[Wylug-help] SuSE 8.1

[Roger Greenwood]

On Sunday 30 Nov 2003 11:04, Paul Grenyer wrote:
> Hi All
>
> As some of you may have read in my last post, I've experimenting with
> SuSE this weekend, and I have to say I'm not impressed. Are there any
> SuSE fans here?

I have used SuSE since version 5.2 and they get better every time. 8.1 did
seem a bit flaky with graphical desktops (I tend to stick with KDE). 8.2 was
a huge improvement, the online update worked at last and version 9.0 was
another leap forward.

Roger Greenwood

>
> I appreciate that SuSE 8.1 isn't the latest version or even the one
> before the latest version, but it is the only I have to hand. I've been
> looking at SuSE as a replacement for Red hat 9.0 as I don't fancy taking
> my chances with Fedora until it proves itself. For the moment I've gone
> back to Red Hat 9.0.
>
> Anyway, the things that disappointed me about SuSE 8.1 were that the
> mouse response was very poor, especially when the machine was busy, the
> graphics were difficult to setup and poor even after the correct NVidia
> drivers were installed and the inline update didn't seem to work.
>
> Have other people seen these problems? Is it just that I need a later
> version? At the moment I'm considering moving to Fedora after all. Can
> anyone change my  mind?
>
> Thanks!
> --
>
> Regards
> Paul
>
> Paul Grenyer
> Email: paul at paulgrenyer.co.uk
> Web: http://www.paulgrenyer.co.uk
>
> Please note my change of email address.
>
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