Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-11 Thread Mike McMullin
On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 07:01 -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote: On Tuesday 10 July 2007 02:40, Mike McMullin wrote: On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 22:20 -0500, SOTL wrote: ... Why install a lesser operating system (Ubuntu) than the one you already have installed (SuSE)? Please rethink and

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-11 Thread Francis Giannaros
On 7/10/07, Matthew Stringer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I often encounter a load of enthusiasm for Ubuntu (and the exact opposite for Suse) never understand why! Good at marketing? Good at generating hype? It's no secret that now and in the past the most popular distribution (of the

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-11 Thread Clayton
I often encounter a load of enthusiasm for Ubuntu (and the exact opposite for Suse) never understand why! Good at marketing? Good at generating hype? It's no secret that now and in the past the most popular distribution (of the _online/vocal_ community) is not the one that is the most

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-10 Thread John Andersen
On Wednesday 11 July 2007, SOTL wrote: On Monday 09 July 2007 00:39, Hans Linux wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D i would like to hv it install on my laptop. currently i have dual boot for my Vista and SUSE already. Is it OK for me to install ubuntu to have triple boot? Why? Why

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-10 Thread G T Smith
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mike McMullin wrote: On Mon, 2007-07-09 at 12:39 +0700, Hans Linux wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D i would like to hv it install on my laptop. currently i have dual boot for my Vista and SUSE already. Is it OK for me to install ubuntu to have

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-10 Thread Mike McMullin
On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 22:20 -0500, SOTL wrote: On Monday 09 July 2007 00:39, Hans Linux wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D i would like to hv it install on my laptop. currently i have dual boot for my Vista and SUSE already. Is it OK for me to install ubuntu to have triple boot? Why?

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-10 Thread Mike McMullin
On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 08:55 +0100, G T Smith wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mike McMullin wrote: On Mon, 2007-07-09 at 12:39 +0700, Hans Linux wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D i would like to hv it install on my laptop. currently i have dual boot for my Vista

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-10 Thread James Tremblay
On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 05:52 -0400, Mike McMullin wrote: On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 08:55 +0100, G T Smith wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mike McMullin wrote: On Mon, 2007-07-09 at 12:39 +0700, Hans Linux wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D i would like to hv it

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-10 Thread James Knott
G T Smith wrote: I tried setting up dual booting with Red Hat a while back and it was not an experience I wish to repeat, Things may have improved but neither OS was totally happy with the others implementation of the partition and file system structure with quite destructive results. I have

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-10 Thread G T Smith
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 James Knott wrote: G T Smith wrote: I tried setting up dual booting with Red Hat a while back and it was not an experience I wish to repeat, Things may have improved but neither OS was totally happy with the others implementation of the partition

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-10 Thread Randall R Schulz
On Tuesday 10 July 2007 02:40, Mike McMullin wrote: On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 22:20 -0500, SOTL wrote: ... Why install a lesser operating system (Ubuntu) than the one you already have installed (SuSE)? Please rethink and repost your objection. *Both* OS' are Linux. Am I to understand

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-10 Thread ka1ifq
On Tuesday 10 July 2007 10:01, Randall R Schulz wrote: On Tuesday 10 July 2007 02:40, Mike McMullin wrote: On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 22:20 -0500, SOTL wrote: ... Why install a lesser operating system (Ubuntu) than the one you already have installed (SuSE)? Please rethink and

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-10 Thread Matthew Stringer
On Tuesday 10 July 2007 15:34:15 ka1ifq wrote: On Tuesday 10 July 2007 10:01, Randall R Schulz wrote: On Tuesday 10 July 2007 02:40, Mike McMullin wrote: On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 22:20 -0500, SOTL wrote: ... Why install a lesser operating system (Ubuntu) than the one you already

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-09 Thread Fajar Priyanto
On Monday 09 July 2007 12:39, Hans Linux wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D i would like to hv it install on my laptop. currently i have dual boot for my Vista and SUSE already. Is it OK for me to install ubuntu to have triple boot? would ubuntu set triple boot automatically, or i hv to edit

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-09 Thread Felix Miata
On 2007/07/09 13:13 (GMT+0700) Fajar Priyanto apparently typed: On Monday 09 July 2007 12:39 (GMT+0700), Hans Linux wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D Why do you think so? It has a whole bunch of different CD you need to choose from according to which desktop environment you want (Gnome, KDE,

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-09 Thread Mike McMullin
On Mon, 2007-07-09 at 12:39 +0700, Hans Linux wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D i would like to hv it install on my laptop. currently i have dual boot for my Vista and SUSE already. Is it OK for me to install ubuntu to have triple boot? would ubuntu set triple boot automatically, or i hv

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-09 Thread Clayton
ubuntu is quite tempting :D Why do you think so? It has a whole bunch of different CD you need to choose from according to which desktop environment you want (Gnome, KDE, XFCE), and whether your installation will require advanced install features. And SUSE doesn't have several CDs and/or

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-09 Thread James Knott
Hans Linux wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D i would like to hv it install on my laptop. currently i have dual boot for my Vista and SUSE already. Is it OK for me to install ubuntu to have triple boot? would ubuntu set triple boot automatically, or i hv to edit manually some menu list?

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-09 Thread James Knott
Felix Miata wrote: Installing doz first IS NOT NECESSARY!!! In many cases, it isn't even desirable. It merely requires some understanding of what to do and what not to do in order to avoid booby traps. http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/install-doz-after.html Some installs from a recovery partition

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-09 Thread Felix Miata
On 2007/07/09 07:19 (GMT-0400) James Knott apparently typed: Felix Miata wrote: Installing doz first IS NOT NECESSARY!!! In many cases, it isn't even desirable. It merely requires some understanding of what to do and what not to do in order to avoid booby traps.

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-09 Thread Felix Miata
On 2007/07/09 09:46 (GMT+0200) Clayton apparently typed: Felix Miata wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D Why do you think so? It has a whole bunch of different CD you need to choose from according to which desktop environment you want (Gnome, KDE, XFCE), and whether your installation will

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-09 Thread Clayton
It makes for confusion among nOObs trying to make an intelligent choice. Most (in my experience) simply go for the vanilla Ubuntu. Those that know enough to make a choice usually have enough information available to actually make that choice without the confusion. :-) *buntu there aren't

Re: [opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-09 Thread SOTL
On Monday 09 July 2007 00:39, Hans Linux wrote: ubuntu is quite tempting :D i would like to hv it install on my laptop. currently i have dual boot for my Vista and SUSE already. Is it OK for me to install ubuntu to have triple boot? Why? Why install a lesser operating system (Ubuntu) than

[opensuse] triple boot : Vista, SuSE and Ubuntu

2007-07-08 Thread Hans Linux
ubuntu is quite tempting :D i would like to hv it install on my laptop. currently i have dual boot for my Vista and SUSE already. Is it OK for me to install ubuntu to have triple boot? would ubuntu set triple boot automatically, or i hv to edit manually some menu list? anyone experience this