[Colchester] SUSE v Ubuntu The big boys war

[Toby Whaymand]

This only my experience with the two distributions and before I begin I
don't think I am being unfair because I still have full fledged Open
SUSE with full Compiz Fusion on my computer - which say a lot. - just a
hint were this is going....

Ubuntu takes around 15 min to install, then you can use Ubuntu while it
uses the Internet to finishes installing  so the end user can get right
in there and start using the system.

SUSE does not give you this option and so take a very long time before
the system is installed and can be used

Ubuntu I counted 3 may 4 questions during installation that were very
clear and very easy to answer.

SUSE as a high number of question which are poorly written and very
complex. I felt this is very poor and could result in a number of human
errors being made during installation. Ubuntu Installing super-exceeds
SUSE.

Ubuntu detects the video card and the entire system is very much Click
'n' Run In most cases if you need a codec Ubuntu asks you if you would
like to install it and you just click and it get it.

SUSE uses the open drivers by default. SUSE does not tell you that it is
using an Open Driver. If you never used Linux this could result in a
new-be adjusting there screen which could cause hassle when they learn
about the close source driver and install it because they would need to
adjust there screen again.

Within SUSE if you need a codec for any other reason you get an error
message WITHOUT explaining on how to get the codec. I had to read Linux
Format Magazine to learn about an official SUSE web-page that offers one
click solutions for your codec's - It hardly Click 'n' Run and if it was
not for Linux Format Magazine. I still be here 48 hours later trying to
work out how to install the codec's. - not good at all. SUSE really
needs to address the One Click approach either provide the end user with
more information or/and introduce Click 'n' Run 

Both Ubuntu and Open SUSE have fantastic communities.

The 3D effects are much better in SUSE.

I am trying to write this from a view of a Windows user who never seen a
Linux distribution.  I believe the complex nature of SUSE could put
people off Linux where as most new-be's would enjoy Ubuntu.  In very
general terms I believe that Ubuntu is the better Operating System out
of the two...

Thanks

Toby