More SUSE Linux 9.1 Reviews

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Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday April 10, 2004 @02:38AM from the first-and-second-looks dept.

JoshuaTreeCA writes "Adam Doxtater of Mad Penguin has published another excellent review... this time on the newest SUSE Linux 9.1 beta-release. This release comes complete with the latest GNOME and KDE enviroments as well as being the first distro to present a retail package built on kernel 2.6.4 Check out the review, with screenshots." rokzy also wrote in with another review from NeoLink Computers.

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wow... by bach_m · 2004-04-10 02:44 · Score: 3, Funny

wow. 8 comments and its already slashdotted.... remind me not to use SuSe 9.1 as my server
1. Re:wow... by bfg9000 · 2004-04-10 03:58 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Don't be too hard on them, it looks like we've nearly Slashdotted the Google Cache as well. Now THAT'S scary. Give Slashdot a hundred thousand more users and the Dept of Homeland Security will have to shut us down for reasons of .. uh .. homeland ... security.
  
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new kernel by random_rabbit · 2004-04-10 02:44 · Score: 0, Funny

2.6.4? OLD-SK00L!
Re:SuSE 9 seems to dislike USB mice by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-10 02:51 · Score: 5, Funny

I just installed SuSE 9 and I must say I was very impressed... right up until the point that the mouse (which worked fine during install) didn't work on the second boot, then wouldn't work when KDE started.

This is a known bug in KDE. Try calling it a Kmouse instead of a mouse; that should fix your problem.
For those who don't RTFAs by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-10 02:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Here is the basic jist of things:

GUI looks good.
Some things work, some don't.
Pretty desktops.
Looks faster then the previous version.
Screenshoots of the desktop provided.
I did not like this bit or that.
But at the end of the day it worked for me.
If you're shit with computers, stick with..oh never mind.
More pretty desktops.
Wait for the next version.
Some bugs, but overall germ free.
I give it a rating of **** out of *

Now who do I talk to about my pay cheque for doing this.
KDE? GNOME? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-10 02:59 · Score: 5, Funny

This article's been up for over quarter of an hour now and... where's the KDE v Gnome flamewar? Did everyone suddenly grow up or something? You guys are no fun any more :(
1. Re:KDE? GNOME? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-10 03:16 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  I use blackbox. I also get laid at least twice a day. GNOME or KDE == mandatory furious masturbation.
Screenshots by BradlyLane · 2004-04-10 03:02 · Score: 1, Funny

s/with screenshots/major slashdotting
Very well and good, but... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-10 03:10 · Score: 1, Funny

The question is, can it run Linux?
1. Re:Very well and good, but... by Ithika · 2004-04-10 03:38 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Yeah, but in Soviet Russia YOU install YaST Online Update!
  
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Re:SuSE 9 seems to dislike USB mice by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-10 03:11 · Score: 2, Funny

Okay, I'll admit I was going more for -1 flamebait than +5 informative but I don't think it's for either of us to question the wise and just moderators.
Re:SuSE 9 seems to dislike USB mice by dracvl · 2004-04-10 03:14 · Score: 1, Funny

Hilarious. Anything not starting with a K in KDE doesn't work?
Excuse me, I'm off to install my Klinux. </tongue-in-cheek>
(and yes, I use KDE myself)
Re:SuSE 9 seems to dislike USB mice by rco3 · 2004-04-10 05:50 · Score: 3, Funny

With a KSharpie?

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