Comments on: Windows Alternative? Try OpenSUSE. http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277 The interwebz can be full of useful information, like this. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:23:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: pligg.com http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277&cpage=1#comment-10069 pligg.com Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:45:04 +0000 http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277#comment-10069 <strong>Windows Alternative? Try OpenSUSE.</strong> So, what do you do if you decide you no longer want to deal with the pain and suffering that Microsoft Windows doles out? There are a few options, some more expensive than others. One of the first options that springs to mind is purchasing a Mac. I own... Windows Alternative? Try OpenSUSE.

So, what do you do if you decide you no longer want to deal with the pain and suffering that Microsoft Windows doles out? There are a few options, some more expensive than others. One of the first options that springs to mind is purchasing a Mac. I own…

]]> By: jerseydevil http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277&cpage=1#comment-9431 jerseydevil Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:05:34 +0000 http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277#comment-9431 Opensuse 10.2 is the latest. For those reading and having issues with wireless... Look in Yast for what driver Yast thinks is working - ( mine is the bcm43xx), then just use kate or gedit to enter in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist # old driver being removed blacklist bcm43xx Replace bcm43xx with whatever Yast reported as your installed driver ( ONLY if it is not already working of course ) next use whatever driver you wish and install it - then set up in yast. ( read forums for more). As mentioned in the article - drivers sometimes are an Issue - due to Vendors refusing to release anything. Also - for new users, PCLinuxOS is extremely user friendly - so I'll second PCLOS. 0.94 will be out at the end of January. Opensuse 10.2 is the latest. For those reading and having issues with wireless…
Look in Yast for what driver Yast thinks is working – ( mine is the bcm43xx), then just use kate or gedit to enter in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
# old driver being removed
blacklist bcm43xx
Replace bcm43xx with whatever Yast reported as your installed driver ( ONLY if it is not already working of course )
next use whatever driver you wish and install it – then set up in yast. ( read forums for more).
As mentioned in the article – drivers sometimes are an Issue – due to Vendors refusing to release anything.

Also – for new users, PCLinuxOS is extremely user friendly – so I’ll second PCLOS. 0.94 will be out at the end of January.

]]> By: John http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277&cpage=1#comment-9430 John Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:09:34 +0000 http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277#comment-9430 I would also try PClinuxos it is very good for new users I would also try PClinuxos it is very good for new users

]]> By: Jhonny http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277&cpage=1#comment-9428 Jhonny Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:24:31 +0000 http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277#comment-9428 Hello!!! Nice to read an article about OpenSuse. it's how in the world you've installed?, when I was trying. it's told me I have less memory video to be install in my computer. This is my configuration: Pentium III 996Mhz 512 Ram Intel chipset 64 MB Video hard drive 20gb. It's was awfull to me. JB Hello!!!

Nice to read an article about OpenSuse. it’s how in the world you’ve installed?, when I was trying. it’s told me I have less memory video to be install in my computer.

This is my configuration:

Pentium III 996Mhz
512 Ram
Intel chipset 64 MB Video
hard drive 20gb.

It’s was awfull to me.

JB

]]> By: E@zyVG http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277&cpage=1#comment-9427 E@zyVG Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:11:44 +0000 http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277#comment-9427 Nice to see you are liking openSUSE distribution :) Nice to see you are liking openSUSE distribution :)

]]> By: Tom http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277&cpage=1#comment-9426 Tom Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:39:56 +0000 http://www.nicolebatten.com/?p=277#comment-9426 openSUSE is in my opinion the best distro available today (I've tried (almost all varieties) of Ubuntu, PCLOS, Fedora, Knoppix and Mandriva) and I like none of them as much as openSUSE. The installation is, like you said, a breeze. YaST is brilliant: everything you'll ever need for system configuration is there (although the package managers are quite slow). It has vast repositories of software and it looks good :D I've never had any problems with it so far openSUSE is in my opinion the best distro available today (I’ve tried (almost all varieties) of Ubuntu, PCLOS, Fedora, Knoppix and Mandriva) and I like none of them as much as openSUSE.

The installation is, like you said, a breeze. YaST is brilliant: everything you’ll ever need for system configuration is there (although the package managers are quite slow). It has vast repositories of software and it looks good :D

I’ve never had any problems with it so far

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