Comments on: Do-No-Evil Saturday: Opensuse Gets Windows Installer, Better Booting Time

By: Roy Schestowitz

Roy Schestowitz — Sun, 20 May 2007 11:26:14 +0000

Here. Another praise for Novell and SUSE (while it’s still the weekend).

http://linux.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/new-looks-for-opensuseorg-website/

As I said in the comments, it’s a fine job (even if it’s in the mockups stage).

By: Roy Schestowitz

Roy Schestowitz — Sun, 20 May 2007 03:43:59 +0000

Just published:

Highlights of openSUSE 10.3 Alpha 4

The following are some highlights of Alpha4 compared to Alpha3:

* Inclusion of YaST Meta Packages handler
* InstLux allows users to start the Linux installation from Windows

* We have removed zmd from the distribution and concentrate now on the
tools opensuse-updater and zypper.

* TeX Live replaces teTex
* First parts of KDE4svn entered Factory, its games are installed

* OpenOffice.org 2.2
* GNOME 2.18.1
* Improvements to our init script starter startpar to reduce boottime

* First changes to support Sony PS3. The PowerPC installation media
do not yet support the installation on PS3, this is planned for

Alpha5.
* Linux 2.6.21 with an updated AppArmor patchset
* Reduced size and cleaned up dependencies of some packages

* Initial support for installation in Afrikaans, Gurajati, Hindi,
Marathi, Tamil, Xhosa, Zulu.

A more detailed list of changes is available via http://en.opensuse.org/Factory/News&nbsp

To download media, please use the links provided at http://en.opensuse.org/Development_Version#Downloads

The next Alpha is planned for Thu, June 14

By: Roy Schestowitz

Roy Schestowitz — Sat, 19 May 2007 18:13:56 +0000

Tuxmachines tried it as well. Same concerns, with regards to this installer.

http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/16484

By: Shane Coyle

Shane Coyle — Sat, 19 May 2007 17:16:47 +0000

I like the instlux idea, face it – most PCs are Windows – any method of ingress is A Good Thing

I have a Live CD project, and for some folks (college-educated professionals and teachers) ‘burn these isos, reboot your system with the CD in it – maybe adjust BIOS Boot Order’ is too abstract and complicated.

Even stepping through a Windows software setup routine is too much for some of them, but this can at least help the ones in the middle…

By: Francis

Francis — Sat, 19 May 2007 14:04:11 +0000

> The second takes SUSE Linux installer right into your Windows desktop. *GASP*

(i) it’s not a SUSE Linux installer, it’s an openSUSE one. Are you not aware of the difference?
(ii) what exactly is the deal now? You’re trying to condenscend and demoralise openSUSE developers and users by complaining about the new features they’re adding?

At least if you were you could get your facts re-adjusted here. Yeah, instlinux (or similar programs) may work for Debian or Ubuntu, but these distributions do _not_ support them and do _not_ provide it on their media. Not exactly the same as openSUSE’s plan, is it?