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AboutLinux.com: SuSE 6.3: A First Look

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 22, 2000

[ Thanks to Bill
Henning
for this link. ]

“… the manual is quite good overall although not quite as good
as the RedHat 6.2 Deluxe manuals. The translation has been improved
from the SuSE 6.2 manuals, and the loss of some technical
documentation is made up for by the improved installation
sections.”

“SuSE 6.3 is an evolutionary improvement on SuSE 6.2; the new
graphical installer does a good job of simplifying the installation
process for those new to Linux; however it is still not as
newbie-friendly as the Corel/Caldera/Mandrake/RedHat
installers.

“The amount of software included with the distribution is
staggering; Debian claims to have the largest number of packages
for their installation, however SuSE includes far more “commercial”
applications – the inclusion of StarOffice, Blender etc. are
welcome.”

“I would not hesitate to recommend SuSE 6.3 for people who
are technically inclined.
As long as you can follow the
documentation you should not have any problems installing SuSE
6.3.”

Complete
story
.

Related Story:
CNET News.com:
SuSE Linux 6.3 [Review]
(Feb 18, 2000)

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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