SuSE 8.0 Now Shipping

MobyTurbo writes "Well, it's technically a day late, but SuSE Linux 8.0 is now shipping. The increase from 7.3 to 8.0 is due to the inclusion of KDE 3.0, a SuSE-modified kernel version 2.4.18 (with Andre's VM), an improved firewall, among other packages that have been upgraded or added. (Including a couple of new games. :-) )"

Comments

RedHat

[BlueTooth]

So, unlike RedHat, they have a legitimate reason for a major version increment?

Re:Suse is great

[hs81]

SuSe has always been a bit bloated but they have made huge efforts to allow the user to select what they want to install and later on to install/upgrade new packages. I have used RedHat and SuSe for several years and if anyone asks me what distro to go for I say try SuSe bacause I have so much respect for the install process.

like a Mercedes-Benz (not always good)

[chrestomanci]

I am a SuSE user. I chose it over other distros, because I read a number of favourable reviews. One memorably refereed to it as "The Mercedes-Benz of Linux Distros".

I would say this is correct, but not necessary in a good way.

Like the car, It works very well when new, but anyone who tries to tweak of modify anything is liable to break it.

I have concluded that this would probably make a good distro for my Dad, who just wants a reliable set-up, and won't try to install the latest hot thing of the net, but for myself, I intend to switch to a more hacker friendly distro, probably Debian.

Shipping or Available for DL?

[TexTex]

It's great that Suse's finished work on 8.0 and will sell me it for $40-80...but are they putting it on ftp sites yet for download in the spirit of Linux distros?

I've always had a bit of a pain downloading 7.3 and it'd be great if they included some .iso files with 8.0 to make a truly easy install.