Novell & Open Source

[Sean Kirkby]

I recently (within the last month) installed SuSE Desktop 9.1 on two new
workstations.  It couldn't have gone smoother.  (The workstations are HP
Compaq d530's).
 
I simply downloaded the boot CD ISO, burned it to a CD, booted it, and
pointed the install to an HTTP (not FTP) repository.  The repository I
used for both installs was http://ops.tamu.edu/suse/i386/9.1.
 
To get the boot CD ISO, download
http://ops.tamu.edu/suse/i386/9.1/boot/boot.iso (about 23MB).  You can
also try to get floppy images and create install floppies, but I didn't
have good luck doing that.  The install kept hanging at some point.  But
the boot CD worked magically.
 
For one machine, I booted, answered a few questions, then had lunch. 
Came back to a nice, shiny new SuSE desktop.  For the other, I booted,
answered a few questions, then went home.  Came back the next morning to
a nice, shiny new SuSE desktop.
 
At the time, 9.2 was barely out, and I couldn't get it to install.  I
suspect the repositories are caught up now, but I'm not sure.
 
Oh, I should mention that I installed on one machine at home over a
cable modem connection, and one at work over a 1.5MB+ DSL connection. 
In each case, the entire install was completed in less than an hour.
 
HTH.
 
--sk.
 
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>>> eric at emstraffic.com 2/16/2005 11:45:19 AM >>>

Been lots of talk here about moving our Windows workstations to Linux 
since all we really use is a web browser, e-mail, OpenOffece, etc.  
After this discussion I think we want to give Suse a go, especially 
because of that mutli-head comment.  Must have our dual monitor lovin'.
 
I am looking for suggestions for installation, I have really bad 
memories with the FTP install.  Think part of that was because the 
mirrors were not actually complete like they claimed to be, but not 
sure.  I'm a big fan of ISOs, but not sure the boss' will go for 
purchacing them.  Not because they wouldn't want to support
Novell/Suse, 
but they just get it into their heads that Linux is free.  So if
anybody 
could point me to a torrent to download an ISO or just a more stable 
method of installation that would be greatly appreciated.

Eric Jensen
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