kanenas@hawaii.rr.com wrote:
so, if i am willing to put up with the goofy updating process, is there anything else that I can gain if i drop my trusty old 10.3 -32 bit or "racy" 10.3 x86-64 for 11.0 or 11.1?
<snip> I'm quite happy with the 11.0 / 11.1 releases. As soon as 11.0 was available, I updated my home machines and work machines. With 11.1, I have so far updated one test machine, but I'm really liking it so far. With any new distribution release comes the chance of something being broken that worked fine in previous versions. I must say that with each new version of OpenSUSE, the list of 'brokens' get smaller and smaller. That being said, there are a few things I like to do to make transitions easier. 1. PLAY! Load up VMWare player (Free) and VMX-Manager. Easy process to create a VM from an .ISO file. Check out your new distro/version without committing to hardware. 2. Partition! I like to create a partion for '/' (root) of about 20-50 GB and install the OS there. I create a storage partition (most of the remaining drive space) and mount it as '/saved'. This way, I can format root, reinstall / install new version while all my important files are still safe on '/saved'. As a general rule with any OS, I prefer to install from scratch as apposed to an upgrade/update process. 2.1 Other Stuff. I use XFS instead of ext3. Personal choice, I've found performance to be noticeably better. Flies on a 7200 rpm WD. I'm a Gnome user. I really dig KDE4, but Gnome really does get the job done. We Linux users share a trait -- we tend to tinker more than the average Joe. More often than not, it's this trait that makes each new release feel like Christmas day =). I live in a Windows world. I support students, faculty, and staff at a University. I am also the primary apple support person for our campus -- we call them leapfrogs or money-pits. So, what's my favorite OS? What OS do I use more than any other? You guessed it. OpenSUSE. Cheers, - Adam -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org