Tuesday 11 Oct 2005 02:49 samaye Richard J. A. alekhiit: > I want to try Suse, but i am not sure what version to grab. > Does the Evaluation version of Suse 10 run off a DVD or does it install. > I'm not sure what to get to instal as an OS, to try out the Evulation > version or just instal the Open Source version
It has been almost unanimously decided on this list (pardon me for presumption, others) that the label "Eval" is misleading. The so-called "Eval" DVD installs quite well - I have installed SUSE 10 using it and am running on that install right now. If you want something to just run from the DVD and not touch your HDD, choose the "Live" DVD. That's "Live" as in Knoppix. The difference between the OSS (open source) version and the other version is that the OSS version does not include packages like Acrobat Reader, Macromedia Flash etc, since those are not open-source. But you can always install those packages from FTP repositories or downloaded RPMs. Oh yeah, and before you ask, the "Eval" DVD (the i386 version) contains exactly the same material as is in the 5 CD ISOs. No difference. And the 64-bit version of SUSE 10 is only available as an "Eval" DVD. Not as 5 CDs. HTH. Shriramana Sharma. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
