I’m not connected to the internet more because I can’t afford it then any thing else.
I have contacted Novell by telephone and they can’ support the OpenSUSE OS.
I’m downloading via a library (window’s XP) computer and it does not download every thing I tell it to; so I have to often go back and some times I am sure I don’t go back because I don’t notice or can’t figure out that I’m missing something. Also when I try to download any part of the repositories I have to (to bring it home and install it on my computer openSUSE 11.4 KDE,) sit there and click right, click open in new tab, go to the next one repeat… and then once you reach the bottom of the screen you minimize the web page, and then click save, then tell it where to save, then go to the next one…
I should like the following actions (if possible,) to be done
1: put each and every repositorie into a bunch of .tarbz2 (or any other achiving method,) files (700 MB would be greate,) so I can bring them home easier; reassembling the achives is mutch easier ten not downloading what I need and it takes mutch less time.
2: please send me an E-mail doark@mail.com detailing how to tell your machine: 2A: it’s a sever 2b: it’s serving X and X infomation 2c: when someone types in lets say “free software” my website is in the choises (in other word advertizing,) and 2d: where to send the money it gets from someone logging on to my web page.
those are my proposed solutions to my problems and when they are solved I can report the bugs I’ve been having and learn how to program OpenSUSE!!!
please forgive any spelling errors the administrator does not like others installing programs on the library computers (such as I-spell).
On Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:16:03 +0000, ballsystemlord wrote:
> I’m downloading via a library
Perhaps you should look to obtain physical media - often times one can
find it in a Linux magazine that can be picked up cheaply, or if you go
to distrowatch.com, they list several suppliers if very inexpensive media.
That would let you get the OS installed so you can start playing with it.
Jim
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Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C
I started using SUSE when I only had a telephone modem; so I used the DVD from a book or a magazine for several versions.
You don’t say what country you are from but the boxed version is available to buy from:
SUSESHOP
Germany - openSUSE 11.4
Open Company
Denmark - openSUSE 11.4
godboxslx
Europe - openSUSE 11.4
godboxslx
North America - openSUSE 11.4
Bolton Linux
United Kingdom - openSUSE 11.4
or you can email info@open-slx.com
The advantage of the boxed set is you get a printed manual which may be particularly helpful if you do have limited access to the openSUSE forums.
I have read your help full replys (2) but the idea of getting linux was FREE OS it was what I first went locking for before I ever learned that linux existed so buying it is was and will be out of the question I don’t like expessive 1’s and 0’s
1:but please do some thing about the repositories put them in to less files not larger then 3.7 GB so that I can download them easier
On 08/04/2011 02:36 PM, ballsystemlord wrote:
>
> I have read your help full replys (2) but the idea of getting linux was
> FREE OS it was what I first went locking for before I ever learned that
> linux existed so buying it is was and will be out of the question I
> don’t like expessive 1’s and 0’s
These DVD’s are not expensive, particularly when compared with Windows. The
first place I found charges $5.95 USD. You are only paying for the cost of
duplicating the media.
> 1:but please do some thing about the repositories put them in to less
> files not larger then 3.7 GB so that I can download them easier
That will not happen. The DVD needs to contain everything, thus they will be
nearly as large as the max capacity of a DVD.
You can download the KDE Live CD, which is about 680 MB. It will not only work
as an OS running from the CD, but you can also install from it. The capabilities
are limited, but your conditions are so restrictive that you have few choices.
On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:27:20 +0530, Larry Finger
<Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:
> These DVD’s are not expensive, particularly when compared with Windows.
> The first place I found charges $5.95 USD. You are only paying for the
> cost of duplicating the media.
if you tell us where you live, it may be possible that you’ll find a
friendly soul close by who’ll allow you to visit and bring a blank DVD
to copy the latest openSUSE installation. if not, and five bucks really is
too much for you, you’ll have to wait until the whole thing downloads,
however long it takes.
–
phani.
On 2011-08-04 21:36, ballsystemlord wrote:
> 1:but please do some thing about the repositories put them in to less
> files not larger then 3.7 GB so that I can download them easier
If you have access to a machine with internet, you have to replicate each
repo you want to an external hard disk. If you are installing the 32 bit
version you can skip the 64 bit directory - and viceversa.
Or find a club near where you live, and maybe they can help.
We can do nothing else, we are users helping other users via internet.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)
On Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:36:03 +0000, ballsystemlord wrote:
> I have read your help full replys (2) but the idea of getting linux was
> FREE OS it was what I first went locking for before I ever learned that
> linux existed so buying it is was and will be out of the question I
> don’t like expessive 1’s and 0’s
Seriously, look at the options from distrowatch. There are some sub-$5
options IIRC and it will be worth your money to just get the DVD that way
rather than fighting (a) with the ISP your library is using and with
problems downloading, and (b) with the library staff about what you can
and can’t put on their systems.
> 1:but please do some thing about the repositories put them in to less
> files not larger then 3.7 GB so that I can download them easier
The repositories are the way they are for a reason. The individual files
are relatively small, but if you want the repos, you need at least the OSS
and OSS update repos in their entirety. They’re not likely to get
smaller than they already are.
Jim
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Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C
On Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:36:03 +0000, ballsystemlord wrote:
> 1:but please do some thing about the repositories put them in to less
> files not larger then 3.7 GB so that I can download them easier
Another thing that I’d suggest you read is the excellent essay Eric S.
Raymond wrote entitled “Asking Questions the Smart Way”.
It can be found at:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Don’t take this as anything other than what it is intended - something to
help you understand the OSS community so you can ask questions that will
get you helpful answers. Note that one of the very first suggestions is
to do some research first rather than expecting those you are asking to
do all the research for you.
You are new to the community, and we are here to help you. But we’re not
here to read manuals for you or to do research for you - we’re volunteers
giving our time and expertise, and some (many) of us can be quite picky
about giving of our time and talents freely to those who are not willing
to help themselves by trying to find the answers to their questions first.
There is no reason why, for example, I should take time away from my own
job search (as I was laid off in May) to explain to you how to start an
online business. There are lots of good resources on doing that, both
online and in the library that will tell you how to do that.
I would also strongly suggest you take to heart the advice that telling
or demanding that a community do things a certain way for your
convenience is not the best way to get assistance. There are many
thousands of people using the openSUSE repositories the way they’re
designed, and turning everything upside down for your convenience would
be highly inconvenient for the established user base.
Be polite, be courteous, do the necessary research and ask for help when
you’ve reached a point where you don’t know what to do next.
Jim
Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C
There are many
thousands of people using the openSUSE repositories the way they’re
designed, and turning everything upside down for your convenience would
be highly inconvenient for the established user base.
I did not intend to be demanding or do I want changes that will mess everyone else up.
I tried to suggest an addition that would enable me and any one else like me who did not want to be a difficult user to better access and download your repo s. Also I did not read the how to ask question guide thourghly so as to gain more time to download. So please under stand that I am in a slightly different curcumstance than you and if it helps thank you for your time.
And I must thank everyone else I had no idea that it cost only $5.00, but as I have already downloaded the java and main repo s I think I shall finish the rest by hand until I get online.
On Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:06:03 +0000, ballsystemlord wrote:
> I did not intend to be demanding or do I want changes that will mess
> everyone else up.
Now you understand where the community is coming from, and that’s a good
thing. 
> I tried to suggest an addition that would enable me and any one else
> like me who did not want to be a difficult user to better access and
> download your repo s. Also I did not read the how to ask question guide
> thourghly so as to gain more time to download. So please under stand
> that I am in a slightly different curcumstance than you and if it helps
> thank you for your time.
You’re welcome, but please, do some research first. As I indicated, the
people answering questions here volunteer their time for free (nobody
here is going to charge you for helping you), so it’s reasonable for us
to expect that you’ll do some research before asking a question.
> And I must thank everyone else I had no idea that it cost only $5.00,
> but as I have already downloaded the java and main repo s I think I
> shall finish the rest by hand until I get online.
If you had followed the links provided, you would have seen that. That’s
what I mean about “doing your homework/research”. A boxed set with a
manual will set you back a bit more, but if you want a DVD to start, it
really is quite inexpensive, all it takes is a little motivation to seek
out the options available.
So when people point you to resources, use them. Don’t dismiss them out
of hand and don’t assume that we’re looking for the way that costs you
the most money possible.
Jim
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Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
Forum Use Terms & Conditions at http://tinyurl.com/openSUSE-T-C