Marcel Lecker wrote:
Greetings everyone,
I'm doing a short little presentation (on behalf of our Linux user's group) on SuSE Linux to a local Unix Users Group.
I'm looking for points specific to SuSE that might be of interest to Unix (Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, BSD, etc.) users.
Probably the thing that Solaris etc. users would notice the most is the ease of installation. SuSE has a beautiful graphic install that is very easy to deal with, and you can do the partitioning and everything right in this install program. Most hardware including video chipsets is automatically detected. Also, SuSE is known as the most complete distribution; the Pro version comes on 7 CDs and a DVD (install from either) and has something like 1500 packages. When I hear about some cool Linux app, the first place I look for it is on the install CDs, 'cause it's probably there. And they make frequent updates available on their FTP site, including new kernels. There is also a free online update program: you just fire it up, and it connects to the SuSE FTP site and recommends packages for update (including security patches), then automatically installs the ones you selected. -- ======================================================= Glenn Holmer (gholmer@ameritech.net) ------------------------------------------------------- Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. (In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.) ------------------------------------------------------- -H. P. Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu", 1926 =======================================================