Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Novell
EAN: 9781582983028
Format: CD-ROM
ISBN: 158298302X
Item Dimensions: 123
Label: Novell
Manufacturer: Novell
Model: 662644467122-BOX
MPN: 662644467122-BOX
Platform: Linux
Publisher: Novell
Studio: Novell
Features:- Includes 6 CD-ROMs and one DVD
- 6 CD-ROMs and 1 DVD-ROM
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
SUSE Linux Pro 10.1 is more than just an operating system - it's a complete solution for your mission-critical needs. Stop paying for basic office tools -- SUSE Linux includes a complete office suite, a Web browser, instant messaging, collaboration tools, and much more. A new graphical interface and Xgl-powered 3-D desktop effects ease your users into Linux, and actually make it fun to use. It also comes with OpenOffice.org 2.0 comes as a complete office suite with advanced Microsoft-file compatibility, including Pivot Tables import and (for the first time) support for Excel Visual Basic spreadsheet macros. When security, cost and reliability matter, choose SUSE Linux. Supports Novell GroupWise Messenger Music Banshee delivers music management and playback applications Tomboy provides a desktop note-taking application for Linux and UNIX Multimedia support for Adobe, Macromedia and RealNetworks
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Suse 10.2 has been out for quite some time now. This product is out of date. Amazon has the latest version also but the correct version does not always come up in a search. I bought this, discovered it was an old version, and ended up downloading the latest version for free anyway. Don't waste your money like I did.
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I have been using Kubuntu for about 3 months. Before that I was running Fedora. I decided for an experiment I would try opensuse. Someone lent me the disk, so this was not a big loss. The installation went smooth. The end of the installation was weird. When it was detecting my hardware, my screen shut off. I had to press the power button on my computer. Then I turned it on again. I chose for it to have a dual boot in Suse and Windows 2000. I first booted in Suse and I logged in for the first time. My screen resolution was low. I adjusted it and it was either to high or too low. I decided to fix it later. I rebooted in Windows and it would not load windows. It said chainloader (hd1,1) +1. I decided to boot back in Suse and try to connect to the Internet to get the instructions for loading Windows in the boot list. There was no connection. I looked at my modem and the Ethernet light was on. I decided to give it a rest and reinstalled Kubuntu. The next day I thought I would give it a second chance. I reloaded Suse. I searched through some Forums and found a person with the same problem. There is a code so you can activate the Windows Partition. I tried the codes and got it to boot in Windows. That was progress. Now I just have to get it on the boot list. I tried and could not figure it out. With all the problems there was No Internet Connection,Resolution too high or low,Windows would not boot. I decided to go back to Kubuntu. My suggestion would be if you plan to use Suse as a replacement for Windows and your machine can handle it. Go for it. But if you use Linux for Basic Web Browsing,games,multimedia. Go with Kubuntu or Ubuntu. I may try Suse 10.0,10.2, or 10.3 out and see if it has the same problems. But for now, I'm sticking with Kubuntu.
Rating:  -
I am mostly pleased with this software, but I can't unequivocably recommend it, either. Broken out of the box is the software updater. This is a MAJOR faux pas, because you can't easily get bug fixes and security updates unless you have a working updater. In order to get it to work, you have to Google for the SUX updater, download, install and run it with: [ $ sux -c "smart --gui"]. Don't expect to always get meaningful help from the free Novell support site if something complicated goes wrong. The KDE UI is clunky compared to OS-X and even Windows, but what can you ask for "free?" Nevertheless, so far, most of my woes have been fixable. I am seriously thinking of loading it on my daughter's laptop, just so I don't have to keep paying the anti-virus blackmail money to Symantec anymore. It's a decent product.
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I wiped a hard drive of everything and then loaded SUSE Linux. If you decide to use this product, you need to understand it is associated with Novell, and you MUST be careful with your security processes while you set it up. Once you understand the multi-tier system in their home base, you can do pretty nice things.
So if you are Novell proficient in a large office with security needs, this is a good choice. If you are not a larger office, and not proficient in Novell, look at Ubuntu and load that to an empty disk. It is the simplest Linux while remarkably secure.
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I tried out SUSE Linux 10.1 because the neighborhood computer geek insisted it was better than Windows. Well I had some trouble installing it, but even once it was installed I hated it. Linux for "normal people" is inferior in almost every way to Windows. Let me explain.
There is a completely free product called "OpenOffice" for Linux that aims to replace Microsoft Office. OpenOffice fails miserably at almost everything. It's missing a bunch of advanced features that I use every day on Excel, and it runs a lot slower too. I'm sorry to say that feature-wise OpenOffice is on a level below Microsoft Office 95 and light years below the latest Office 2007.
In addition, my printer did not work when I installed Linux. I googled a bit to try and find a fix and I found some help documentation. I downloaded some "source code" for a driver that would make my printer work, but I couldn't figure out what to do after that. I had to "make" the "kernel" to support my printer using "ls" and "awk" and "gcc" (WHATEVER THAT MEANS). I just threw my hands up and reinstalled Windows.
If you're a Star Trek geek and you know Pi to a thousand places then Linux is probably for you. If you just want to get work done then Linux fails miserably. I'm sticking with Windows.
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