[NTLUG:Discuss] OpenSUSE

[Gayle]

On 5/2/06, Johnny Cybermyth <djcybermyth at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Ubuntu is a good choice if you like GNOME.  It is Debian-based

Kbuntu is an option if you like KDE, (I have yet to try Kbuntu tho, so
I don't know much about it yet.)

so you
> will get familiar with the "debian way" of doing things.  The Ubuntu
> part of it is mainly community support (very newbie, non-technical
> friendly).
>
> You don't have to use GNOME with Ubuntu, but let me offer you a word of
> caution.  KDE on Ubuntu (downloaded as Kubuntu) as of release 5.10
> (current) is very frustrating to use because of Ubuntu's use of sudo
> instead of a root account.  There are workarounds, but they really feel
> like a workarounds instead of a solution.  GNOME (standard Ubuntu)
> doesn't have any of those problems and feels pretty natural to the end
> user.  Also, I found several KDE admin/config tools that didn't display
> properly on my 1040x768 laptop.  Buttons were cut off and the window was
> not adjustable.
>
> Please realize that my comments are from someone who likes the GNOME
> desktop.  If using GNOME is frustrating to you, and since KDE has
> administrative challenges on Ubuntu, you might be best served by another
> distro.
>
> That said, I have given the aforementioned laptop to my friend's mother
> who uses it for Internet.  It seems to be ok if the user just runs
> Firefox. :)
>
> --Ubuntu User out
>
> Tom Tumelty wrote:
> >>
> >> No... you really need to wait for 10.1.  With that said, there
> >> are WAY too many radical changes in 10.1 for my taste.  I may use
> >> it as a desktop when it comes out, but I would probably not deploy
> >> as a server.  I prefer 9.3 for that (10.0 has too many bugs for
> >> me... but YMMV) or SLES9.
> >>
> >> Of course, the combination listed is fairly simplistic... so it
> >> would probably do fine on 10.1 (but I wouldn't deploy an "rc").
> >>
> >
> >
> >  I am looking for a distribution for non-technical users. I think Slackware
> > has to many files to edit, etc...  for a non-technical person.
> > I am looking for a distribution that is stable and secure and has a big
> > enough community of users that I can find answers to problems relatively
> > fast. So far I am looking at Ubuntu, and OpenSus(which i have not used yet).
> > May look at Debian too (but i have never used it). I also want to be able to
> > support the server remotely as much as possible.

I find the way Ubuntu is set up to be very conducive to the new Linux
convert, coupled with the fact that Gnome is also better for the new
convert, I think it is a very good choice for an introduction to Linux
for the Desktop user.

I think that KDE is a bit more feature rich in some ways which [in
many cases] only adds to new user confusion.

I would also give Ubuntu credit for the easiest Linux install ever,
(for the new Linux convert).