I bought 9.2 pro in 2005, and I’m tempted to install it today since I never did like 9.2 pro over ubuntu (I hated how we couldn’t download packages online…)
But then I realized its around 5-6 years old and it might just not be worth the potential security problems that might have popped up…
My question is this:
Will I still have access to all the packages from 9.2 pro in opensuse… more importantly, to me. Is will the guide book included in 9.2 pro still cover everything in opensuse correctly. I know obviously opensuse has some new stuff, but for what IS in the guidebook, if I tried this on opensuse would it work?.
Bah. My point is it cost me like $80, I want to use it… more importantly, I would like to be able to read about the DNS servers and stuff like that and be able to put it to work in opensuse without having to read a guide online.
Download 11.1. It is free (you might think you paid the $80 for it when that makes you happy). I do not think that such an old version will satisfy you. And of course the repos wiith software are gone for long.
Hmm, 9.2 eh? definitely not worth the effort. openSUSE has come on leaps and bounds ahead of 9.2. Also, there are no repo’s for any updates.You may be able to find most packages,and most will be more up to date in the latest openSUSE release.Personally, i’d download a livecd & see how you get on. If you like it,wait for 11.2 ( soon to be released ). As for manuals, there may be some similarities,so you may be able to use 9.2’s manual.Better to buy an up to date release & get the up to date manual with it
I was already downloading 11.1 when I started this ;).
Is the information in the 9.2 pro administrator guide still good, and if not is there any way I can get a book for 11.1?. I don’t really need it for day to day tasks, but when it comes to securing my box against DDOS and other stuff, it can come in handy.
Great job on the 11.1 installer, blew me away. Better then windows and any other linux installer I have ever seen. Graphically outclasses the 9.2 installer ;).
I still have an old (ancient) MSDN library set, which contains Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 CDs in a bunch of different languages. But I am not the least bit tempted to install them.
