On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Camaleón wrote:
> Yes, upgrading or installing from scratch a new version of openSUSE will
> be very familiar for you, it's pretty the same. Big changes happen from
> time time and usually are smoothly added, so this should not be a problem
> at all.
>
> In fact,
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Miles Fidelman
wrote:
A newbie to ANY o/s is going to need some help with installation,
> configuration, software selection/installation/**configuration, general
> use, etc.
>
> That help has to come from somewhere - either paid, or from a community (or
> both).
>
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Tom H wrote:
> A good Linux distro for beginners is a Linux distro with a huge
> > community, IOW a distro that is used by many people and that comes with
> > lot's of up to date forums, wikis etc., hence a good distro for
> > beginners would be one of the major d
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
To be holier than the pope, it's written that this is a Debian list
Correct and that's why I came to know that Debian is as solid as a rock!
> so if you blame me, you should blame yourself too ;).
>
It's not the question of who is blaming (
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Camaleón wrote:
By trying both LiveCDs you will see how the two system look like, how
> they're organized and the most important part for a LiveCD: you'll can
> try out the hardware detection.
>
That's really the most important part, I should say 'most important'
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> all in all your imagination is nonsense.
>
- Do not use foul language; besides, some people receive the lists via
packet radio, where swearing is illegal.
It is from here http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct
> I don't
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 2:25 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote:
If you are truly a Linux tyro. . . . In my opinion, PCLinuxOS is one of the
> best distributions to start with simply because it's designed from the
> ground up for those coming from another OS like Windows, or who have no
&g
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:11 PM, francis picabia wrote:
I think you read something into that which wasn't stated. I never
> mentioned openSUSE.
>
You might have never used that, that's why, I guess you didn't mention.
> In Debian it requires only a quick couple of reboots to load the newer
>
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Joe wrote:
That's the best place to be. Too old and it can't use enough RAM to be
> useful, too new and the hardware hasn't yet been reverse-engineered to
> write drivers, as few manufacturers bother producing good drivers for
> Linux. That's not specific to Debia
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Camaleón wrote:
I wanted to say that when you are a linux newbie (we all have been there)
> your main concern is not focused in "freedom" or "stability" but
> understanding how all that stuff works and how can do what you need with
> the less problems, if possible
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Joe wrote:
'Stability' and 'getting new software frequently' are incompatible.
> Debian has three distributions running. The only one advertised and
> called just 'Debian' is the Stable version. It receives quick fixes for
> security bugs, but on the whole, no new
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Walter Hurry wrote:
I may get flamed for this (we are on a Debian list after all), but both
> are IMHO quite straightforward and simple to use for virtually all
> mainstream tasks, provided one reads and follows the instructions on the
> side of the tin.
>
> Leavi
Hi,
I am beginner in Linux and do another job. But I use computer very less.
Just a simple doubts regarding the selection. Please suggest me regarding
the following:
"Debian vs openSUSE for a novice"
I am very beginner, however, I do have used Linux (only installed and net
surfed in it) but neve
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