[ Thanks to David
Culp for this link. ]
“I stopped using SuSE when 6.4 came out and they switched to the
GUI installer (YaST2) as the default installer, it simply was not
up to the quality that the original Yast was. I also discovered
Mandrake Linux and for the first time I did not have to re-compile
the kernel along with a few other steps to make my CDR work.
Mandrake then replaced SuSE on all my machines.”
“There were other reasons behind my switching to Mandrake, but I
never really left SuSE behind. One of the common questions I get
asked is “Should I install SuSE or Mandrake?”. My standard answer
was to try both and see which you liked better, both have strengths
and weaknesses. Which is one of the great things about Linux. If
you do not like something you are free to go off and try something
else, or even change what you do not like.”
“The 7.0 release of SuSE Linux marks a huge step forward for the
distribution. First of all, SuSE 7.0 comes in two different
versions, a Personal Edition($39.95) and a Professional
Edition($69.95). I will be reviewing the Professional Edition in
this review but will outline the differences between the two.
XFree86 4.0 ships as the default X environment and the beta version
of KDE2 is included, although by the time this gets published KDE2
should already be released. Those that own a DVD will be delighted
to hear that both versions include a DVD with the complete
distribution which makes installation easier as you do not have to
constantly switch disks. The professional version ships with over
1,800 separate software packages, enough to keep anyone busy! The
Yast2 installer has been vastly improved and you may now configure
the distribution using a number of GUI tools instead of using Yast,
although Yast is still available. The Reiser file system is
included and a cool tool called ALICE which allows the
customization of auto-installs. The documentation included with
SuSE 7.0 has vastly improved. Previous editions of SuSE have always
included a comprehensive users manual but it was fairly technical
and poorly edited. SuSE 7.0 includes over 800 printed pages of
documentation.”