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CPU Review: SuSE Linux 6.2: A First Look

“The front cover highlights the inclusion of StarOffice 5.1, and
mentions that SuSE 6.2 comes with 1,300 applications, KDE 1.1.1,
and kernel version 2.2 on six cdroms with a 430 page manual, boot
disks and 60 days of installation support.”

“YaST is… an excellent system configuration tool – but it is
not as easy to use as Caldera’s Lizard.”

” I recommend… to install the ample additional documentation
supplied on the CD’s; including a copy of the SuSE knowledge
base.”

“The SuSE 6.2 installation routine does not autodetect
peripherals to the extent that OpenLinux does… I had no problem
installing SuSE, but beginners would find OpenLinux easier to
install.”

“SuSE 6.2 is probably the most comprehensive Linux
distribution available today…
The manual was very good, and
was organized more like a reference manual. It gives more emphasis
to configuring the system…”

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