[ale] SuSE 81 review, kinda...

[Keith Hopkins]

Geoffrey wrote:
> 
> 
> Keith Hopkins wrote:
> 
>> Speaking of our girl SuSE, has anyone tried SLES7 or 8?  I'm looking 
>> at upgrading my primary server (file/print/dns secondary) from SuSE 
>> Pro 7.3 to either SuSE Pro 8.1 or SLES8, but I've had no prior 
>> experience with SLES (Can you even upgrade a Pro 8.1 to SLES?)
> 
> 
> What is SLES???

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server.

> 
>>
>> On the bright side, I've done three Pro 8.1 new installs.  The 
>> installer has gotten better, but still tends to trash itself on 
>> complex disk management.  (putting lvextends before the lvcreates and 
>> can't create new lv, both a symptom of not recognizing you wiped the 
>> partition table and started over).  The new installs are a GBTon 
>> faster then 7.3, I'd guess since all the rpms are compiled 586 
>> (instead of 386), and the kernel optimized for my CPU (Athlon).  One 
>> low end install went to a HP Vectra PPro200Mhz w/96M.  Gnome actually 
>> comes up and the box is functional.
> 
> 
> I just finished an install of SuSE 8.1 personal on a Pentium 166/ 64mb. 
>  I win. :)
> 
>>
>> Now, on to finish my latest distro install....PC-DOS (ick!)
> 
> 
> Okay, some variation of MS-DOS?  I've got a couple of copies of DR-DOS 
> still hanging around. ;)

Ya, IBM variant.

-- 
Lost in Tokyo,
   Keith


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