SuSE Bits and Pieces

I have SuSE 8.0. I find that as I'm installing software, I always seem to be missing something. For instance, last night I finally figured out that I need to install 'make'. Then, I was missing installpkg - the problem was that it wasn't available to install from the SuSE CDs. Installpkg is in the manuals, but not available on the CDs. Its frustrating to a newcomer. Is this because I'm using the personal version? If I used the professional version, would all these things be there without me installing the little bits?