So I had the fever recently, and while recovering, decided to spend some time getting into openSuSE-11.0.
Off-the-bat, the install is great! I can't recall what life was like back in '99 when ksemat handed me my first SuSE Linux Professional CD set (well, not mine really, but you get the picture). They have shortened the install process much; the KDE installation is some kind of compressed image - I didn't get into the details. The reduced install time is very welcome, especially on slower machines. The kernel now has PAE (Physical Address Extension) support. You may recall Paul Bagyenda's address expansion wish-list earlier. Basically, the kernel can support up to 64GB of RAM on a 32-bit system by increasing the address size to 36 bits, while retaining compatibility with 32-bit applications. Now, I'm not a programmer, and don't know my $'s from my #'s or couldn't write code to save my life... so whether this is all bull or not, I can't really say - as long as my 2GB can be addressed, it's all good :-). Avoid KDE-4, it looks pretty but it doesn't work - in short. I work heavily under Linux, and KDE-4 just isn't there. A lot of stuff is broken, and it doesn't play nice with my VMware Fusion (resolution and all that). However, rumour has it KDE-4.1 is far better, and most folk plan to upgrade once it goes stable. Personally, I'll stick with KDE-3.5.9; besides, openSuSE do warn you that's it not stable, before you install. A few annoying bugs still exist under KMail in KDE-3.5.9, so the old workarounds still apply (although they seemed to be clear in KDE-4). The system boots faster, integrates better with VMware (under KDE-3.5.9) and seems solid. Another happy camper. Cheers, Mark.
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