| Putting openSUSE 10.2 through its paces |
Dec. 08, 2006
 Sooner than anyone expected it, Novell Inc.'s openSUSE community Linux distribution project has delivered a new version: openSUSE 10.2. As a dyed-in-the-wool SUSE user since S.u.S.E Linux 4.2 first appeared in 1996, DesktopLinux.com's resident Linux curmudgeon wasted no time giving the latest openSUSE version a whirl.
OpenSUSE's new and improved KDE environment worked flawlessly, according to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. That's more than can be said, however, for the package manager, which delivered a blunt error report.
The new "pattern" feature of the package manager, which "gives you a large selection of different default setups for your system," on the other hand, gets mixed reviews. Basically, it's a good idea, but with a few wrinkles that could use smoothing out.
So, what's the bottom-line verdict? Read SJVN's complete first-look review to see whether our crusty curmudgeon gives it a thumbs up or down:
Putting openSUSE 10.2 through its paces
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