First Look At SuSE Linux 8.2

TheMadPenguin writes "Once again I find myself checking out the newest SuSE release, and to tell you the truth, I really enjoy it. My personal computer is running Slackware (yes, I upgraded to 9.0 immediately), and I wouldn't trade it for any other distribution in the world, but I've got to say is that SuSE is still at the top of their game. When you look at all the desktop distros out there such as Mandrake, Lycoris, and Red Hat, they all really have their endearing factors, but they all are lacking in one way or another. Check out the entire review at MadPenguin.org. Complete with screenshots :)"

Comments

Re:It's funny

[watzinaneihm]

It's funny how all dists seem to come with new versions at the same time.
I believe its tbe kernel. SuSe's latest distro uses 2.4.20 kernel. Redhat is pretty much at the same place with RH 9. Whenever a new kernel comes along and breaks a binary compatibility with the previous versions, a new whole number comes out.
A new UI, applciation etc. makes a point release.Since all the distros use pretty much the same apps, synchro. releases are to be expected. Note that Debian and Gentoo don't play along.

KDE broken?

[watzinaneihm]

From the article
The only complaint I really can think of through this whole experience is that some of the applications didn't work. You would launch them from the K menu and nothing would happen.
Saw the samething with RH9.Try a simple KscreenShot->Save on RH9. While it was expected with RH and their Bluecurve, whats wrong with Suse?
Also the test machine seems to have been an AMD, while I believe most distros put in a Intel optimised Kernel (atleast RH does) and the author mentions that it runs slower than a source distro.Shouldnt he have recompiled the kernel ideally>

Observation

[Erwos]

I always find it interesting how some people see what other people think are cons as pluses.

Here's a good example: the story's author likes how SuSE prompts you for information constantly during install. I've heard that as a criticism from other people - why won't this thing just install, dammit!?

It's also a good reason why some people prefer certain distributions and hate others. The guy who likes Debian may not care about a complicated install process and tons of configuration afterwards if he gets auto-upgrade functionality like that found in apt-get, whereas a RedHat user might prefer auto-detection and a really nice-looking desktop (Bluecurve) in exchange for the lack of apt-get functionality.

This is why such casual observations as "X distribution sucks, Y is so much better" tend to be so idiotic - not everyone has their priorities in the same places. What's good for me might not be so good for you, and vica versa.

-Erwos