Speaking of 64GB of RAM, what would you need all that RAM for?
gene calculations, 10,000 years plus weather simulations or ...(add
what ever complex thing computers do)? The nearest I have seen to
that much RAM on a single machine is 4GB which was only registered
as 3.7GB on a winxp desktop, i bet *Nix wouldn't do any better
either.
regards
Joachim
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1. Re: openSuSE-11.0 + KDE (Peter C. Ndikuwera)
2. Re: openSuSE-11.0 + KDE (Mark Tinka)
3. [OT] Bill Gates tries out Windows.com (P. A. Bagyenda)KDE4 from
the dvd is very broken but for the brave, add the KDE4 unstable
repository and you'll be able to use the KDE 4.1 betas right away.
(See below)
I'm using it now and I love it. Was unhappy that they've simplified
stuff a bit so it scarily resembles GNOME in some aspects, but for
now the pretty factor that the integrated desktop effects compiz
(which finally just works (TM)) has distracted me enough to stay
with it.
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/KDE4:/UNSTABLE:/
On 26/06/2008, Mark Tinka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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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On Thursday 26 June 2008 11:55:34 pm Peter C. Ndikuwera
wrote:
KDE4 from the dvd is very broken but for the brave, add
the KDE4 unstable repository and you'll be able to use
the KDE 4.1 betas right away. (See below)
Unfortunately, this goes against my personal policy of
running stable code. Yes, I did think about it, but I don't
want to do my work on an experimental platform just
yet :-).
And I doubt openSuSE will have it for the current release.
Knowing them, they will more likely integrate it into
openSuSE-11.1, or whatever version number they choose next.
Cheers,
Mark.An email from Bill Gates, relating his experiences with
Windows XP and
Windows.com. If you still use it, you should feel gratified. You are
not alone.
http://gizmodo.com/5019516/classic-clips-bill-gates-chews-out-microsoft-over-xp_______________________________________________
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