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SUSE Linux 9.3 FTP Version Released

Posted by timothy on from the plethora-of-choices dept.

twener writes "Nine weeks after the official release of SUSE Linux 9.3 Professional Novell has made available the FTP edition for everyone as a 4.2GB DVD ISO image (both i586 and x86_64) or 5 CD images (stripped-down, i586 only) on their mirrors. Additionally, all until-now missing RPMs have been uploaded, so you can also do a network installation using the 57MB netinstall ISO." Update: 06/27 19:37 GMT by T : Yes, that's RPMs, not RMPs. Sorry!

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  1. That's good to see... by soren42 · · Score: 4, Insightful


    It's very nice to see Novell getting wise to the community. One of the biggest complaints I've always heard about SuSE was that they never made ISOs available to download. I think this a reasonable compromise - waiting several weeks to make ISOs available via FTP. That lets early-adopters buy the boxed copies and allows everyone else to wait a few weeks for an ISO download. I think this is commendable.

    On the technology side, I've been using 9.3 Pro since it was released - and I've never been more impressed with a Linux distro. All of my complaints about 9.2 Pro and Novell Linux Desktop have been answered... there's better KDE/GNOME integration, enhanced YaST modules, and drivers for more recent hardware. Add to that new apps like Beagle, and I think 9.3 Pro is a glimpse of things to come in the next Novell Linux Desktop and SuSE Linux Enterprise.

    Well done, guys. Keep up the good work!

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  2. Re:RMP? by eyeye · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think its a typo it should be RPM - Revs per minute. Basically if the the burned disc misses revs than installation could fail.

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  3. This is so last week's news by PB8 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Already had the 5 CD set downloaded, burnt, and installed as of last Thursday from a bit torrent version that had the blessings of Novell. Yes, it indeed took several days to get it via Bit Torrent at 44kps. But it was so worth it to beat the slashdot crowd!

    Yes, getting multimedia up and running is a bit of an effort. No, it's not hard:

    How To fix multimedia in SuSE 9.3

    Yast Update Online - install the "multimedia pack 1, 2, 3" updates.

    But it doesn't have....no, wait...SuSE users frequently find additional rpm packages on Packman that meet their additional needs:

    Packman
    Have lots of fun!