On Wednesday 23 October 2002 07.26, Thomas G Land wrote:
I came to Suse with 7.0 Pro and have purchased each Pro ver up to 8.0.
I finally put my small consulting service (data and operations) on 7.3 Pro earlier this year. Due to my limited experience with Linux, I had a lot of challenges and never got to installing the 8.0 Pro I purchased.
I understand that there is a considerable difference between 8.0 and 7.3 file locations. I have never used grub.
1. Does 8.1 use grub only or can lilo still be used? Never used grub.
I'm using lilo under 8.1 so that would be a "yes".
2. Is 8.0 Pro or 8.1 Pro better for a beginner in Linux?
Difficult to say. They work in more or less the same way, but 8.1 is the better version IMNSHO
3. Does 8.1 Pro offer a default install?
Yes
4. I am using reiserf on the 7.3 Pro that my business is on now. Will it be compatible with either 8.0 or 8.1?
Yes.
8.x would be installed on a partition on my business box.
I am trying to determine which version to install to experiment with . I would not put my business on the new install yet.
Good idea. One should never install new things on mission critical machines without testing it personally first. Other people's experiences and opinions are useful, but they haven't used it on your hardware and that can be completely different. regards Anders