tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post4262239386910888076..comments2024-03-26T17:37:35.499+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: OpenSuSE 12.1 Li-f-e: get trained, if you canDarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-78346533190710028302012-09-19T10:28:45.221+01:002012-09-19T10:28:45.221+01:00Well, you know the type - Checking for network pri...Well, you know the type - Checking for network printers, NTP, Cron, supporting infrared devices and Bluetooth and all that. Nice if you have it, messy if you don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-28782691069655746312012-09-19T09:56:03.509+01:002012-09-19T09:56:03.509+01:00Thanks for suggestion of another script. I'll ...Thanks for suggestion of another script. I'll try it and check whether my laptop will like it or not. 8-)<br /><br />As for VM, I don't run it basically because my laptop is more of low-end. It won't be much faster in VM compared to Live DVD. 8-) Then, Live DVD is closer to first-time-user experience, which I try to describe in my reviews.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-75516800380622790972012-09-19T07:53:10.492+01:002012-09-19T07:53:10.492+01:00Hi,
Well the release you reviewed was a year old,...Hi,<br /><br />Well the release you reviewed was a year old, Li-f-e 12.2 is released last week, few days after this review.<br /><br />Li-f-e gives option of booting in gnome, kde or cinnamon so you can try them all, you may prefer the menu layout of gnome/cinnamon. There is also Sugar desktop available.<br /><br />To make creating USB stick easier there is: https://github.com/cyberorg/live-fat-stick<br /><br />The script should run on any linux distro to create live USB from ubuntu/openSUSE isos, you need syslinux and parted installed.<br /><br />dd command runs on any *nix so creating live USB on PC other than openSUSE is possible as well.<br /><br />I would recommend booting iso image directly in a virtual machine than to create DVD as it is the slowest medium.<br /><br />http://news.opensuse.org/2012/09/14/opensuse-edu-li-f-e-12-2-out-now/<br /><br />Do get in touch(cyberorg opensuse.org) if you have any queries.<br /><br />-Jcyberorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300481604272039904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-27231766636242595902012-09-11T13:31:07.577+01:002012-09-11T13:31:07.577+01:00This post is not about OpenSuSE 12.1, not 12.2. Mo...This post is not about OpenSuSE 12.1, not 12.2. Moreover, it is about specific spin of OpenSuSE for educational purposes. Not sure how your comment is relevant. :)<br /><br />PS. OpenSuSE 12.2 review will be published some time soon. Stay tuned!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-1810071265945654222012-09-11T13:27:50.803+01:002012-09-11T13:27:50.803+01:00Before giving recommendations to other people, ple...Before giving recommendations to other people, please consider whether you want to do it yourself.<br />Extremism is not acceptable here, neither offence to authors/publishers.<br />DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-82496250244620589722012-09-11T10:10:49.185+01:002012-09-11T10:10:49.185+01:00I am actually an arch linux type of guy, and i alw...I am actually an arch linux type of guy, and i always have a second partition for open suse (for work related stuff) <br />amazingly, in my case, 12.2 uses less ram and cpu than arch. i never thought that could be possible, but that's just how it s. Occhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06001704785892424303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-74101316186425497502012-09-11T00:44:21.957+01:002012-09-11T00:44:21.957+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-43050933406051707882012-09-10T21:32:42.575+01:002012-09-10T21:32:42.575+01:00OpenSuSE Li-f-e is a product of OpenSuSE team.
I ...OpenSuSE Li-f-e is a <a href="http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Education-Li-f-e" rel="nofollow">product</a> of OpenSuSE team.<br /><br />I have tried OpenSuSE 12.2 KDE already. Not that impressed, I need to admit. Although, I may have a look at either KDE or GNOME version some time soon.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-50628576092659724092012-09-10T21:30:17.083+01:002012-09-10T21:30:17.083+01:00Thanks for letting me know. Uberstudent is based o...Thanks for letting me know. Uberstudent is based on Ubuntu 10.04 with development of 12.04-based version only at initial stage. DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-15035469986339230692012-09-10T21:27:20.608+01:002012-09-10T21:27:20.608+01:00Do I need this services? Did anyone ask me if I do...Do I need this services? Did anyone ask me if I do?DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-10573580060182578132012-09-10T20:12:25.911+01:002012-09-10T20:12:25.911+01:00I have never liked your blog, but that's just ...I have never liked your blog, but that's just my personal position :-) . Anyways...<br /><br />I don't have a clue what Li-f-e is abut. Is that an official openSUSE/SUSE release? Or is it some sort of fan spin-off? Is it like Ubutnu has Edubuntu, so we need an EDU release too? Well, don't know. In any case, the whole project seems like a stupidity not worth bothering to me.<br /><br />But when it comes to openSUSE, give a try to 12.2. I admit that 12.1 had some issues (that were solved by updates, but anyways...) and 12.2 got delayed for several months , but it was worth it. And don't start with that 'it doesn't include KDE 4.9' argument, it's rubbish anyway :-) . 4.8.4 is sufficiently stable and feature complete for a solid release.<br /><br />P.S. Fix resizing of "Post a Comment" window in Chrome, it's pain to use :-).Tadeas Moravechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10996451565710110207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-14567985119082709802012-09-10T20:00:27.633+01:002012-09-10T20:00:27.633+01:00Knew there was something I forgot:
Speaking of the...Knew there was something I forgot:<br />Speaking of these distributions for students and academics, did you ever look into Uberstudent?<br />=> http://uberstudent.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-49022190410679546032012-09-10T19:57:33.423+01:002012-09-10T19:57:33.423+01:00Not to detract from your review, but just a note:
...Not to detract from your review, but just a note:<br />Like Fedora, Opensuse has a huge number of services running by default. This means that the RAM profile is fairly heavy because a lot of monitoring is taking place in the background constantly. Obviously, this is to improve the experience, but it does tend to burden the system if you have a limited RAM capacity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com