[wplug] Now testing SuSE 8.2 Professional

John Strange john at strangeness.org
Wed May 14 10:18:30 EDT 2003


Just curious,

Why do you feel that an encrypted file system is a must have?  I'm
curious as the the reasons people are using encrypted filesystems on a
home system.

On Tue, 2003-05-13 at 22:31, R.E.Coutch wrote:
> YeeHaa,
> 
> I finally picked a copy (2 DVD's and 5 CD-ROM's) of SuSE 8.2.
> 
> I installed on my "test" partition and dual boot with SuSE 7.3.
> I won't wipe out the old version until I'm sure the new one is to my 
> satisfaction.
> 
> Here some initial results  (BTW - I have RH 9 and have been testing it 
> also).
> 
> The essentials:
> 
> Kernel 2.4.20
> KDE 3.1
> Gnome 2.2
> Mozilla 1.2.1
> OpenOffice.Org1.0.2
> Gimp 1.2.3
> Xfree86 4.3.0
> 
> My "must haves" list was filled with the inclusion of:
> 
> Alsa 0.9.0 sound system - the only free sound system that works with my 
> Yamaha sound card.
> Two-fish disk encryption.
> 
> On installation, SuSE offers ext2, ext3, reiser, jfs and xfs file 
> systems in the setup tool.
> You also have the option of encrypting a partition using two fish 
> encryption - I haven't seen this offered on any other version of Linux 
> except SuSE.
> 
> 
> I won't bore you with a complete list of software but there are some 
> good ones in there including:
> 
> JRE 1.4.1
> Acrobat 5.0
> A handful of OpenGL 3D games including Racer.
> 
> 
> Yast2 is more like RedHat Network Update Tool  as it now has an icon in 
> the KDE tray (and Gnome) to indicate when updates are available.
> Unlike Red Hat, you don't have to register and you don't get turned off 
> during "busy" times.
> 
> 
> Some cool features include:
> 
> I put SuSE 8.2 on my laptop, plugged in a wireless network card and 
> YaST2 popped up to guide me through the setup.
> Kind of reminds me of that OS that starts with a "W".
> 
> My Sharp Zaurus was auto configured as a modem but the correct modules 
> were automagically loaded into the kernel.
> 
> The included software is astounding and for the $80, is much more that 
> you can get on Windows for $1000.
> 
> 
> Some other nice features are:
> 
> XMMS has mp3 drivers included as well as a couple of skins.
> Mplayer and xine are there too.
> No searching the internet for mp3 and DVD drivers !!!!
> 
> The mozilla browser had plug-ins for Flash player, Real player and java 
> 1.4.1 ALREADY installed (thank you SuSE).
> 
> The new KDE and Gnome look really COOL but I'll be setting up my 
> favorite desktop - WINDOWMAKER - before long.
> Another nice SuSE feature is the inclusion of a SuSE menu in WindowMaker 
> with all the essentials on it (Office, games, etc).
> 
> The Good, The Bad, The Ugly ?
> 
> I use Nvidia for my graphics card and of course the "stock" Xfree86 
> driver barely supports the card and with no 3D acceleration.
> 
> I ran the online update (YOU - Yast2 Online Update) tool and  "ta-da", 
> it offers to download the latest drivers for me.
> It downloaded them but did not install them. I had to run the X setup 
> tool (SAX2) to tell the system to use the new drivers.
> 
> I could see where this could get a little confusing for a new SuSE user.
> 
> So far it's running great. I have a bit more testing to do but Return to 
> Wolenstein multi-player is running great.
> I have to see if I can FINALLY print to my wife's Win98 computer like I 
> can with Red Hat 8 and 9 but not with SuSE 7.3
> 
> 
> I'll let you know my final impression after  testing is complete.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bob
> 
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