On Tuesday 15 December 2009 12:10:50 lynn wrote:
On Tuesday 15 December 2009 13:51:35 James Knott wrote:
Well, you're well aware of OpenSUSE and I suppose you may have a spare computer handy. Why not just give it a try as a desktop OS. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Hi James, Hi everyone. I use desktop computers at work so I know they work on a network. The three laptops I tried: eeeps, acer one and hp pavillion would not connect to Internet with opensuse even after several hours downloading with a wired connection and booting from the 11.2 kde live usb memory stick. Pull the wire and the wireless is useless unless you have several more hours to search how to do it. I can get a wired connection to a Desktop computer on the network in a few minutes by setting the squid port on the client using Yast. I suppose that's what prevents many from using it at home. But I've not given up yet. L x
Lynn, Let me suggest you look at http://pclosmag.com/ From there you can get information and download several versions of PCLinuxOS CDs. I recommend the version that uses the KDE 3.5.10 version but there is one that uses Gnome and XFCE and other DEs as well as you may see fit. I have found that the networking, both wireless and wired, just worked for me, though as they say, YMMV but historically, under SuSE, I have lived through wireless hell here to make it work, but under PCLinuxOS, it just worked. The product is well supported and the link above is their magazine which is available both as a PDF and as HTML. The PDFs are available going back a couple of years and are very informative even applicable to other distros in many cases. Good articles on GIMP for instance. Well worth everyone taking a look at the mag just because it is full of information. Richard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org