. It is easy to install, YaST is a good sys admin tool, and the comm'l distribution (I have SuSE 5.2) has tons of nice apps. BUT, see below for the darker side (IMHO).
If you get the commercial version, I am told that it features a very good handbook and 60 days of installation support.
NOT true, in my (limited, newbie) experience. The manual really pertains, at least in part, to versions older that 5.2. Of equal concern is the quality of the German -> English translation. Sometimes it's just funny but clear, but other times there's no hope of getting the meaning intended. Technical support is poor to nonexistent, except for the folks (SuSE and others) on this list. Phone support isn't toll free (in the US) and is only available on Tue and Fri. E-mail support has not worked for me 2 out of 2 times. Howard Arons -- Powered by SuSE Linux 5.2 -- kernel 2.0.33 Communications by Mutt 0.89 - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e