[KLUG Members] Suse questions

[Tony Gettig]

Hi folks,

First let me say that I am not trying to start a Suse vs Red Hat war. I
am just hoping to get a better idea of what to expect should I delve
into Suse.

The age old argument of whether size matters or not is evident when you
consider the packaging of Suse. I mean, 6 CD's and a DVD (in
Professional Edition)? That's a lot of stuff! More stuff can be
confusing though. I am specifically wondering about the VMware that
comes with Suse Pro. Is it a full version or a demo? Does anyone know
for sure? 

On configuration and administration, I understand Suse keeps some files
in different directories than Red Hat and other RPM based distros. What
are the differences? My initial thought is that this departure from a
loose defacto standard of file placement would not be good. But is it? 

It also seems that Suse has better support for newer hardware, but I
suppose that could be relative to the individual. My newest hardware is
a PII-600. :) (Before that it was a 233 MMX!)

I read a review recently that I thought was fair and balanced of the
best distro for a workstation and the best distro for a server. Suse won
both. It is in the November 26, 2001 issue of Network Computing. The
online version can be seen at

http://www.networkcomputing.com/1224/1224f2.html

Tony