I love SuSE as well. Unfortunately, the German company (SuSE GmBH) was acquired by Novell. This significantly reduced the image of open-source and freedom. In fact, SuSE is becoming similar to RedHat Linux now; Novell actually dares to charge people for SuSE! It is fortunate that there is openSuSE (http://www.opensuse.org) which has been useful to almost all previous SuSE users. By the way, Kubuntu and Edubuntu are now also available for free pressed and shipped CD's. I requested them at the end of May. Visit kubuntu.com and edubuntu.com and click on ShipIt Free CDs.

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I use to use Ubuntu. The ones that they ship free cds. I got one of them packages waiting for a whole month. It was cool. Ubuntu was sort of hard to understand at first. I got through reading tutorials and stuff. It was easy to use in some ways. The only thing I didn't like was because it didn't have an appealing instant messenger program. I need to keep in contact with my friends.

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I have my old machine set up with SuSE Linux 9.1 Professional (which set me back $89 plus NY taxes, totaling me about $97). It is slow running, but that's the computer's fault since I am running KDE on a 350 MHz AMD K5 with 160 MB of RAM. I like Linux, it's much 'quieter' than Windows, but then again you have to do more to get things done, things that are typically vey easy to do in Windows. I'm not going to be a Linux convert anytime soon, especially not until I get a computer that's faster, has more RAM and a bigger hard drive. But overall, I like working in a Linux GUI, and even terminal prompts aren't terribly scary .

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About Linux being slow, I am running DamnSmallLinux on a 98MB of RAM machine. I set it up as a server for HTTP, FTP and IRC protocols, and it is currently using 23 of thos 98 megs. This machine could barely suppot Windows at all, so I think that linux is a considerable improvement. On my laptop, I finished partitioning, then installed Ubuntu, and everything is fine once you get used to the layout and fonts. I still try pressing "Windows logo" + "M" to minimise things, however...

The only complaint I have about Ubuntu is the network config for wireless. It takes ages to figure out how to do things, and the solutions seem rather random. For example, I had to configure everything in the "Network Settings" rather than terminal, then I found out (after several hours of sweating and swearing) that the solution was to not click OK to exit the "Network Settings" box, just exit as normal!

Rather confusing if you ask me...

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I like the small Linux Distros rather than the large ones.

I mean the ones like Damn Small Linux, PC Linux OS , etc.
Also the live CDs are the best.
U dont even have to install them.
Burn It up and move it all around.

They are also convenient to recover your Windows Passwords when you forget them as you put the CD in and boot it and do whatever you want.

If you want some info on all of this try the following site:
http://linux.softpedia.com/

You also get a lot of new info and all Linux Softwares.

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Linux all the way

The reason that I did not choose Dam Small Linux for the normal machine is that I didn't really like the interface all that much... Not my kind of thing. Ubuntu suits me fine, and I really appreciate the absence of that disgusting light blue they use in Windows

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I am using SUSE 10.1 and I am very satisified with it, but the only thing that bothers me is that I can't enable the 3D support for my ATI X800 XL
If anyone has managed to do that and wish to help me please send me a pm or an email. Thanx!

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SUSE linux, its great, furthermore its be more valuable when you integrate it with windows XP, so SUSE Linux is became program on the desktop (eventough actually its OS), I already done it in my NoteBook and Runs well, ussually I used OS Linux for surfing on Network, 'coz its muc faster and no killer virus so far try it

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Ubuntu does come with an instant messenger program. System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager, search for "gaim", install it and it will appear in the Applications -> Internet menu. It does all sorts of protocolls, including Jabber, MSN Messenger, AIM, IRC, IRQ and a buch of others. I like the simple UI

 

 

 

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I have been using suse 9.3 for over a year now as my second os and i love it and prefer suse over fedora any day but it depends on your taste. Also, i just got my Ubuntu CDs and will be running Ubuntu using their live cd to see if i like it better than suse. Finally, for anything where a live cd is needed such as recovering windows from a virus, etc. knoppix is the way to go. It has saved me and my roommates soooo many files its unbelievable. Plus, when i travel and need to use linux i dont have to bring my external with me, just a cd

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