Comments on: Switching from Ubuntu to OpenSuse http://www.phocean.net/2007/05/14/switching-from-ubuntu-to-opensuse.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=switching-from-ubuntu-to-opensuse "A defense that hedgehogs possess is the ability to roll into a tight ball, causing all of the spines to point outwards." -- Wikipedia Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dimitri http://www.phocean.net/2007/05/14/switching-from-ubuntu-to-opensuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-1584 Dimitri Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:31:42 +0000 http://192.168.1.10/wordpress/?p=30#comment-1584 You have to try "zypper" - it's quite similar to "apt" and works really well! :-) Also, you'll be surprising but Yast/zypper are managing much better dependency problems rather Debian - it was very fun to discover! :-) Rgds, -Dimitri You have to try “zypper” – it’s quite similar to “apt” and works really well! :-)

Also, you’ll be surprising but Yast/zypper are managing much better dependency problems rather Debian – it was very fun to discover! :-)

Rgds,
-Dimitri

]]> By: Mieszkaniec_lasu http://www.phocean.net/2007/05/14/switching-from-ubuntu-to-opensuse.html/comment-page-1#comment-1582 Mieszkaniec_lasu Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:41:09 +0000 http://192.168.1.10/wordpress/?p=30#comment-1582 It's over two years after this article, during that time i was trying to find a better solution than openSUSE. I tried Windows XP, after two weeks my computer was unusable, i demanded too much from this system. Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04 lasted for 3 - 4 months, after which i installed the KDE 4.2.x they provided (it was a month or so ago). This terrible experience brought me to the idea of going back to openSUSE. I did and installed KDE 4.3.0 straight away. Now this rocks like back 1 year ago with KDE 3.5.X! Herewith i confirm, the usability of KDE 4.3.X has exceeded the 3.5.X series. Now the reasons (not in order of importance): 1. Gwenview + kipi plugins v6, great, highly customizable, very fast and useful foto management, has let me manage all my picture mess (~50GB of 5MB pictures from EOS400D) - in 2 - 3 hours all was resized, organized, bad pictures deleted, no hassle, after that the 50GB shrinked to ~1GB, just left a few huge pictures of "artistic" sort for zooming, rest shrinked to 1200 x shorter side). 2. Shortly: kmail, ktorrent, dolphin, konqueror, compiz-fusion, emerald, all file management, desktop art, plasma working like a charm and very smooth! 3. Amarok 1.4.X still there (the 2.x.x series is unusable for me) 4. "just in case" KDE 3.5.X repositories, well supplied! 5. great YAST! And finally Qt4 port of the main window. 6. very precise and fast Software Management in YAST - no competition in other distros, can use Software Managenet, zypper in cli or even smart. I choose YAST S.M. as it is ripe, polished and very handy 7. Build Service and the repository system + webpin / Software Search - lets me have psi v0.13, nexuiz 2.5.1.1, all newest patched KDE 4.3.X stuff and almost all software i can think of for GNU/Linux from the Build Service! in 3 mouseclicks. 8. Adding repositories from within the Software Management, with live refreshing of the "possible" software. 9. Great dependency handling in YaST Software Management. 10. YaST in ncurses 11. Network Management - ifup and the YaST Network Management, far better than ubuntu imo. Internet access configured easy and GUI if you prefer. 12. Sound problems gone away (Skype, Renoise Tracker, Jack - all works for music creation) 13. (my personal preference) - WinUAE - available from Build Service, running in wine, well configured and packed - THE Amiga emulator (the UAE is just a touch of the Windows WinUAE virtual Amiga, with 10000000 options and ability to play every Amiga game :DS :D :D) So... summing up this 13 points - openSUSE roxx... on this machine: Petium IV HT 2.8 GHz; 1GB DDR RAM; ATI Radeon 9200 SE; Phase 22 soundboard; Creative SB Live! soundboard; Not my dream- computer, but i get my work done best on openSUSE 11.1. cheers It’s over two years after this article, during that time i was trying to find a better solution than openSUSE. I tried Windows XP, after two weeks my computer was unusable, i demanded too much from this system.
Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04 lasted for 3 – 4 months, after which i installed the KDE 4.2.x they provided (it was a month or so ago). This terrible experience brought me to the idea of going back to openSUSE. I did and installed KDE 4.3.0 straight away. Now this rocks like back 1 year ago with KDE 3.5.X!

Herewith i confirm, the usability of KDE 4.3.X has exceeded the 3.5.X series.

Now the reasons (not in order of importance):

1. Gwenview + kipi plugins v6, great, highly customizable, very fast and useful foto management, has let me manage all my picture mess (~50GB of 5MB pictures from EOS400D) – in 2 – 3 hours all was resized, organized, bad pictures deleted, no hassle, after that the 50GB shrinked to ~1GB, just left a few huge pictures of “artistic” sort for zooming, rest shrinked to 1200 x shorter side).

2. Shortly: kmail, ktorrent, dolphin, konqueror, compiz-fusion, emerald, all file management, desktop art, plasma working like a charm and very smooth!

3. Amarok 1.4.X still there (the 2.x.x series is unusable for me)

4. “just in case” KDE 3.5.X repositories, well supplied!

5. great YAST! And finally Qt4 port of the main window.

6. very precise and fast Software Management in YAST – no competition in other distros, can use Software Managenet, zypper in cli or even smart. I choose YAST S.M. as it is ripe, polished and very handy

7. Build Service and the repository system + webpin / Software Search – lets me have psi v0.13, nexuiz 2.5.1.1, all newest patched KDE 4.3.X stuff and almost all software i can think of for GNU/Linux from the Build Service! in 3 mouseclicks.

8. Adding repositories from within the Software Management, with live refreshing of the “possible” software.

9. Great dependency handling in YaST Software Management.

10. YaST in ncurses

11. Network Management – ifup and the YaST Network Management, far better than ubuntu imo. Internet access configured easy and GUI if you prefer.

12. Sound problems gone away (Skype, Renoise Tracker, Jack – all works for music creation)

13. (my personal preference) – WinUAE – available from Build Service, running in wine, well configured and packed – THE Amiga emulator (the UAE is just a touch of the Windows WinUAE virtual Amiga, with 10000000 options and ability to play every Amiga game :D S :D :D )

So… summing up this 13 points – openSUSE roxx… on this machine:

Petium IV HT 2.8 GHz; 1GB DDR RAM; ATI Radeon 9200 SE; Phase 22 soundboard; Creative SB Live! soundboard;

Not my dream- computer, but i get my work done best on openSUSE 11.1.

cheers

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