Mark,
Time to stop virtualizing. ;)
KDE 4 and all its apps can now run natively from OS X.
rgds
eb
Mark Tinka wrote thus on 6/26/08 8:31 AM:
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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