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Technical Help & Discussion => Apple, Linux & Open Source Software: Help, News & Discussion => Topic started by: GillE on June 17, 2006, 16:11

Title: SLED 10
Post by: GillE on June 17, 2006, 16:11

Has anyone tried SLED 10 (http://www.novell.com/linux/sneakpeek/) yet?  I've seen one report that rates it more highly than Ubuntu.

Title: SLED 10
Post by: Clive on June 18, 2006, 15:45

Sam is going to be the guy to answer that Gill.  Since it's the weekend he is away from his computer but I'm sure he will reply when he returns.  8-)

Title: SLED 10
Post by: sam on June 18, 2006, 18:12

clive... yep you are right, just got back from the gf's after being at hyde park, the foo fighters with during their encore a guest appearance by queen's brian may and their drummer (I cant remember the dudes name)

gill... umm SLED 10 - I wasn't sure what you meant to be honest at first! But then I realised it was just an abrrv. I do like SUSE, I have liked it for a while but you can't boot it from a cd as easliy as ubuntu, you might have to install it. You, as a person, also probably wont need the enterprise version of SUSE. SUSE does look and feel a bit more windows esque but I wouldnt use that a reason to use it. One big reason why I didnt use it was you used to have to pay for it... well... but it actually cost and I didnt like that idea. I just noticed you can get a live dvd version. I think you will probably get on with this better than ubuntun, in a sense it is more like what you will be used to but it does somewhat hide some of the nice cool features of a good linux distribution. In short, give it a go, worth a shot. In the end you will find one you particularly like and stay with it... or you wont and you will use multiple ones. I vary between, ubuntu, kubuntu, fedora and straight Debian. Hope this is of help.

Title: SLED 10
Post by: GillE on June 18, 2006, 19:00

Thanks Sam :) .

I'll keep my options open on this one.

Gill

Title: SLED 10
Post by: Simon on June 18, 2006, 20:54

Quote from: "sam"

clive... yep you are right, just got back from the gf's after being at hyde park, the foo fighters with during their encore a guest appearance by queen's brian may and their drummer (I cant remember the dudes name)

Cool!  The drummer is Roger Taylor.  What did they play?

Title: SLED 10
Post by: sam on June 18, 2006, 22:31

We Will Rock You? and ?Tie Your Mother Down'

unbelievable! I was just gobsmacked! :-)

Title: SLED 10
Post by: Simon on June 18, 2006, 23:12

Indeed!

Title: SLED 10
Post by: sam on June 19, 2006, 00:49

bit of a set write up can be found: http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/23362

Title: SLED 10
Post by: sam on June 19, 2006, 00:51

As for Suse - bit of a review for v10.0 LINK (http://distroreviews.com/index.php?view=115)