Thread: Novell Desktop Linux 10: getting closer to a toss up between Linux & Windows?
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Old February 3rd 06, 05:24 PM posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
Keith
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Default Novell Desktop Linux 10: getting closer to a toss up between Linux & Windows?
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Yousuf Khan wrote:
chrisv wrote:
When the last you tried it? It's very easy and risk-free with the new
"live" distributions that run off a CD. Ubuntu and Mepis both work
that way, and are also very easy to install to HD to get the full
effect.

Actually, Ubuntu was the last one I used off of a live CD. Yes, it's
very easy to install and use. But I didn't try attaching everything,
like joysticks, driving wheels and scanners and stuff. Those are the
kinds of things that will probably hinder acceptance now. Oh yeah, and
SATA support.

Yousuf Khan

I got perfect SATA support with OpenSuse 10.0, the 64-bit version, no less.

Which SATA controller? SuSE 9.0 doesn't work with the SIL-3114. If
upgrading to 10.0 will fix the problem, will do!

My problem is video codec support right out the box an MP3 decoding.

It seems SuSE thinks playing DVDs is immoral.

Still, I'm well on my way to being MS-free.

....not free, by any means, though trying.

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Keith