> On Thursday 31 January 2002 9:36 am, John Voigt wrote:
> > At this point, I am considering switching distros, and am
> considering both
> > SuSE and Mandrake (I still can't bring myself to use
> RedHat...yet) and
> > possibly others. I need to consider both workstation and server
> > application for both home and business use, although there
> probably isn't
> > one distro which is equally adept for all applications, I'm
> interested to
> > hear anyone's opinions on the options.
>
> I switched to SuSE from eD2.4 and have been very happy.
> First with 7.2 and
> now with 7.3.
Ditto on this and all of the areas I've not addressed below.
> > - stability/security
>
> Have had no problems. I don't heavily use the on-line (and
> automatic) update
> facility but it is there and works well.
I have used it and the only problem has been that I'd let it slide too long
without, so my ISP connection would time out if I tried to update 50+
patches at once. If I split it into two groups ('security' patches in one
and 'recommended' patches in another) it worked fine. The option to select
which patches to update made this an easy process.
> > - A distro with some continuity/upgradability/sense of direction.
> > Wipe-clean/install-new gets to be a PITA very quickly,
> particularly with
> > multiple installations in different locations, location-specific
> > configurations, etc...
>
> SuSE seems to put out a new release about every 4 months. I
> can't really
> attest to how well it upgrades from one release to the next
> as I tend to
> always do fresh installs.
The 7.2->7.3 upgrade was easier than falling off a log (and *much* less
painful).
> > - other criteria which I haven't thought of yet ;-)
I liked it well enough to write a song about SuSE:
SxS -> Distros -> URL Links ... -> SuSE section -> A Song for SuSE
More than that, I have an old 56K ISA modem (USR, but the one with*out* the
switches to make it easy to configure). SuSE is the only distro I've tried
that recognized it and set it up correctly (and with no input from me).
Tried Caldera eD2.4 (liked it but no modem), RedHat (OK, but no modem &
other problems), Slackware (no dice) and a few others. Only SuSE made that
old modem work. Without it I have to fall back on my external 28.8 modem!
In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord,
Tom :-})
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