Don and Nelson, (I'm combining my responses below)
1. I hate SuSEconfig, it doesnt help!!!
I reckon it is one of the best things in SuSE
I agree! I had RedHat 5.1 before I switched to SuSE, and their mix-matched bunch of configuration utilities was horrible. Need to configure sound? type this. Need to configure networking? do that. Ack. YaST and SuSEconfig create a unified base for most configuration. I just hope YaST2's administration side grows to be like YaST1.
2. Yast2 crashes too much, even Netscape is more stable!!
Done 2 separate installs with it, no problems (except sound cards)
Don, What type of card do you have? I had problems with my AU8820 based card, but YaST2 works like a dream. Nelson: not sure how RedHat 6.x is, but have you ever noticed how buggy RH 5.1's installer was? It wasn't smart enough to catch a lot of problems it encountered. Ack! YaST1 was better than that too.
3. I hate self-partitioning installers... I like to do my partitions
Had that problem with FreeBSD, used to set my own slices (optional in install)
Don, just curious, how does the FreeBSD installer compare to SuSE Linux 6.3/6.4? Nelson, why didn't you pick the option for self-partitioning? If you click custom partitioning, you get a very nice GUI partitioner. I used it since I had a Windows partition I didn't want to loose, and it worked great! I liked the fact you can choose how indepth you wanted to go. For instance, when I bought my first RedHat CD, I had no idea how the UNIX file-system layout worked (what is a /boot partition, why do I need it, etc.). So I spent probably 20 minutes reading whether I needed to have a /var partition, etc. With YaST2, I can choose to do it myself (since I know what I'm doing more or less now) or let the system save me from the manual.
4. It has a lot of crap
It's up to you what you install
Nelson, perhaps you have a high-speed connection? I'm on a 28.8 line, so it's wonderful for me. I spent over an hour picking and choosing all the apps I needed on the CD, so when my system booted for the first time, I was all set. Otherwise, I would have been downloading stuff for days, or even weeks! I'd have to get XMMS, and StarOffice, and my favorite KDE apps from the KPA (alpha and non-official apps) category.
6. Easier to find pre-compiled binaries for RedHat or Mandrake than to SuSE.
Great things don't usually come easy :)
Nelson, I haven't installed a lot of RedHat stuff, after all, why do you need to when you have all that great stuff on the CD? However, I have installed Everybuddy, Joereg Promminetz's (sp?) XFSFT RPM's, and XMMS (when I had 6.1, which had an older version) all without a glitch. Only ones I had trouble with was when I tried installing something off of my RedHat CD.
SuSEŽs Best:
1. The prittiest GUI installer 2. Reasonable Price 3. Linux Snapshot 4. Nice Manual (never readed it to exaustion, but it seemed something nice for newbies) 5. Easy to find on sale
Nelson, that's for sure! Every time RedHat raises it's price, Windows looks cheaper! <g> What is it, $79 for a three CD's of free software, a manual that is smaller than SuSE's, and a month of support? For ten bucks more you can get proprietary Windows with 90 days of support! -Tim ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ===================== "Solutions that Work" ===================== -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq