Nice Video... Started openSUSE security project. Yes, a security distro from openSUSE is the plan. Hopefully the release will be in November, and I am optimizing it for Fluxbox, XFCE, and KDE + the ability to copy2ram via LiveCD or USB Key. For more info if your interested with Performance, Security, Stability, Architecture Support*, and other great features being worked on. Feel free to visit us on freenode @ #opensuse-security . Not Trying to spam @thisweekinlinux , Admire the videos <(")
Hi, I'm a new subscriber to your channel, I really enjoy your reviews. One thing I've noticed about the few Open Suse reviews you give is that you always have a complaint about the repos feeling empty. You're absolutely right about that, the default repos a little dry, may I recommend you try out the packman repos for Open Suse I personally found them a life saver. The are available for 11.3 and 11.4.
Have you ever considered mirroring the output from your webcam so that when you're looking at your cursor, it looks like you're looking at it in the videos?
Hey, I'm new to Linux and am trying to test out different distros. I've played with Ubuntu for a few months but I'm not a huge fan of where they're going with Unity, so I'm using Mint right now and while I like it, I'm interesting in trying out other options. I want to try a distro that uses KDE, since Ubuntu and Mint both use Gnome for the default UI. I was looking at either OpenSUSE (which looks like theres a new version or something coming out tomorrow), Mandriva, or Kubuntu. Any suggestions?
I tried OpenSUSE this week and...i found it pretty disapointing cause i had all sorts of errors ...my touchpad wasn't taken in charge (didn't look any further) but isn't it for laptops hehe...anyways...the repository didn't have 3/4 of the softwares i needed and no driver driver manager of any sort (didn't look futher either) ....found it pretty bad with the quick look i had... Thanks for doing such a great job at doing videos...im looking forward something good before jumpin to SUSE...peace!
@Justic3h You have to add the repositories for most software, VLC etc. There is just one big one for it though. Also there is 1 click install which is VERY GOOD. All you do is download this few kb file and run it and it installs the program and adds the repository for it as well. Also, Fedora doesnt have most software in the repositories out of the box as well, you have to add RPMFusion for that. Its Ubuntu which has the best out of the box set up IMO.
If i had to recommend linux OpenSuSe would be in that recommendation the other is ubuntu both easily install software ubuntu uses the synaptic package manager while OpenSuSe uses Yet Another Software Tool seen as (YAST) they are similiar in the way they setup packages you download i'm sure some distros still have it where you still have to download the package, extract it and install to run programs it's very time comsuming that's why i would recommend the two i mentioned.
what would you recommend for a new user to linux...i like the look of it and functionalities..i downloaded opensuse11.3 but you said it's probably not best suited for newbs.... i dont have a lot of knowledge in linux so id probly wanna start step by step ....work my way up on my free time..so?what do you suggest?...thanks a lot..and nice video by the way
@stringdom123456 To be honest, I recommend Ubuntu for new users. OpenSUSE comes with a great configuration management app, but I've found some things were just not as friendly for a new user.
@macinthosh13579 I don't believe there is one at the moment. I found there's a mailing list for opensuse-ppc (lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-ppc/) if you want to read up on it.
@thomasward00 while that sounds like a great idea, it's really not. It goes against one of the core ideals of Linux: choice. As soon as you "standardize" something, you remove the option to choose something else.
@thisweekinlinux there shouldnt be any need for an option. users want an OS that just works. the majority of users will be PC novices. i have used loads of linux distros and have wanted to change over but the serious productivity interested user simply must stay with mac or windows. the linux standard is already the kernel, and the free apps become another level of standard. on a load of the dists ive tried, they all work just fine- virt. the same, with minor differences.so wheres the choice?
@rcaddict72 some users want an os that "just works". Some want to configure every piece of hardware and software, some want things preinstalled, some want nothing done for them. That's where the choice lies. Some people prefer different package managers, some prefer different desktop environments. The point is, it's a slippery slope. When you standardize on one thing (i.e., "you must use Gnome, and you can't change the theme") you take away that choice, and drive people away.
@thomasward00 i agree completely. plus has commercial apps. i see you got the throwaway argument from the OP. thats the same argument you get if you make a comment like this at every linuxfan site or community. it just doesnt hold water. linux will only go mainstream when it offers everything mac and windows does- which wont happen in the current world of hundreds of distros and a half dozen main distros. the best compromise is perhaps, 3 max. ideally 1 linux OS would be preferred.
@cicciotto82 thats because KDE has been shit since V4 and still is and looks like never being fixed as its going down the wrong path. i was a KDE fan, now its anything but KDE for me.
Hey, i've got a question for you all. I will get a new laptop when ubuntu 11.04 comes out, but i'm starting to have my doubts. I use ubuntu 10.04, and i have come to learn how to fix all of it's problems with my PC, but would linux mint be better for me?
I need standard applications, plus i like ubuntu repositories and ubuntu tweak, would i be able to use them? I would also like to keep gnome, should i?
@koolguy889 yeah! I use linux mint over ubuntu most of the time and the great thing is that it's completely the same as having an ubuntu with a different interface, I don't like the Mint X though...
would you reccomend kubuntu or opensuse for a laptop. i tried ubuntu, bet i was having trouble with the wireless. also i heard that open suse is the best for laptops, but what would you recomend. I want to stay away from ubuntu because to me it's kind of plain.
@greene2438 Personally I prefer Ubuntu to OpenSUSE, but that's just me. Have you looked at PCLinuxOS? It's a pretty sweet distro as well, and does a lot of things for you out of the box. There's a KDE and a Gnome-based version available.
@TheCKM probably. that definitely meets all the system requirements. Keep in mind, KDE is a bit of a heavier environment than Gnome is, so 1gb of ram will work, but it might be tight.
@maze3rulz Do you have any idea what sort of wireless card you have? You can go to a terminal and type in "lspci" and look for something that mentions 802.11. If it's USB, use "lsusb" instead.
@TetanusShots just got your message. As far as I know, there's just the option to download the full 4.7Gb DVD, Live Gnome, or Live KDE versions of OpenSUSE (or Network install). However, if you install the KDE edition, I believe you can switch to the plasma-netbook interface.
Hey i like your videos, really useful. I've been using ubuntu since 8.04 and i've never liked gnome because it's too simple and boring, i like KDE more but it's very unstable on Kubuntu. Many people say that opensuse with kde it's far more stable and quick than in kubuntu, with your experience can you tell me what do you think???
@thething75191 From what I've heard, OpenSUSE and PCLinuxOS have two of the best KDE implementations, so either of those might be worth a look if you're a KDE fan.
Hi, I liked your review and I understand your point of view. I remember when I started using openSUSE and it wasn't easy nor perfect. Even though I found my way around it and and openSUSE has improved a lot I still wouldn't recommed it to a linux newbie that is on his own. However I would if I could get him a Boxed version. And if I could provide assistance even more so. Once you get familiar with its not that complicated and you appreciate some of its features, delta-rpms being one of them.
Just in case somebody is wondering, Nvidia and ATI drivers are not in the Non-Oss repo of openSUSE. Both Maintain their own repos but can be enabled under Yast. In the software category you have to go to softwre repositories -> add -> Community repositories -> NVIDIA repository/ATI repository. Currently the latter doesn't exist since fglrx doesn't support xserver 1.8.x nor kernel 2.6.34 and above.
Why are people hating on OpenSUSE? I haven't had a problem with it and I think the Gnome version is badass. Probably because I am too used to GDM and not KDE.
@ajcurran94 I use a Microsoft Lifecam Cinema HD for the webcam, guvcview to display it on the desktop (and to do some recordings), and gtk-recordmydesktop to capture the screen with the webcam on it.
Hi, I have OpenSUSE 11.3 on my machine, and just to prove that runs with 1GB of ram I downgrade my PC and get out the 2.0 GB memory module.
my CPU is a Intel Core 2 Duo E8200, 1 GB ram 533MHz, GeForce 9400 GT, nForce 610i and 4 GB for swap.
So, I have installed and use it on my hard disk, not on a virtual machine. OpenSUSE finish the start on 48 seconds, and after that I open firefox enter to this page all of that in less than 55 seconds.
Maybe you, all of you installed heavy server services
I think it's much heavier on the system than other Distros like Ubuntu 10.04 or Fedora. I tested it on my laptop - which has a good enough hardware to run Windows 7 Ultimate and Ubuntu 10.04 with no hiccups - and it barely moved.
Automated installation took forever, and I don't remember waiting so much for an application to start since pre-service-pack Vista.
maybe it's because of KDE4 being hardware-demanding or something - but for the last couple of versions I just call OpenSuse "Linux Vista".
sadly, I don't have that kind of hardware on my machine (a two year old Lenovo 3000 C200 Laptop with a total of 2.5GB RAM), so openSUSE ran slow when installed directly, and even slower in Virtualbox under an Ubuntu 10.04 host.
as I mentioned before, my setup is enough to run both Win7 Ultimate and Ubuntu 10.04 decently - but clearly not openSUSE.
it has to be one of the most hardware-hungry distros if not THE hungriest.
@igortroy wow, thanks for the info. I know I had 11.3 Milestone 7 on my laptop for about a week (Intel Core2Duo T5400, 1.67Ghz, 2gb of ram) and it ran very nicely, but where it wasn't final, there wasn't much software or drivers available for it.
@ModernXC Thanks, that actually works! Missing from the man pages, but it shows in `zypper help rm`. Also has its permanent tweak in zypp.conf... not bad at all.
@ModernXC Wish that would be true, but I don't see it happening. Case in point. `zypper in ruby-devel` will automatically drag down "ruby". Now I'd expect `zypper rm ruby-devel` to also remove "ruby"; it doesn't.
Of course, there's always a dark side: zypper [by default] alternates downloads with installs (if your ISP dies during an important update, you might be screwed), it doesn't remove unneeded dependencies (tho you can use its well formatted log), and - compared to Debian - the repo structure might seem chaos & anarchy (just a matter of principle, since I've never had much problems). As a server admin, I prefer Debian Testing on my PC, but still my fave distro for desktop deployments.
SUSE has quite a few neat features: excellent default security (AppArmor; all ports & services are closed), perfect 64bit support (AMD is an openSUSE sponsor), best KDE integration (Novell being the major KDE contributor), and YaST is a friendly introduction for newcomers to advanced system settings. Gave me a feeling of well-crafted software from the beginning. I always recommend it for personal/enterprise desktops and even lightweight servers (YaST also has a nice TUI).
thanks, im actualy running ubuntu 10.04 right now, i just started using linux about 2 months ago, i just thought there might be a differnt one. i just watched your terminal video also still cant get my head around it though. eventualy i think ill get it lol
@mikewolfel awesome! If you're not familiar with the terminal yet, hopefully the videos I put out on it over the next few weeks will help at least a little. The biggest thing is just spending time there and familiarizing yourself with some of the commands.
@mikewolfel for new users I traditionally mention Ubuntu and/or Linux Mint. A lot of people don't like them, but they're great for beginners, and are powerful enough to be used by advanced users as well.
I don't really like any of the suse distros (whichever name they currently have). Most distros have something that makes them unique but for suse I have never been able to find a special use. I think it is the only distro I have rejected to even try and this was strangely even more motivation to not try it.
@zazenzach I'm an Arch user myself. I didn't mind openSUSE, but I don't see myself using it on my machines.
Honestly, I did a gentoo review a while back. While the initial setup is a bit of a bear, the community is top-notch, and if you've got the time to devote to it, the level of control you gain is great.
Nvidia Quad SLI works much better on my desktop machine in Open Suse 11.3 than 11.2, presumably because of the newer OpenGL 3.3 API?? I've been a KDE guy since I started using Redhat Linux 5 back in 2000 and I have always liked the Suse implementation of it, and YAST is a wonderful thing.
@terrac1de that most likely has to do with it, newer drivers and what not.
I've heard for the longest time that OpenSUSE has one of the best KDE implementation. I'm not personally a KDE person, but their version of it was pretty good.
@mamuwyllie if you're looking for a great KDE-based distro, I'd probably recommend PCLinuxOS. Kubuntu is widely regarded as being one of the worst KDE-based distros. I don't have much experience with it myself though.
@thisweekinlinux Thanks for the reply, PCLinuxOS doesn't seem to have a 64bit version, I will try it out though (along with openSUSE because I liked the look of it on your review) with Vbox and see what I like. Thanks for making your videos, they help me out a lot and keep me in touch with the latest linux news.
@cobrafazea Sorry about that.. :/ I like having it there, and I keep it really low (5% of normal volume or so) so it's barely audible. It just provides a consistent flow of sound, and it's sort of soothing.
Its funny how they wanna turn linux gui into a xbox ui attached to a TV but same time you always have to hack something into consol to make it work. Also i like how you call gnome one time with a "g" then other time with a silent "g" :)
@benderbg yeah, my pronunciation of gnome has changed over the years. I traditionally say the soft g, like you would say "garden gnome", and occasionally I go back to the way I used to say it (the appropriate way), with the hard g.
haha the funny thing is with the netbook view... if you right click on your desktop, activities and change it to the search blah blah view.... and then close the window.... You can't change the interface back to default in the Gui!!!! hahaha! you actually have to delete the .kde4 folder to get it back because you can't right click on the Desktop in netbook view to change it back, and the kde control centre won't let you change it back to default. LMAO hopefully 4.5 fixes that
@Linux4UnMe ouch, that's pretty rough. As far as I can tell, the plasma-netbook interface is still really young, so I would expect it to have quite a few bugs in it.
@humanproud1 Oh, you overstate ;-) It's ok if you get use to it. It looks little bit confusing at the beginning, but later, when you keep in memory where things are located, you work normally. Besides, it's an alternative choice, and according to my opinion offers you better object oriented desktop environment. ;-)
@martmelee just my personal preference, but I <3 Gnome. I've tried KDE extensively, and it just always feels sluggish and awkward to me. It really comes down to your preference though. If you're more comfortable in one or the other, tha'ts where you should be. :)
Open Suse is best used in an office setting at a place like Piper Jaffy Where there are a number of people working on computers. Corporations like to talk to other corporations Which is why Novel's Open Suse would be more Practical at Piper Jaffy Than Puppy Linux. That's what I think about Open Suse. P,S I;m not Knocking Puppy Linux.
@thoven78 looks like it's very close here. A lot of that has to do with me running Ubuntu. planning a move to either Arch Linux or Fedora as soon as I have time, that should help out significantly
@thisweekinlinux This has nothing to do with Ubuntu. Your Problem is, you record your voice in one device and the video in another. so, when you add them together in whatever video editing software you use; your video is always ahead of your voice.
@thoven78 gtk-recordmydesktop actually does all that work for me. There's going to be an understandable minimal amount of lag, but I've noticed in other distros, it doesn't happen (or at least not quite as much).
@kev1zhong It's made a lot of progress in the last year or so. Not sure if I'm a fan of it or not though. I did do a review a while back. youtube.com/watch?v=_UeXBq0xKOE
Everyone has things he looks for when using an Operating System, i think opensuse is one of the best Distributions for beginners :) Yast2 is actually a bit slow, but perhaps that's going to change sometime :). Regarding KDE, it's not surpprising, since suse sponsors more KDE-devs then anyone else :)
I've tried opensuse many times (first version i tried was when it was called suse actually), and each time I really didn't like it. nothing in particular wrong with it, just don't like yast, etc...
Opensuse is an automatic no go for me. 11.3 does not include broadcom drivers. I have a ralink usb which is included in the kernel and even that didnt work correctly. On Suse 11.2 I had to to do an old school config for the wireless. I never got the gui config to work at all. Eventually I gave up on it. When we have distros like Linux Mint KDE and Arch Linux with kde....why put up with all the BS?
@Shakez76 thanks. :) I liked the good/mediocre/bad style as well, but I can understand how it would be upsetting to people who like the distro, so I don't do those anymore.
@Shakez76 a very good point. Of course I've got Mint LXDE on my short list at the moment too since it just released. I'm thinking of putting it on my netbook.
@thisweekinlinux I have a POS eee 900 thats almost totally gutless. I use peppermint on it. I just got a new netbook that comes with something called express cloud that runs off the mobo. It seems gnome based or at least has gnome libraries as I recognize some of the apps. Have not decided what I want to put on the actual drive yet. Its powerful enough for a full blown desktop system. Anywho all that said I like LXDE on my netbook. Very functional, plus anything mint is super painless to use.
one more note: even if the criticism was a bit uncalled for, revisiting the topic for fairness is a neat thing to do, and personally i respect that a lot.
excellent video, thank you, helped me out
uvindian 1 month ago
Im slowly working towards the Linux side
scotty121400 1 month ago
i got openuse on torrent but i don't know how to boot on cd can anyone's help me to boot on cd?
payaning2x 3 months ago
@payaning2x Burn to a cd..?
DrNaturalPhenomena 1 month ago
what screen recorder do you use for Ubuntu ?
secretst0ld 3 months ago
Nice Video... Started openSUSE security project. Yes, a security distro from openSUSE is the plan. Hopefully the release will be in November, and I am optimizing it for Fluxbox, XFCE, and KDE + the ability to copy2ram via LiveCD or USB Key. For more info if your interested with Performance, Security, Stability, Architecture Support*, and other great features being worked on. Feel free to visit us on freenode @ #opensuse-security . Not Trying to spam @thisweekinlinux , Admire the videos <(")
clintburford 4 months ago
Hi, I'm a new subscriber to your channel, I really enjoy your reviews. One thing I've noticed about the few Open Suse reviews you give is that you always have a complaint about the repos feeling empty. You're absolutely right about that, the default repos a little dry, may I recommend you try out the packman repos for Open Suse I personally found them a life saver. The are available for 11.3 and 11.4.
Brandon3060 5 months ago
i like you <3
bl89ze 5 months ago
which ubuntu version are u using
arkonastriborg123 6 months ago
i am one of those win 7 ppl =P ... n i have noo clue wht Ur talkin about =D ...
MNAlizarin 6 months ago
yes but how is opensuse on wireless support.
godofbeats 6 months ago
Have you ever considered mirroring the output from your webcam so that when you're looking at your cursor, it looks like you're looking at it in the videos?
alreadytakenthe3rd 7 months ago
nice tux toys
pat20105 8 months ago
I will try Suse!!!!
drhainth 9 months ago
View number 34,000
XXxZAKKxX 11 months ago
@XXxZAKKxX It says 34k for me as well. What's up with that?
issacblast 11 months ago
@issacblast And when I came to look at this reply, it's still on 34000 o.o
XXxZAKKxX 11 months ago
@XXxZAKKxX YT doesn't always update the view counters immediately.
thisweekinlinux 11 months ago
@thisweekinlinux And here I consider myself a "learned programmer," guess I never noticed that before..
XXxZAKKxX 11 months ago
i have open suse 11.3 can i do it look like mac
boykillerish 11 months ago
Hey, I'm new to Linux and am trying to test out different distros. I've played with Ubuntu for a few months but I'm not a huge fan of where they're going with Unity, so I'm using Mint right now and while I like it, I'm interesting in trying out other options. I want to try a distro that uses KDE, since Ubuntu and Mint both use Gnome for the default UI. I was looking at either OpenSUSE (which looks like theres a new version or something coming out tomorrow), Mandriva, or Kubuntu. Any suggestions?
brokenwindowTV 11 months ago
I tried OpenSUSE this week and...i found it pretty disapointing cause i had all sorts of errors ...my touchpad wasn't taken in charge (didn't look any further) but isn't it for laptops hehe...anyways...the repository didn't have 3/4 of the softwares i needed and no driver driver manager of any sort (didn't look futher either) ....found it pretty bad with the quick look i had... Thanks for doing such a great job at doing videos...im looking forward something good before jumpin to SUSE...peace!
Justic3h 1 year ago
@Justic3h You have to add the repositories for most software, VLC etc. There is just one big one for it though. Also there is 1 click install which is VERY GOOD. All you do is download this few kb file and run it and it installs the program and adds the repository for it as well. Also, Fedora doesnt have most software in the repositories out of the box as well, you have to add RPMFusion for that. Its Ubuntu which has the best out of the box set up IMO.
MrXIIII 1 year ago
You explain so well, I'm subscribing to you :).
sonic4life007 1 year ago 18
@sonic4life007 Thanks a lot!
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago 5
have you tried compiling wxwidgets with this?
its prob my favourite distro apart from debian but no matter what i tried i kept on getting the app.h fatal error
and this is the only distro where this has happened
9o9LKCR9o9 1 year ago
@9o9LKCR9o9 I haven't, no. To be honest, I don't know if I've ever used wxwidgets before.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
If i had to recommend linux OpenSuSe would be in that recommendation the other is ubuntu both easily install software ubuntu uses the synaptic package manager while OpenSuSe uses Yet Another Software Tool seen as (YAST) they are similiar in the way they setup packages you download i'm sure some distros still have it where you still have to download the package, extract it and install to run programs it's very time comsuming that's why i would recommend the two i mentioned.
truesivad 1 year ago
what would you recommend for a new user to linux...i like the look of it and functionalities..i downloaded opensuse11.3 but you said it's probably not best suited for newbs.... i dont have a lot of knowledge in linux so id probly wanna start step by step ....work my way up on my free time..so?what do you suggest?...thanks a lot..and nice video by the way
stringdom123456 1 year ago
@stringdom123456 To be honest, I recommend Ubuntu for new users. OpenSUSE comes with a great configuration management app, but I've found some things were just not as friendly for a new user.
Thanks. :)
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
!!HELP!!
I search the .iso file for my iBook G4 PPC (openSUSE 11.3)
where can I found it?
macinthosh13579 1 year ago
@macinthosh13579 I don't believe there is one at the moment. I found there's a mailing list for opensuse-ppc (lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-ppc/) if you want to read up on it.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Nice Penguins :) Hey, is that the Collector's Edition of Starcraft or something like that? XD
mcnitrox 1 year ago
@mcnitrox nah, that's the battle chest for the original version of Starcraft with Brood War.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Linux will never get mainstream desktop marketshare unless a company comes along and actually standardizes Linux and charges for reliable support.
thomasward00 1 year ago
@thomasward00 while that sounds like a great idea, it's really not. It goes against one of the core ideals of Linux: choice. As soon as you "standardize" something, you remove the option to choose something else.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago 4
@thisweekinlinux there shouldnt be any need for an option. users want an OS that just works. the majority of users will be PC novices. i have used loads of linux distros and have wanted to change over but the serious productivity interested user simply must stay with mac or windows. the linux standard is already the kernel, and the free apps become another level of standard. on a load of the dists ive tried, they all work just fine- virt. the same, with minor differences.so wheres the choice?
rcaddict72 1 year ago
@rcaddict72 some users want an os that "just works". Some want to configure every piece of hardware and software, some want things preinstalled, some want nothing done for them. That's where the choice lies. Some people prefer different package managers, some prefer different desktop environments. The point is, it's a slippery slope. When you standardize on one thing (i.e., "you must use Gnome, and you can't change the theme") you take away that choice, and drive people away.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thomasward00 i agree completely. plus has commercial apps. i see you got the throwaway argument from the OP. thats the same argument you get if you make a comment like this at every linuxfan site or community. it just doesnt hold water. linux will only go mainstream when it offers everything mac and windows does- which wont happen in the current world of hundreds of distros and a half dozen main distros. the best compromise is perhaps, 3 max. ideally 1 linux OS would be preferred.
rcaddict72 1 year ago
Guys which distro is better. Kubuntu or the openSUSE KDE? and would u recommend i stick with gnome or switch to KDE
kkinger55446 1 year ago
My Private Review : OpenSUSE 11.3 KDE it's FULL OF BUGS !!!
it does NOT install Grub (shame!) ;
it does NOT print on panasonic printers (even if it recognizes them properly);
KDE 4.x freezes when aspect-tuned;
KDE 4.x LOOSES multiple displays configuration ... just after logout.
I will not install it anymore, nevermore.
cicciotto82 1 year ago
@cicciotto82 thats because KDE has been shit since V4 and still is and looks like never being fixed as its going down the wrong path. i was a KDE fan, now its anything but KDE for me.
rcaddict72 1 year ago
i am a beginner with linux .can you tell me how to install c ++ compiler on it .
bmwmgii 1 year ago
@bmwmgii most distros should come with a c++ compiler. If they don't, search for the "gcc" package
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
I miss my OpenSUSE computer. In a couple months I'm thinking about switching back from Ubuntu.
ZamatoElite 1 year ago 2
Hey, i've got a question for you all. I will get a new laptop when ubuntu 11.04 comes out, but i'm starting to have my doubts. I use ubuntu 10.04, and i have come to learn how to fix all of it's problems with my PC, but would linux mint be better for me?
I need standard applications, plus i like ubuntu repositories and ubuntu tweak, would i be able to use them? I would also like to keep gnome, should i?
Thanks.
BTW Cool video
koolguy889 1 year ago
@koolguy889 Mint should be able to do all those things.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@koolguy889 yeah! I use linux mint over ubuntu most of the time and the great thing is that it's completely the same as having an ubuntu with a different interface, I don't like the Mint X though...
jacobdongon 1 year ago
@koolguy889 i always use the x.10 version of ubuntu, but in mint flavour. mint is my preferred distro for sure. ubuntu on steroids.
rcaddict72 1 year ago
9:56 HOW DO YOU MOVE YOUR BODY THAT FAST????
percret 1 year ago
@percret magick?
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux lol, nice vid
percret 1 year ago
@percret hehe, thanks.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Yes, YaST is slower as well as zypper, but they all seem more robust and enterprisey, I guess... I actually feel it. :D
brokenthorn15 1 year ago
really, i say dr.seuss
Bizdet 1 year ago
would you reccomend kubuntu or opensuse for a laptop. i tried ubuntu, bet i was having trouble with the wireless. also i heard that open suse is the best for laptops, but what would you recomend. I want to stay away from ubuntu because to me it's kind of plain.
greene2438 1 year ago
@greene2438 Personally I prefer Ubuntu to OpenSUSE, but that's just me. Have you looked at PCLinuxOS? It's a pretty sweet distro as well, and does a lot of things for you out of the box. There's a KDE and a Gnome-based version available.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
i have the same penguin... the smallest one on your back... :D
creativeartist07 1 year ago
ur very soft spoken and humble guy............hehehe
shoaib608 1 year ago
@shoaib608 heh, thanks.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
hey dude i have a old PC Athlon XP 1.4GHZ - 1GB RAM - Geforce 4 MX 440 64MB
this PC will work fine with Open SUSE 11.3??
thx
TheCKM 1 year ago
@TheCKM probably. that definitely meets all the system requirements. Keep in mind, KDE is a bit of a heavier environment than Gnome is, so 1gb of ram will work, but it might be tight.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@TheCKM
I suggest lxde or xfce as a DE due to the fact that you have 64 mb of ram at the GPU
Creationn 1 year ago
hey my laptops wireless is not detected. when i was on windows 7 it worked fine but when i changed to opensuse it dosent work anynore. any help
muju...
maze3rulz 1 year ago
@maze3rulz Do you have any idea what sort of wireless card you have? You can go to a terminal and type in "lspci" and look for something that mentions 802.11. If it's USB, use "lsusb" instead.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
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TetanusShots 1 year ago
@TetanusShots just got your message. As far as I know, there's just the option to download the full 4.7Gb DVD, Live Gnome, or Live KDE versions of OpenSUSE (or Network install). However, if you install the KDE edition, I believe you can switch to the plasma-netbook interface.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux Thanks.
TetanusShots 1 year ago
Your videos are much more informative and professional then any other Linux youtube channel, great work!
MetalShreader 1 year ago
@MetalShreader Thanks a lot, man! :)
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
KDE graphic designers do nice work!
cietod88 1 year ago 13
So thats how you say Suse. I've been pronouncing it with the E silent.
NinjaJedi 1 year ago
@NinjaJedi heh. I'm not 100% on how you say it, I normally say "soosuh" though.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
where did you buy that "penguin plush"????????
Pain477 1 year ago
@Pain477 I got them from thinkgeek. Not terribly expensive.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Hey i like your videos, really useful. I've been using ubuntu since 8.04 and i've never liked gnome because it's too simple and boring, i like KDE more but it's very unstable on Kubuntu. Many people say that opensuse with kde it's far more stable and quick than in kubuntu, with your experience can you tell me what do you think???
thething75191 1 year ago
@thething75191 From what I've heard, OpenSUSE and PCLinuxOS have two of the best KDE implementations, so either of those might be worth a look if you're a KDE fan.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Hi, I liked your review and I understand your point of view. I remember when I started using openSUSE and it wasn't easy nor perfect. Even though I found my way around it and and openSUSE has improved a lot I still wouldn't recommed it to a linux newbie that is on his own. However I would if I could get him a Boxed version. And if I could provide assistance even more so. Once you get familiar with its not that complicated and you appreciate some of its features, delta-rpms being one of them.
derhundchen 1 year ago
@derhundchen The delta-rpms is one of the features that I enjoy about Fedora, so I could see it being a huge benefit in OpenSUSE.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Just in case somebody is wondering, Nvidia and ATI drivers are not in the Non-Oss repo of openSUSE. Both Maintain their own repos but can be enabled under Yast. In the software category you have to go to softwre repositories -> add -> Community repositories -> NVIDIA repository/ATI repository. Currently the latter doesn't exist since fglrx doesn't support xserver 1.8.x nor kernel 2.6.34 and above.
derhundchen 1 year ago
@derhundchen Very nice to know. thanks so much for sharing!
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Why are people hating on OpenSUSE? I haven't had a problem with it and I think the Gnome version is badass. Probably because I am too used to GDM and not KDE.
522viper 1 year ago
@522viper I've been trying not to hate on it. It's not my cup of tea, but to each his own.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
what version of linux are you running in the background? ubuntu 10.4?
hustla404 1 year ago
@hustla404 yes, i was running 10.04 at the time of making this video.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
what version of linux are you running in the background? ubuntu 10.4?
hustla404 1 year ago
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hustla404 1 year ago
Hey, what kind of webcam and screen recording software do you use? And microphone if it's not built in to the webcam.
ajcurran94 1 year ago
@ajcurran94 I use a Microsoft Lifecam Cinema HD for the webcam, guvcview to display it on the desktop (and to do some recordings), and gtk-recordmydesktop to capture the screen with the webcam on it.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Hi, I have OpenSUSE 11.3 on my machine, and just to prove that runs with 1GB of ram I downgrade my PC and get out the 2.0 GB memory module.
my CPU is a Intel Core 2 Duo E8200, 1 GB ram 533MHz, GeForce 9400 GT, nForce 610i and 4 GB for swap.
So, I have installed and use it on my hard disk, not on a virtual machine. OpenSUSE finish the start on 48 seconds, and after that I open firefox enter to this page all of that in less than 55 seconds.
Maybe you, all of you installed heavy server services
tuliopanama 1 year ago
@tuliopanama Nice one.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
I think it's much heavier on the system than other Distros like Ubuntu 10.04 or Fedora. I tested it on my laptop - which has a good enough hardware to run Windows 7 Ultimate and Ubuntu 10.04 with no hiccups - and it barely moved.
Automated installation took forever, and I don't remember waiting so much for an application to start since pre-service-pack Vista.
maybe it's because of KDE4 being hardware-demanding or something - but for the last couple of versions I just call OpenSuse "Linux Vista".
igortroy 1 year ago
@igortroy interesting. I haven't tried the final release on hardware, but it ran decently on the VM.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
You should get a job as a weather reporter xD
IchigoRukia09 1 year ago
@IchigoRukia09 not sure if I'd enjoy that. possibly. :P
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux So I just installed KDE version as I couldn't get any of my DVD's to work. I quite like it :o
IchigoRukia09 1 year ago
you are better than oguishow!!!
MrHakaider12 1 year ago 37
@MrHakaider12 Thanks a lot. :)
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux what are the specs of the Virtual Machine you are running it on?
their website says 512 MB RAM is enough, so in my Virtualbox I gave it 1024MB, 2 processor cores (1.73Ghz each) and 64MB video RAM.
the result is as slow as trying to run Kubuntu 8.10 on a Pentium II...
igortroy 1 year ago
@igortroy I was running it with 1 core (3ghz, it's a Phenom II x4 945) and 2gb of ram.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux thank you for your reply.
sadly, I don't have that kind of hardware on my machine (a two year old Lenovo 3000 C200 Laptop with a total of 2.5GB RAM), so openSUSE ran slow when installed directly, and even slower in Virtualbox under an Ubuntu 10.04 host.
as I mentioned before, my setup is enough to run both Win7 Ultimate and Ubuntu 10.04 decently - but clearly not openSUSE.
it has to be one of the most hardware-hungry distros if not THE hungriest.
igortroy 1 year ago
@igortroy wow, thanks for the info. I know I had 11.3 Milestone 7 on my laptop for about a week (Intel Core2Duo T5400, 1.67Ghz, 2gb of ram) and it ran very nicely, but where it wasn't final, there wasn't much software or drivers available for it.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@MrHakaider12 Dont compare them, they both speak about linux which is a good things so bore off
zikalify 1 year ago
@revresify cool! I'm glad it's working out well for you
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
it's best and easyer than ubuntu 10.10
wokerm 1 year ago
Damn you talk fast
novoiperkele 1 year ago
@novoiperkele a little. I tend to do that when I get excited. I try my hardest to slow down.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@novoiperkele Right, it's too difficult to understand for a non-English native speaker like me LOL ( Someone want subs? XD ) Greets.
sirzeta 1 year ago
@novoiperkele If he talked slow it would be boring like the history teacher HA!~
IchigoRukia09 1 year ago
@ModernXC Thanks, that actually works! Missing from the man pages, but it shows in `zypper help rm`. Also has its permanent tweak in zypp.conf... not bad at all.
yetwistedbastards 1 year ago
@ModernXC Wish that would be true, but I don't see it happening. Case in point. `zypper in ruby-devel` will automatically drag down "ruby". Now I'd expect `zypper rm ruby-devel` to also remove "ruby"; it doesn't.
yetwistedbastards 1 year ago
Of course, there's always a dark side: zypper [by default] alternates downloads with installs (if your ISP dies during an important update, you might be screwed), it doesn't remove unneeded dependencies (tho you can use its well formatted log), and - compared to Debian - the repo structure might seem chaos & anarchy (just a matter of principle, since I've never had much problems). As a server admin, I prefer Debian Testing on my PC, but still my fave distro for desktop deployments.
yetwistedbastards 1 year ago
SUSE has quite a few neat features: excellent default security (AppArmor; all ports & services are closed), perfect 64bit support (AMD is an openSUSE sponsor), best KDE integration (Novell being the major KDE contributor), and YaST is a friendly introduction for newcomers to advanced system settings. Gave me a feeling of well-crafted software from the beginning. I always recommend it for personal/enterprise desktops and even lightweight servers (YaST also has a nice TUI).
yetwistedbastards 1 year ago
thanks, im actualy running ubuntu 10.04 right now, i just started using linux about 2 months ago, i just thought there might be a differnt one. i just watched your terminal video also still cant get my head around it though. eventualy i think ill get it lol
mikewolfel 1 year ago
@mikewolfel awesome! If you're not familiar with the terminal yet, hopefully the videos I put out on it over the next few weeks will help at least a little. The biggest thing is just spending time there and familiarizing yourself with some of the commands.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
i noticed you said you wouldnt reccomend it for new users, which distro would you reccomend
mikewolfel 1 year ago
@mikewolfel for new users I traditionally mention Ubuntu and/or Linux Mint. A lot of people don't like them, but they're great for beginners, and are powerful enough to be used by advanced users as well.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
I don't really like any of the suse distros (whichever name they currently have). Most distros have something that makes them unique but for suse I have never been able to find a special use. I think it is the only distro I have rejected to even try and this was strangely even more motivation to not try it.
roflschofel 1 year ago
ArchLinux here, openSUSE is shit, almost as bad as gentoo.
zazenzach 1 year ago
@zazenzach I'm an Arch user myself. I didn't mind openSUSE, but I don't see myself using it on my machines.
Honestly, I did a gentoo review a while back. While the initial setup is a bit of a bear, the community is top-notch, and if you've got the time to devote to it, the level of control you gain is great.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@zazenzach While I am a strong Arch and NetBSD user, I can't really agree with you when you say openSUSE is better than Gentoo.
itsbrad212 1 year ago
I use Mandriva 2010.0 ;) with KDE 4.4.2 and I have 0 problems...
alvaroGalia 1 year ago
Nvidia Quad SLI works much better on my desktop machine in Open Suse 11.3 than 11.2, presumably because of the newer OpenGL 3.3 API?? I've been a KDE guy since I started using Redhat Linux 5 back in 2000 and I have always liked the Suse implementation of it, and YAST is a wonderful thing.
terrac1de 1 year ago
@terrac1de that most likely has to do with it, newer drivers and what not.
I've heard for the longest time that OpenSUSE has one of the best KDE implementation. I'm not personally a KDE person, but their version of it was pretty good.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
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I'm currently using Kubuntu 10.04 on my desktop PC but find it a bit buggy. Would you recommend OpenSUSE 11.3???
mamuwyllie 1 year ago
I'm currently using Kubuntu 10.04 on my desktop computer but find its a bit buggy. Would you recommend OpenSUSE 11.3 KDE???
mamuwyllie 1 year ago
@mamuwyllie if you're looking for a great KDE-based distro, I'd probably recommend PCLinuxOS. Kubuntu is widely regarded as being one of the worst KDE-based distros. I don't have much experience with it myself though.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux Thanks for the reply, PCLinuxOS doesn't seem to have a 64bit version, I will try it out though (along with openSUSE because I liked the look of it on your review) with Vbox and see what I like. Thanks for making your videos, they help me out a lot and keep me in touch with the latest linux news.
mamuwyllie 1 year ago
i liked the review very much , but the background music seems some how annoying in a review ^_^".
cobrafazea 1 year ago
@cobrafazea Sorry about that.. :/ I like having it there, and I keep it really low (5% of normal volume or so) so it's barely audible. It just provides a consistent flow of sound, and it's sort of soothing.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux I agree with thisweekinlinux. It's smoothing. Keep doing it :)
jackrok 1 year ago
Its funny how they wanna turn linux gui into a xbox ui attached to a TV but same time you always have to hack something into consol to make it work. Also i like how you call gnome one time with a "g" then other time with a silent "g" :)
benderbg 1 year ago
@benderbg yeah, my pronunciation of gnome has changed over the years. I traditionally say the soft g, like you would say "garden gnome", and occasionally I go back to the way I used to say it (the appropriate way), with the hard g.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
haha the funny thing is with the netbook view... if you right click on your desktop, activities and change it to the search blah blah view.... and then close the window.... You can't change the interface back to default in the Gui!!!! hahaha! you actually have to delete the .kde4 folder to get it back because you can't right click on the Desktop in netbook view to change it back, and the kde control centre won't let you change it back to default. LMAO hopefully 4.5 fixes that
Linux4UnMe 1 year ago
@Linux4UnMe ouch, that's pretty rough. As far as I can tell, the plasma-netbook interface is still really young, so I would expect it to have quite a few bugs in it.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Thank you for another great review. :)
SmartestViking 1 year ago
kde its like been traped in a nightmare!!!
humanproud1 1 year ago
@humanproud1 I'll admit freely, I'm not a KDE fan.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux i mean its pretty but i prefer Gnome and I`ll be also trying Unity.
humanproud1 1 year ago
@humanproud1 Oh, you overstate ;-) It's ok if you get use to it. It looks little bit confusing at the beginning, but later, when you keep in memory where things are located, you work normally. Besides, it's an alternative choice, and according to my opinion offers you better object oriented desktop environment. ;-)
hrbear 1 year ago
What's the song in the background? Is it perhaps used in an android game called flip it or something?
Welocy 1 year ago
@Welocy the song in the background is called "Deliberate Thought", and is provided royalty free from incompetech. com
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
cool review as always, i'm thinking on switching to fedora 13, what do you recommend? gnome or kde?
martmelee 1 year ago
@martmelee just my personal preference, but I <3 Gnome. I've tried KDE extensively, and it just always feels sluggish and awkward to me. It really comes down to your preference though. If you're more comfortable in one or the other, tha'ts where you should be. :)
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Open Suse is best used in an office setting at a place like Piper Jaffy Where there are a number of people working on computers. Corporations like to talk to other corporations Which is why Novel's Open Suse would be more Practical at Piper Jaffy Than Puppy Linux. That's what I think about Open Suse. P,S I;m not Knocking Puppy Linux.
Freespire44 1 year ago
@Freespire44 Not sure what Piper Jaffy is. I've always looked at Fedora as more of an Enterprise-class distro, perhaps OpenSUSE fits there as well.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@Freespire44 Not sure what Piper Jaffy is. I've always looked at Fedora as more of an Enterprise-class distro, perhaps OpenSUSE fits there as well.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
another wonderful video jordan! :) everything looks synced from my end...
nolanhester1 1 year ago
@nolanhester1 awesome, thanks. :) I thought it looked in sync, but youtube does tend to screw up things like this just a little sometimes.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Voice and Video are not synchronized.
thoven78 1 year ago
@thoven78 looks like it's very close here. A lot of that has to do with me running Ubuntu. planning a move to either Arch Linux or Fedora as soon as I have time, that should help out significantly
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux This has nothing to do with Ubuntu. Your Problem is, you record your voice in one device and the video in another. so, when you add them together in whatever video editing software you use; your video is always ahead of your voice.
thoven78 1 year ago
@thoven78 gtk-recordmydesktop actually does all that work for me. There's going to be an understandable minimal amount of lag, but I've noticed in other distros, it doesn't happen (or at least not quite as much).
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
What do you think of gnome-shell Jordan? Think you will do a review on gnome-shell ? :)
kev1zhong 1 year ago
@kev1zhong It's made a lot of progress in the last year or so. Not sure if I'm a fan of it or not though. I did do a review a while back. youtube.com/watch?v=_UeXBq0xKOE
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
I hate to say it but OPenSuse just doesn't impress me. I still can't figure out how they are among the top 5 most popular Linux distros.
nvanadium 1 year ago
Everyone has things he looks for when using an Operating System, i think opensuse is one of the best Distributions for beginners :) Yast2 is actually a bit slow, but perhaps that's going to change sometime :). Regarding KDE, it's not surpprising, since suse sponsors more KDE-devs then anyone else :)
Tarnus88 1 year ago
I've tried opensuse many times (first version i tried was when it was called suse actually), and each time I really didn't like it. nothing in particular wrong with it, just don't like yast, etc...
Scottrb1982 1 year ago
@Scottrb1982 I'm inclined to agree there. I can't put my finger on it, I'm just not really a fan.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
Opensuse is an automatic no go for me. 11.3 does not include broadcom drivers. I have a ralink usb which is included in the kernel and even that didnt work correctly. On Suse 11.2 I had to to do an old school config for the wireless. I never got the gui config to work at all. Eventually I gave up on it. When we have distros like Linux Mint KDE and Arch Linux with kde....why put up with all the BS?
Shakez76 1 year ago
@Shakez76 P.S. Good review as usual Jordan. I actually liked the good and the bad style of review but hey...cant please everyone.
Shakez76 1 year ago
@Shakez76 thanks. :) I liked the good/mediocre/bad style as well, but I can understand how it would be upsetting to people who like the distro, so I don't do those anymore.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
opensuse has the worst color scheme. mmm. puke green.
TheyCallMeConfucious 1 year ago
@TheyCallMeConfucious Pretty much the same as Linux Mint.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux lmao this is true. i shouldnt say opensuse has the worst. its tied ^.^
TheyCallMeConfucious 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux Actually KDE flavor of mint is beautiful Blue! After they officially release it you really should review it. I LOVE it.
Shakez76 1 year ago
@Shakez76 a very good point. Of course I've got Mint LXDE on my short list at the moment too since it just released. I'm thinking of putting it on my netbook.
thisweekinlinux 1 year ago
@thisweekinlinux I have a POS eee 900 thats almost totally gutless. I use peppermint on it. I just got a new netbook that comes with something called express cloud that runs off the mobo. It seems gnome based or at least has gnome libraries as I recognize some of the apps. Have not decided what I want to put on the actual drive yet. Its powerful enough for a full blown desktop system. Anywho all that said I like LXDE on my netbook. Very functional, plus anything mint is super painless to use.
Shakez76 1 year ago
@TheyCallMeConfucious actually i think the original Ubuntu human is the worst colour scheme
j800r 1 year ago
one more note: even if the criticism was a bit uncalled for, revisiting the topic for fairness is a neat thing to do, and personally i respect that a lot.