On 25/10/2007, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dave Morley</b> <<a href="mailto:davmor2@gmail.com">davmor2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>There's no covername at all. We just use what we find is best :) Pete<br>I see your overwhelming Love of Suse is slipping ;)</blockquote><div><br>I'm in a blind panic actually, ArchLinux really rocks, you need a modicum of skill to run it but its so slick, none of this "Download the latest iso" rubbish once installed you're set for life theres no 'update' as such its all *upgrade* so in ubuntu language thats apt-get dist-upgrade (I think) which means when the next release is out you just upgrade as normal. You're installation is a carbon copy of what is on the repo server a bit like SVN Arch uses the same philosophy as Debian/Ubuntu in that you guys have *unstable* we have the *AUR*.
<br><br>Having said that openSUSE 10.3 is just mind bogglingly awesome, every new release gets the same old boring hype "Oowwwwee gaawwdd its gonna so brilliant" then when you install it (Unless you spoil the surprise by running the beta's) you think "Whats that all about then?" all thats *visibly* new is the colour scheme maybe the splash screen but basically a GUI overhaul. True there maybe some tweaks and improvements under the hood but generally nothing that can be seen with the naked eye.
<br><br>openSUSE 10.3 changed all that gone is the dire zmd, kicked into touch is the rubbish 'blue look', in comes the *One click install* out goes the dog rough boot time, gone for ever is the appalling reiser file system its just too good for words.
<br><br>So yes you're right my love for SuSE did wain a bit but its back with a vengeance now especially as I'm 'riding the rapids' by using the 64bit version (which I've had no trouble with, yet).<br>
<br>P.S. I've worked out the SuSE curse! Every release with a *2* in it has been awful, 9.2 was pants 10.2 was pants I just need to skip 11.2 when it comes out.<br></div></div><br>-- <br>Regards<br><br>Dick Turpin<br>
<a href="http://www.cannon-linux.co.uk">http://www.cannon-linux.co.uk</a><br><br>Arch Linux is an independent i686-optimized community distribution for intermediate and advanced Linux users. Utilising a Rolling Release System packages are regularly updated and an ISO release is just a snapshot to the stable packages at that time. So there's no need for a fresh install the command 'pacman –Syu' upgrades the whole system.