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- openSUSE 11.1 KDE 4.1 (openSUSE 11.1 )
- openSUSE 11.1 KDE 4.1 (openSUSE 11.1 )OpenSUSE 11.1 KDE 4.1I have installed the 32 bit on my Dell CoreDuodesktop with NVIDIA 7300LE display. GREAT! Ihave installed the 64 bit on my ToshibaSatellite laptop with ATI 1200 display. GREAT! I am totally impressed with this release ofOpenSUSE. ...
- Tags: Notebooks, YaST, openSUSE 11.1, openSUSE, openSUSE 11.1 KDE 4.1
- Discussion threads 2009-01-04
- New call for open source device drivers
- New call for open source device driversHow about Linux ease of use?I am a MS user based on job and personal prefernces for my OS. I have installed Ubuntu on a home computer, as well as gentoo on another. What strikes me as how un-friendly the OS is...
- Tags: Linux, ease of use, open source device driver, GUI-driven, YaST, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-06-23
- OpenSUSE 11 RC1: The Mercedes-Benz to Ubuntu’s Volkswagen
- OpenSUSE 11 RC1: The Mercedes-Benz to Ubuntu’s VolkswagenSuSE is the best distro going.Especially if your a Windows person looking for a place to start in Open Source. YAST is the very best configuration interface in the Linux world today. No other distro has anything close.If you want to make the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, KDE 4, YaST, SuSE, Ubuntu, distro, Novell OpenSuse, OpenSUSE 11 RC1, OpenSUSE 11, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen AG
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- SUSE vs. Ubuntu - first impressions
- SUSE vs. Ubuntu - first impressionsHas Novel resolved issues with YaST in SUSE?I have used SuSE for a few versions and dropped it (well not quite, but I preferr Ubuntu) for simple reasons:1. YaST does not help with installation of RPMs that are not specific for SUSE. And no running...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, SuSE, YaST, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-07-02
- Proprietary and Open source DO mix
- Proprietary and Open source DO mixNon-OSS Add-onsI've been testing OpenSuSE 10.1 from beta up to the current RC2.The approach Novell takes is to have a 5 CD install and 6th CD earmarked 'Non-OSS Add-Ons'.All of the Non-OSS Add Ons are accessible from that CD (and other installation sources if you...
- Tags: open source, SuSE, Open source DO, YaST
- Discussion threads 2006-04-25
- Novell's Linux makeover
- Novell's Linux makeoverThey need to dump the SUSE name and the uuuugly colors.And focus on Gnome for the US market. They should of course continue to sell SUSE Linux with KDE in Europe.Also, they could dump YAST, and the stupid name, and nobody would mind. I repeat NOBODY.Imagine if all...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Novell Linux, SuSE, Linux, Novell Inc., YaST, KDE, GNOME, Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-02-16
- HP offers Linux-based Centrino laptop
- HP offers Linux-based Centrino laptopLinux desktops, dum tee dum tee dum!Funny that Gartner is still claiming that Linux isn't going to make critical mass on the desktops. Reportis still waiting to come out but according to the link a lot of companies are asking for it. And now with HP...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, YaST, Linux, Hewlett-Packard Co., laptop computer, Intel Centrino, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2004-08-03
- Novell management tool going open source
- Novell management tool going open sourceMessage has been deleted.wow!i never expected this. YAST is so much futher ahead than any of its competition. If Redhat, or any other distro maker was smart, theyd jump on this. YAST was one of the best parts of buying SuSE linux.CoolI...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux desktop, open source, Taco Warrior, YaST, Linux, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2004-03-18
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- Firefox to run checks for Adobe Flash patch
- I like this about time. this is something every browser needs to do. I always forget to update mine for months. it's completely uselessit's completely useless, because Flash plug-in already checks for updates. Not exactlyIIRC, the plug-in only checks for updates if the web page specified a minimum version that...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, plug-in, openSUSE, Konqueror, FlashGot, Adobe Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on PolishNot often I agree with Flude, but he is right on the money with this postJason,This is a whine. Why do you complain about services that should be off by default?As for your comment about "but your typical end-user...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, .NET, Development tools, Desktops, Servers, Perlow, Novell Inc., Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SuSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, Mono, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, distro
- Discussion threads 2009-03-23
- Torvalds abandons KDE for Gnome
- Torvalds abandons KDE for GnomePoor Linus[i]I strongly suspect that most problems he encountered, wouldn't have happened if he had done a clean install of KDE 4.[/i]Poor guy must not know what he's doing when it comes to Linux, eh? ]:)You suspect wrongly[i]I strongly suspect that most problems he encountered,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Version 4, KDE 4.1, KDE, GNOME
- Discussion threads 2009-01-27
- Tough Love with openSUSE 11.1
- Tough Love with openSUSE 11.1why do you keep talking about ubuntu...as it was an easy distribution and do not try out linux mint? a far better integrated and just "out of the box functional" distro.try it, and you'll see that your father in law doesn't want to go back. Ubuntu,...
- Tags: Linux, Desktops, Notebooks, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, openSUSE, openSUSE 11.1, Ubuntu, Tough Love, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-12-18
- Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops
- Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptopsjust thinknow instead of being stuck in a little puddle they can go out there and swim in the ocean of windows applications like the rest of us - a zillion kids just smiledlinuxhelp.net:~# apt-get install mozilla-firefoxReading Package Lists... DoneBuilding Dependency Tree... DoneThe following...
- Tags: Operating systems, Vista-64, Microsoft Windows XP, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., OLPC Laptop, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Protocol handlers cause Mozilla Firefox 3 remote command execution vulnerabilities
- Protocol handlers cause Mozilla Firefox 3 remote command execution vulnerabilitiesThe point is moot......[b]if[/b] you put your FF session in an AppArmor 'sandbox'--the below comes FREE as in beer in openSUSE /etc/apparmor/profiles/extras. Just go into YaST control center->AppArmor->Manually Add Profile and select both usr.lib.firefox.firefox-bin and *.firefox.sh and you are golden--a five-minute...
- Tags: Web browsers, Novell AppArmor, Protocol Handler, execution vulnerability, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- (Fun with openSUSE 11.0)
- (Fun with openSUSE 11.0)But it's not Blue Like Windows ...Let's see who runs with that.I'm running OpenSuSE 11 on 2 machines and love both the KDE and GNOME desktop implementations. And, as an added surprise, all the server bits are there as well.If you've looked at Ubuntu or other...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Novell OpenSuse, openSUSE 11.0, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE 11, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Fun with openSUSE 11.0
- Fun with openSUSE 11.0Virtualized OpenSUSE 11.0I too am a devoted Ubuntu user, and decided to check out OpenSUSE 11.0. I downloaded the 32bit GNOME LiveCD and loaded in with Virtualbox in Windows XP. I got through the whole setup fairly quickly but when the "system" rebooted it crashed and said...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, desktop virtualization, openSUSE 11.0, KDE, KDE 4, Novell OpenSuse, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- Teachers want more training...no kidding
- Teachers want more training...no kiddingThe new OpenSUSE 11 has an education software sourceYou may want to check out the new OpenSUSE 11 released yesterday: it has an education software source which you can turn on easily. :-)Important new feature: Yast has become a whole lot faster.It's standard long term...
- Tags: Workforce management, training and certification, Ning.com, Moodle, Novell OpenSuse, training, OpenSUSE 11
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- OpenSUSE 11 RC1: The Mercedes-Benz to Ubuntu’s Volkswagen
- 2008 will be a very good vintage for community end-user Linux distributions. So far, we've seen the release of Ubuntu 8.04, which is universally considered to be a major milestone release in usability and device compatibility, and one of the easiest distros to install. While not as widely lauded, we...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Volkswagen AG, GNOME, Software Update Utility, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- Hardy Heron is hardly a snap
- Hardy Heron is hardly a snapA clean installation is always better than an upgrade...of an older version. This old wisdom is valid for every operating system under the sun.The possible problem lies in the settings and configurations of the older version. Sometimes they conflict with the new version.If you want...
- Tags: Linux, Corporate communications, Video cards, Operating systems, Hardy Heron, snap
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- Ubuntu: I'm extremely impatient
- Ubuntu: I'm extremely impatientFor the certificate problems, try this:http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/Download Firefox 2, and for the repo problems just pick a mirror to use, if only for next day or two.Lots of other people want it at the same timeand you're throwing a wobbly. Perhaps you should go to as many distro's...
- Tags: Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
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