On 01/20/2011 11:11 AM, Parshwa Murdia wrote:
But my request is to let me know if Open SUSE is okay for a novice, especially for the person who is not from softwares but want to use a linux distro. Secondly, I guess (but don't know) if it would easily fulfill my purposes without going into the core technical details. -- Regards, Parshwa Murdia
Parshwa, You are in the right place. Linux will do all you want and much much more that you haven't even thought of yet. For a beginner, Linux has a learning curve just like everything else. Take a little time to learn, and you will be up and running in no time. After you have learned, give back to the community in the form of helping the next newcomer you come across. As for which distro? All distros share a common kernel and core packages. The primary difference is how the different distros package Linux and the tools they provide to make things easier (or harder at times) on new users. OpenSuSE is a great place to start. I'm sure RedHad/Fedora, Ubuntu, Gentoo, Mandriva, etc.. all do a good job, but, notwithstanding a few speed bumps along the way, SuSE/OpenSuSE has been a user friendly solid choice as a Linux distribution for new and old users alike. The installer 'yast' for helping you get things up and running are on-par or better than anything else you will find out there. The wiki, while frustrating to navigate at times, will get you through most issues (google will also help). But above all, what separates OpenSuSE from the rest, and in my opinion makes it the best choice for new users, is this mailing list you posted to. You will have to look hard to find another list that is as open to user questions or as full of knowledgeable people willing to help than you will find here. Any of the major distros will let you do what you want to do, try them all. But I'd be willing to wager that after you try a few, you will end up right back here. So save yourself some time and just get started. If I were you, I'd go to: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3/iso/ grab the net install iso [openSUSE-11.3-NET-i586.iso (or x86_64)] burn it to a cd and boot it, follow the prompts, and your good to go. There are plenty of opensuse install howtos and videos out there. If you get stuck, post back here. You can also download the LiveCD iso that you simply boot OpenSuSE from. IIRC you also have the option of doing the install from the LiveCD. (Somebody else chime in here -- I've never done it...) If you are setting up a dual-boot box (win & linux), I've always had better luck installing windows first then linux. Good luck! -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org