[NTLUG:Discuss] Yast2 (was: GS and Postscript debugging.)

[Chris Cox]

There are definitely some bugs in YaST2.  The one that got me was
detection of my MouseSystems serial mouse.....it lastest just
on the configuration screen....then it went away.  The problem is
that the hard disk section partitioning section requires a MOUSE...
you can't properly traverse the panels without a MOUSE.

SuSE has a great distribution....I think they rushed this one a bit
to try to "compete" with Caldera and other distributions with
easy graphical installs.  Me....I'd prefer a graphicaly YaST 1.

Regards,
Chris

Steve Baker wrote:
> 
> Kevin Brannen wrote:
> 
> > For those who have already installed, did you use yast2 or yast1?  If
> > you used yast2, did it just use your partitions as is or try to change
> > them?  I asked because I just read a review of it, and the author said
> > it was made installation easy but that it changed his partitions.  I
> > don't want that, I have them like I want them.  Does anyone have any
> > experiences to share on this?
> 
> Well, I started to install using YAST2 - but when it wouldn't let
> me choose how to partition the disk or even use the existing
> partitions, I dumped it and went back to the original YAST - which
> is happy to leave your partitions alone.
> 
> Technically, if you RTFM, it says that you should use CD #1
> (which is YAST2) for a NEW installation and CD #2 (which is
> YAST1) for 'upgrades'.  I suppose they imagine that if this
> is a new install, they are at liberty to repartition as they
> see fit.
> 
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