Maybe leaving Ubuntu for openSUSE - need some answers

falkTX · #1 (**permalink**) 10-Oct-2009, 19:44

Hi there guys, this is my first post here!!

I'm a 3 year happy Ubuntu user, but I always "had feelings" for openSUSE. I didn't use it sooner cause my WIFI didn't work on SUSE but it did on Ubuntu, so...

But now that 11.2 is about to be released, I'm considering changing

Before that happens, I kindly ask for your time answering my little questions:

1 - How's the Intel graphics performance?
(In the latest Ubuntu 9.10 beta, mesa7.6 & xorg-intel2.9.0, it plays really nice)

2 - 11.2 will have the 2.6.31 kernel; does that mean KMS will be available?
(it is on ubuntu to come)

3 - I like to see the boot logo, and openSUSE always had good boot screens. If 11.2 has KMS, does it mean the boot usplash/splashy will use my laptop's full resolution?
(1366x768, and will it be 24bit color depth?)

4 - Is it finally now in 11.2 that openSUSE has support for LVM2 encrypted root filesystems?
(using LUKS/LVM/whaterver; I want&need full encrypted disk)

5 - How many 3rd-party repositories exist for openSUSE?
(I'm used to use Ubuntu's PPAs, which are a LOT)

6 - I noticed that 11.2 will have amarok2.1; how easy/hard would be to install v2.2?

last one:
7 - Will I have to compile some not-so-known applications, or are there repositories for almost everything?

(thanks in advance)

Confuseling · #2 (**permalink**) 10-Oct-2009, 20:03

Have a look here...

Software.openSUSE.org

Anything you select from there will optionally install a repo from the build service, which is not really any different from a PPA from a user's perspective - although it's a heck of an innovation from a builder's perspective, I understand (these things are beyond me...)

Intel performance is variable, depends on your hardware - but that's the driver at the moment, and will be true of any distro. I think we're through the worst of it - I'm finding it fine on a 945 GMA.

falkTX · #3 (**permalink**) 10-Oct-2009, 20:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Confuseling

Have a look here...

Software.openSUSE.org

Anything you select from there will optionally install a repo from the build service, which is not really any different from a PPA from a user's perspective - although it's a heck of an innovation from a builder's perspective, I understand (these things are beyond me...)

Intel performance is variable, depends on your hardware - but that's the driver at the moment, and will be true of any distro. I think we're through the worst of it - I'm finding it fine on a 945 GMA.

I had forgotten the 1-Click-install. That's really nice!
I'm using an Intel MHD4500 (not really sure about the name)

caf4926 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-Oct-2009, 23:11

If you do:

Code:

/sbin/lspci -nnk

In a terminal it should give some info on your VGA (it will be at the start of the output)

falkTX · #5 (**permalink**) 11-Oct-2009, 05:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by caf4926

If you do:

Code:

/sbin/lspci -nnk

In a terminal it should give some info on your VGA (it will be at the start of the output)

Code:

falktx@falkTX-Laptop:~$ lspci -nnk                                          
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a40] (rev 07)
        Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel                                                                     
        Kernel modules: intel-agp

Can anyone please answer my little questions...?

caf4926 · #6 (**permalink**) 11-Oct-2009, 07:18

Have you tried the live CD for 11.2 M8?

Thanks for the output but it doesn't really clarify anything for me I'm afraid.

This what mine looks like:

Quote:

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a00] (rev 0c)
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a02] (rev 0c)
Kernel modules: intelfb

RedDwarf · #7 (**permalink**) 11-Oct-2009, 07:38

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