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SuSE 8.0 Now Shipping

Posted by michael on from the mmmm,-kde-3 dept.

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. :-) )"

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  1. like a Mercedes-Benz (not always good) by chrestomanci · · Score: 3, Insightful

    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.