wow SuSe 10.2

incynr8 · 03-29-2007, 10:54 AM

I'm converted... Alot less time spent compiling on Slack (which is dying due to 64 bit projects being kinda , well slack), and makes RH/fedora look bad. Ubuntu is too slim which requires again alot of compilation time for me.

never liked debian's package management, although it's a good OS.

So I might be a convert...

Lrrpie-CT · 03-29-2007, 10:58 AM

I just put a dagger in the heart of a nice 2U Xeon server running Suse to convert it to W2K3 for a Kerio mail server for a client.

Take that Torvalds lover!

amcfall · 03-29-2007, 10:58 AM

I have always loved Suse (it was kinda the geeks distro) but I have heard some hate it now that's it's Novell. Perhaps they just are haters, I haven't used it in a while. One of these days I'll get a copy.

Are they using RPM's? It's been a while, last one I used was FC(something old).

Go Germans! Das uber disto is nicht for das finger pokin.

Avery

amcfall · 03-29-2007, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lrrpie-CT

I just put a dagger in the heart of a nice 2U Xeon server running Suse to convert it to W2K3 for a Kerio mail server for a client.

Take that Torvalds lover!

I understand, many people love MS products - they get to make lots of money supporting it :-) Go job security!

Avery

Lrrpie-CT · 03-29-2007, 11:04 AM

Darlin', My mail and web servers have been running MS server os's exclusively for 12 years and not one has EVER crashed. No offense to Linux which is a great OS too. I'm just teasing Al via our long running MS vs. Linux rivalry.

incynr8 · 03-29-2007, 11:07 AM

Yeah not fond of Novell, but considering the market stake MS has in RH, it's a lesser evil. The only real 'free' projects left are ubuntu, slack, maybe still gentoo and then the other darker distributions. SuSe is RPM based, and DRM cobbled, but as the others are, and I found it was easier to un DRM-it then fedora, plus follows a more conventional file arrangement.

Kindred · 03-29-2007, 01:29 PM

I may have to check it out....my last Suse build was 10.0 and just had too many "unexplainable issues" with it.

Been using Linspire since then

incynr8 · 03-29-2007, 01:41 PM

well I used to never upgrade. I used to compile as required, now that is too time consuming, especially in the enterprise... for instance
I have redhat 9 boxes still running
I have fedora 4 boxes still running
I have slack machines I built who knows when now
BSD boxes from 1991 on the same kernel!

amcfall · 03-29-2007, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lrrpie-CT

Darlin', My mail and web servers have been running MS server os's exclusively for 12 years and not one has EVER crashed. No offense to Linux which is a great OS too. I'm just teasing Al via our long running MS vs. Linux rivalry.

And I just couldn't resist poking back at ya :-) My old w2k advanced server box is still running without a hiccup but MS angers me on an almost daily basis. Our exchange server has been pretty reliable but I still miss our everything linux box (router/firewall/mail/web server), which ran everything on an old P2 system and never had an issue. Our exchange server has a P4 and tons of ram and it doesn't even serve our web site. Of course you had to be able to type to set up the linux server, and the Windoze box was pretty much point and click.

Avery

Christian Nelson · 04-03-2007, 01:54 PM

We've been pretty happy with Novell for some time. The Suse part isn't very visible for us, it looks like old Novell. The big admin geek types like it because they can seek the comfort of the linux blinking cursor if they want it.

Novell's blinking cursor for some reason wasn't quite as comforting before.

To me, blinking cursors all look like comodore 64's, so I usually don't care either way when I see them, I just know I will have to do some typing, and reading from a book because I can't remmeber all the stupid OS'es dancing around in my head.

The only command line I can remember very well these days is Cisco IOS..

I love GUI's, you can instantly figure out how to make it do what you want by exploring. Blinking cursor just returns syntax error, or other like thing when I try to explore..

03-29-2007, 10:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
incynr8 .:\|Purification Admin\|:. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: PA	wow SuSe 10.2 I'm converted... Alot less time spent compiling on Slack (which is dying due to 64 bit projects being kinda , well slack), and makes RH/fedora look bad. Ubuntu is too slim which requires again alot of compilation time for me. never liked debian's package management, although it's a good OS. So I might be a convert... __________________ Advertise on MCB That's two-ing thirteen while she's eleven-ing your five........ PPS4LIFE "If a man neglects to enforce his rights, he cannot complain if, after a while, the law follows his example."

03-29-2007, 11:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
incynr8 .:\|Purification Admin\|:. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: PA	Yeah not fond of Novell, but considering the market stake MS has in RH, it's a lesser evil. The only real 'free' projects left are ubuntu, slack, maybe still gentoo and then the other darker distributions. SuSe is RPM based, and DRM cobbled, but as the others are, and I found it was easier to un DRM-it then fedora, plus follows a more conventional file arrangement. __________________ Advertise on MCB That's two-ing thirteen while she's eleven-ing your five........ PPS4LIFE "If a man neglects to enforce his rights, he cannot complain if, after a while, the law follows his example."

03-29-2007, 01:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kindred Mod & Underwear Model Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Neshanic Station, NJ	I may have to check it out....my last Suse build was 10.0 and just had too many "unexplainable issues" with it. Been using Linspire since then __________________ Strive for that moment when you're only a slice of pizza and a hooker away from paradise.

03-29-2007, 01:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
incynr8 .:\|Purification Admin\|:. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: PA	well I used to never upgrade. I used to compile as required, now that is too time consuming, especially in the enterprise... for instance I have redhat 9 boxes still running I have fedora 4 boxes still running I have slack machines I built who knows when now BSD boxes from 1991 on the same kernel! __________________ Advertise on MCB That's two-ing thirteen while she's eleven-ing your five........ PPS4LIFE "If a man neglects to enforce his rights, he cannot complain if, after a while, the law follows his example."

03-29-2007, 10:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lrrpie-CT See Matt Mod. Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem CT	I just put a dagger in the heart of a nice 2U Xeon server running Suse to convert it to W2K3 for a Kerio mail server for a client. Take that Torvalds lover!

03-29-2007, 10:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
amcfall Active Member Join Date: May 2006	I have always loved Suse (it was kinda the geeks distro) but I have heard some hate it now that's it's Novell. Perhaps they just are haters, I haven't used it in a while. One of these days I'll get a copy. Are they using RPM's? It's been a while, last one I used was FC(something old). Go Germans! Das uber disto is nicht for das finger pokin. Avery

03-29-2007, 11:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lrrpie-CT See Matt Mod. Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem CT	Darlin', My mail and web servers have been running MS server os's exclusively for 12 years and not one has EVER crashed. No offense to Linux which is a great OS too. I'm just teasing Al via our long running MS vs. Linux rivalry.

04-03-2007, 01:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
Christian Nelson MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wisconsin	We've been pretty happy with Novell for some time. The Suse part isn't very visible for us, it looks like old Novell. The big admin geek types like it because they can seek the comfort of the linux blinking cursor if they want it. Novell's blinking cursor for some reason wasn't quite as comforting before. To me, blinking cursors all look like comodore 64's, so I usually don't care either way when I see them, I just know I will have to do some typing, and reading from a book because I can't remmeber all the stupid OS'es dancing around in my head. The only command line I can remember very well these days is Cisco IOS.. I love GUI's, you can instantly figure out how to make it do what you want by exploring. Blinking cursor just returns syntax error, or other like thing when I try to explore..