It is amazing.
It has some rough edges, but it works so good that it will be here default for
a while.
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Package management:
Runs really fast. There is no need to keep "yast2 sw_single" opened longer
than needed just to skip long repository scan.
Show spoiler (to major):
Text mode yast (GUI not checked) module "Additional Product Repositories":
Missing progress bars or any indication that yast runs during repodata
download. Screen stay on selection screen that doesn't accept any commands,
and only indication that yast works is "top" in another terminal. This is not
good as it looks like YaST went south.
Minor:
Missing keyboard shortcut in the module "Software Repositories" that will
bring focus back to list of repositories after Alt-e (for edit). Shit-TAB
will do the same, but it is not obvious as other shortcuts, and the same
fuctionality is provided in (I guess) in "Additional Product Repositories".
Minor:
Screen goes black when time zone selection has to be done. Moving mouse brings
GUI back.
GUI configuration:
Minor?:
The sax2 never made dual screen configuration. Here it is a bit complicated as
2 different monitors are connected to 2 nvidia cards, one onboard and one
added, but it worked in 10.2 with 32 and 64 bit, with nv dirver and nvidia
copiled, so it should work in 10.3. The problem was that:
sax2 -m 0=nv,1=nv
generated xorg.conf that had one Device section:
Section "Device"
Driver "nv"
EndSection
and the other correct.
The section Monitor listed monitor connected to another adpater.
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In first attempt the installation method was:
Start installation with alpha 4 DVD and give as source local KDE iso.
Ignore warning that this method can invalidate bug reports. It will some of
early problems, the rest after new splash should be valid.
1) Change default partitioning proposal that was result of some detection, but
not really good choice. If accepted it would format 10.2 / and /home. Which
would be the most of damage that can be done. There was previous alpha
installation that was not taken in consideration. In complex installations
where installation programs can't find empty space it is better option to
user determine what to do:
- to select partition that should be used from the list in popup window, like
it was years ago in text mode installation, and in that window, give option:
- to go straight to Expert Partitioner; one that created 10 partitions on a
hard disk probably has idea how to use it, or ask others for advice.
2) Change package selection adding some stuff that is probably default on DVD,
but not on KDE CD. Annoyance was long dependency checking after each package
added. Unchecking "Autocheck" speed up further selection.
Proceed was very slow. Checking in console with "free" it was used 700 MB RAM
out of 900. I didn't let it hang all night long, and after some time of
network inactivity I rebooted.
In second attempt I skipped package selection changes, and installation went
fine. This time YaST used whole RAM.
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Regards,
Rajko.
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