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Guest Tony Sperling
Posted

Re: OT - Tony, OpenSUSE 11 is out

 

You certainly are up and awake - yes, I've had RC1 installed on the Notebook

for a while now, and I was waiting for the release to appear on http/ftp

download since I am not on friendly terms with torrents on Windows. I'll

probably give it a 'go' over the weekend. I like it very much!

 

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

 

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:06E9244A-1626-4FBC-A804-4BEC2658364C@microsoft.com...

> News here:

> http://software.opensuse.org/

> And download here:

> http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/iso/

> :)

> Carlos

Guest Colin Barnhorst
Posted

Re: OT - Tony, OpenSUSE 11 is out

 

Are you running it natively or virtualized?

 

"Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message

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> You certainly are up and awake - yes, I've had RC1 installed on the

> Notebook

> for a while now, and I was waiting for the release to appear on http/ftp

> download since I am not on friendly terms with torrents on Windows. I'll

> probably give it a 'go' over the weekend. I like it very much!

>

>

>

> Tony. . .

>

>

>

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:06E9244A-1626-4FBC-A804-4BEC2658364C@microsoft.com...

>> News here:

>> http://software.opensuse.org/

>> And download here:

>> http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/iso/

>> :)

>> Carlos

>

>

Guest Tony Sperling
Posted

Re: OT - Tony, OpenSUSE 11 is out

 

Shortly after buying it, some three years ago, I set it up to dual-boot with

XP and varying 'distros' but I eventually zapped the Windows partition after

a year and it has ben running Suse 10.3 since.

 

 

Unfortunately, I have not had the time and freedom to really use it on a

daily basis, just struggled to keep it up and going, as best I could. Things

are lighting up it seems, so perhaps I shall finally be able to put some

work onto it?

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> Are you running it natively or virtualized?

>

> "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message

> news:efhG0Ou0IHA.4220@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > You certainly are up and awake - yes, I've had RC1 installed on the

> > Notebook

> > for a while now, and I was waiting for the release to appear on http/ftp

> > download since I am not on friendly terms with torrents on Windows. I'll

> > probably give it a 'go' over the weekend. I like it very much!

> >

> >

> >

> > Tony. . .

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:06E9244A-1626-4FBC-A804-4BEC2658364C@microsoft.com...

> >> News here:

> >> http://software.opensuse.org/

> >> And download here:

> >> http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/iso/

> >> :)

> >> Carlos

> >

> >

>

Guest Carlos
Posted

Re: OT - Tony, OpenSUSE 11 is out

 

Tony,

More official news and details here:

http://news.opensuse.org/2008/06/19/announcing-opensuse-110-gm/

:)

Carlos

 

"Tony Sperling" wrote:

> You certainly are up and awake - yes, I've had RC1 installed on the Notebook

> for a while now, and I was waiting for the release to appear on http/ftp

> download since I am not on friendly terms with torrents on Windows. I'll

> probably give it a 'go' over the weekend. I like it very much!

>

>

>

> Tony. . .

>

>

>

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:06E9244A-1626-4FBC-A804-4BEC2658364C@microsoft.com...

> > News here:

> > http://software.opensuse.org/

> > And download here:

> > http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/iso/

> > :)

> > Carlos

>

>

>

Guest Tony Sperling
Posted

Re: OT - Tony, OpenSUSE 11 is out

 

Thanks!

 

2% down 98 to go!

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:14FF7F1A-949A-4EE1-B0A0-1D7CCD3115A1@microsoft.com...

> Tony,

> More official news and details here:

> http://news.opensuse.org/2008/06/19/announcing-opensuse-110-gm/

> :)

> Carlos

>

> "Tony Sperling" wrote:

>

> > You certainly are up and awake - yes, I've had RC1 installed on the

Notebook

> > for a while now, and I was waiting for the release to appear on http/ftp

> > download since I am not on friendly terms with torrents on Windows. I'll

> > probably give it a 'go' over the weekend. I like it very much!

> >

> >

> >

> > Tony. . .

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:06E9244A-1626-4FBC-A804-4BEC2658364C@microsoft.com...

> > > News here:

> > > http://software.opensuse.org/

> > > And download here:

> > > http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/iso/

> > > :)

> > > Carlos

> >

> >

> >

Guest Tony Sperling
Posted

Re: OT - Tony, OpenSUSE 11 is out

 

As it happens, at 50% my connection died and I went to bed instead - now, I

just did it over again and I now have the DVD down and safe after apprx. 1

hour!

 

The RC1 is brilliant! This one has to be better!

 

(Who was it that said: "I'm all right when I'm good, but I'm better when I'm

bad!" or some such thing - (Mae West?))

 

 

Tony. . .

Guest Tom Ferguson
Posted

Re: OT - Tony, OpenSUSE 11 is out

 

I have the 64 bit version installed on one of my Toshiba laptops. I am

having some difficulty getting the networked printers installed. There are

no drivers for the Canon that I can find but never mind. That's not a new

issue with that printer and any Linux distribution. There are for the HP but

I can't establish any communication between the notebook and that printer's

in-built print server. This was not an issue with the latest Ubuntu 64 bit.

 

Perhaps I'll get a chance later this week-end to have another look.

 

The notebook is not set to multi-boot. I have Vista, Ubuntu, Suse on

different HDs and swap drives.

--

 

Tom

MSMVP 1998-2007

 

 

 

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:06E9244A-1626-4FBC-A804-4BEC2658364C@microsoft.com...

> News here:

> http://software.opensuse.org/

> And download here:

> http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/iso/

> :)

> Carlos

Guest Tony Sperling
Posted

Re: OT - Tony, OpenSUSE 11 is out

 

O.K. - 11.0 is up and running fine. Not completely without wrinkles, but KDE

3.5 (Window Manager) is stable (as it should be). It came right up

recognizing the wireless, but enabling the Compiz 'cube' makes the window

titlebars invisible! (Hrumpf!)

 

I hope this is a side-effect from trying to iron out the wrinkles with the

new KDE 4.0 (wich has it's own issues), I'll try and re-install with KDE 4.0

in a few days! That installer is a real beauty, though!!!

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:14FF7F1A-949A-4EE1-B0A0-1D7CCD3115A1@microsoft.com...

> Tony,

> More official news and details here:

> http://news.opensuse.org/2008/06/19/announcing-opensuse-110-gm/

> :)

> Carlos

>

> "Tony Sperling" wrote:

>

> > You certainly are up and awake - yes, I've had RC1 installed on the

Notebook

> > for a while now, and I was waiting for the release to appear on http/ftp

> > download since I am not on friendly terms with torrents on Windows. I'll

> > probably give it a 'go' over the weekend. I like it very much!

> >

> >

> >

> > Tony. . .

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:06E9244A-1626-4FBC-A804-4BEC2658364C@microsoft.com...

> > > News here:

> > > http://software.opensuse.org/

> > > And download here:

> > > http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/iso/

> > > :)

> > > Carlos

> >

> >

> >

  • 1 month later...
Guest Tony Sperling
Posted

Re: OT - Tony, OpenSUSE 11 is out

 

I don't have my printer on a print server - I have to access it through

wireless. The WiFi comes up allright, but I havn't had time to set up the

printer yet. I meant to do it, but then I developed two minds about the

driver issue, this notebook is 64bit but because the printer was attached to

a 32bit machine (as the primary PC was away for repairs) I couldn't make up

my mind.

 

In the mean-time, the 64bit Desktop was returned and now I have to move the

printer back, so the WiFi issue is a no-isssue. I was missing this machine

for quite a while and need to get aquainted with it again before I'll be

rolling for good.

 

(Ho-humm!)

 

But, you are right, I think. HP printing IS well provided for on Linux.

Then, HP is a Linux supporter too.

 

 

Tony. . .

 

*******

P.S. Ubuntu never really did catch on with me, I am particular to Gentoo but

find the installation procedure cumbersome, so in the end I've come to like

Sabayon very much. I think a 'source' based OS is a fantastic idea and when

I retire in a few years, I will use that to produce my own LSF (Linux From

Scratch) system - just for a larf, so I can learn to master the start-up

configuration mystical maze!

 

Unfortunately, SuSe is the only distro I like, which also has the required

stability and user-society, that you can rely on it to do more than running

'xscreensaver', or 'electricsheep'!

*******

 

 

"Tom Ferguson" <tom.newsgroups@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>I have the 64 bit version installed on one of my Toshiba laptops. I am

>having some difficulty getting the networked printers installed. There are

>no drivers for the Canon that I can find but never mind. That's not a new

>issue with that printer and any Linux distribution. There are for the HP

>but I can't establish any communication between the notebook and that

>printer's in-built print server. This was not an issue with the latest

>Ubuntu 64 bit.

>

> Perhaps I'll get a chance later this week-end to have another look.

>

> The notebook is not set to multi-boot. I have Vista, Ubuntu, Suse on

> different HDs and swap drives.

> --

>

> Tom

> MSMVP 1998-2007

>

>

>

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:06E9244A-1626-4FBC-A804-4BEC2658364C@microsoft.com...

>> News here:

>> http://software.opensuse.org/

>> And download here:

>> http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/iso/

>> :)

>> Carlos

>

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