[clue-tech] Error installing Suse 10

[katanacb at comcast.net]

If you are looking at installing Linux for the first time, I'm now suggesting Ubuntu and not SuSE anymore (no offense to the SuSE users on this list) ... I've been using linux for years now and, while I think I've tried every distro out there, have generally moved from RedHat --> Mandrake --> SuSE (and ran SuSE from 8.2 up and until 10.0) --> Ubuntu and I must say for a first-time distro I can't say enough good things about it.  It's the only distro that's not skipped a beat on my laptop(s) and home system(s) hardware-detection-wise and I don't have to fiddle with the command line as much ... not that I can't I just don't have the time anymore.

You might try downloading and trying that out ... I"m very very happy with it and have converted all my systems over ... Plus the ubuntu community (at ubuntuforums.org) is *VERY* helpful ... the howto's and levels of assistance are written at the easy-to-understand level not the i-have-been-using-linux-for-years-and-why-don't-you-just-use-the-commandline-and-be-done-with-it-or-just-rtfm  level.

Just my 2 cents worth..

-Chris


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Matt Atkins" <matthewsatkins at msn.com>
> 
> >The last time I tried SuSE (version 9?) they made it ultra-difficult to do 
> >a Net installation because they don't populate their mirrors on their 
> >installation media.
> >
> >I tend to avoid SuSE unless it's absolutely required by a customer or work 
> >-- it's just too "corporate".
> >
> >Even the efforts of Novell to open it up more haven't really been all that 
> >useful for them, in my humble opinion.
> >
> >Are you tied to SuSE particularly, or would you take recommendations from 
> >others on the list regarding possible other distros to give a try on Linux? 
> >  There's lots of RedHat/Fedora gurus here and a good number of Debian 
> >gurus hanging around here also.  And lots of people have "some" experience 
> >with the derivative distros from those two code-bases.
> >
> >Unless a bunch of SuSE experts here on the list suddenly pop out of the 
> >wood-work to help you, you might wish to stick with distros you can get 
> >more local help for.  Just a thought -- it's all about experimentation, so 
> >do what you enjoy.
> >
> >Nate
> 
> Nate,
> 
> I appreciate your post.  I am not at all tied to SuSE.  I am just trying to 
> get Linux installed on a PC so I can learn.  It doesn't necessarly matter to 
> me what distro it is.  I am all for local help, though, so please recommend 
> away.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Matt Atkins
> 
> 
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