Kevin, On Wednesday 16 November 2005 12:53, kevin.kempter@dataintellect.com wrote:
Hi List;
I'm thinking about moving from Fedora to Suse. I have a few questions before I try it out..
- How hard/easy is it to setup the ipw2200 package for Suse to use with my centrino laptop?
- Once installed how do I control the wireless interface?
- I have a new Treo 650, my Treo 600 would sync with Fedora/Kpilot but not so with the 650. Is it known to work with Suse?
- What version of KDE is shipping/packaged with Suse v10 ?
3.4.2. We're kept supplied with both bug fixes and security updates as well as entire upgrades to new releases. The former are part of SuSE-supplied support, the latter are supplied by third parties on an as-is, at-your-own-risk basis.
- What is the default filesystem type for Suse, can I choose Reiser via the install?
Reiser is the default. Many are available, including the one I choose, for my primary file systems, XFS.
- Will redhat RPM's work on a Suse install ?
Some may. For the most part, if their dependencies are met, you stand a fair chance, but there can still be conflicts in some cases if the dependent packages are not configured compatibly.
- Where do In find additional sources for updates (Like adding repo's for yum) and how do I configure them ?
- What's the best sources of help. (I found that the Fedora mailing list was hands-down the best support for Fedora) ?
The SuSE-Linux-E mailing list. We're all really smart, friendly, tolerant and cheery folks over there...
- How stable is Suse v10 and why would I choose the commercial version vs. the open source project?
It has excellent stability, as we've come to expect from SuSE. You would choose the commercial version one or more of these reasons: 1) Bigger package complement, including some very popular but non-OSS software, most prominently media-related software. 2) To get this software on a single dual-layer DVD. 3) To generate funds to help support continuing releases of the best commercially supported Linux release there is.
Thanks in advance for all your help
Randall Schulz