Hello all, my name is Don and I have just installed OpenSuse 13.2 with the KDE GUI. I have been a Microsoft user since DOS 5.0 and have had every copy of Windows since. My first introduction to Linux was Redhat 9.0 and Mandrake distros. I tinkered mostly with Redhat 9.0. I kinda lost touch with Linux for a while, but my interest peaked again when my HP laptop with Vista got some kind of worm/virus and killed the HD. I started using Ubuntu. I used Ubuntu for a couple of years until the motherboard failed on my laptop (about 2010 timeframe). So, I needed another laptop. I looked around and one day kinda stumbled into an Apple store. I was amazed how similar Mac OS and Ubuntu was…so i bought a macbook pro. No complaints. But, I recently bought another HP laptop with Windows 8 because it had it’s own antivirus. Bad mistake. I lost another HD. So, I was familiar with Ubuntu and then downloaded and installed the OS. Well, I hate Unity. I then did a little research and kinda stumbled into the OpenSuse distribution because it had KDE.
I installed OpenSuse 13.2 on a brand new WD hard drive and am up and running. I had to set up my wireless and tweak the settings so that I did not have to log into the router everytime. I have installed the multimedia codecs, setup my printer, and then figured out how to keep my screen from continuously dimming. Once I figured out the dimming issue the screen saver got on my nerves by keyboard/mouse inactivity making video watching a pain. I have come through these issues by probing the internet and watching Youtube videos. I am now pretty satisfied with OpenSuse. I like this distro. Top notch. I am no longer a Windows user. presently I have OpenSuse 13.2 and my 2010 MacBook pro. I guess I could be classified as a happy UNIX user. Anyway, I am hoping to learn more about Suse from this community
Indeed, welcome.
There are elements of frustration at times, but I’d never go back to Windows, though it has it’s uses, I appreciate that.
KDE offers a powerful UI, with lots of choice. I use it too.
For me, Linux offers a much more productive environment that anything Windows offers.
All my experience with MAC just tells me they robbed code and vendor locked it, then built apps that are pretty expensive. But nice to use if you have the way with all.
Sorry that I posted in the wrong forum…I did’t know. Yeah, with a Mac I assume that you are paying for the “dumbing down” of the OS. It is still better than Windows IMO because of the fact that it is UNIX based, but I am learning to use Linux exclusively. I really got into Linux with Ubuntu, but I wish I would have tried Suse sooner. This is the most solid distro that I have used thus far.
NOTE: My Linux experience thus far is Redhat, Mandrake, Ubuntu (long term user), Knoppix (not really a big fan), Fedora (not a fan), and now Suse.
Oh wow. I did not know that. Well, the Mac is getting old and slow so I am using Suse exclusively. I have a copy of Windows 7 and a copy of Windows 8…but I refuse to install them: not even on VirtualBox. So far, I can use the Libre applications on this distro to do everything I need. So I’m happy.
caf4926;2713806 Wrote:
> All my experience with MAC just tells me they robbed code and vendor
> locked it, then built apps that are pretty expensive. But nice to use
> if you have the way with all.
The OS X source code, for the kernel, is actually freely available. Only
applications and drivers that they’ve written themselves are ‘closed
source’.
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On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 12:46:01 +0000, dcutl002 wrote:
> caf4926;2713806 Wrote:
>> Indeed, welcome.
>> There are elements of frustration at times, but I’d never go back to
>> Windows, though it has it’s uses, I appreciate that.
>>
>> KDE offers a powerful UI, with lots of choice. I use it too.
>> For me, Linux offers a much more productive environment that anything
>> Windows offers.
>>
>> All my experience with MAC just tells me they robbed code and vendor
>> locked it, then built apps that are pretty expensive. But nice to use
>> if you have the way with all.
>
> Sorry that I posted in the wrong forum…I did’t know.
Not a problem.
> Yeah, with a Mac
> I assume that you are paying for the “dumbing down” of the OS.
The company I work for is a software company that runs its business on
Mac - development, writing, pretty much everything.
I started using a Macbook about a year ago (alongside my openSUSE
systems). I actually quite like it - it doesn’t feel dumbed down to me
at all. I actually spend a fair amount of time in the command-line
environment (I sometimes have to build code myself, and nothing beats the
CLI tools for that).
> It is
> still better than Windows IMO because of the fact that it is UNIX based,
> but I am learning to use Linux exclusively. I really got into Linux
> with Ubuntu, but I wish I would have tried Suse sooner. This is the
> most solid distro that I have used thus far.
>
> NOTE: My Linux experience thus far is Redhat, Mandrake, Ubuntu (long
> term user), Knoppix (not really a big fan), Fedora (not a fan), and now
> Suse.
I cannot complain about the MacBook Pro…I love it…it is a very solid computer. By “dumbing down” I meant that everything is already setup; for example, codecs do not have to be added for multimedia use in Mac OSX. Tweaking is not really necessary, it’s kinda plug-n-play. But, yes the Mac OS is very Linux-like with the terminal program.
I like linux because it is sort of a challenge for me. Once I figure something out I feel a sense of accomplishment. In addition, I have never had a virus on Mac OS or Linux (fingers crossed), but Windows is really bad, especially if you visit social media websites like Facebook.
On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 03:46:01 +0000, dcutl002 wrote:
> I cannot complain about the MacBook Pro…I love it…it is a very solid
> computer. By “dumbing down” I meant that everything is already setup;
> for example, codecs do not have to be added for multimedia use in Mac
> OSX. Tweaking is not really necessary, it’s kinda plug-n-play. But,
> yes the Mac OS is very Linux-like with the terminal program.
I found with mine (but maybe that was a corporate choice) that I had to
install VLC to watch videos that I took with me on a trip.
> I like linux because it is sort of a challenge for me. Once I figure
> something out I feel a sense of accomplishment. In addition, I have
> never had a virus on Mac OS or Linux (fingers crossed), but Windows is
> really bad, especially if you visit social media websites like Facebook.
Same here. I have had viruses show up on Windows boxes during
installation (before updates were installed). There are some pretty
nasty ones out there.
On 2015-06-07 05:46, dcutl002 wrote:
>
> I cannot complain about the MacBook Pro…I love it…it is a very solid
> computer. By “dumbing down” I meant that everything is already setup;
> for example, codecs do not have to be added for multimedia use in Mac
> OSX. Tweaking is not really necessary, it’s kinda plug-n-play. But,
> yes the Mac OS is very Linux-like with the terminal program.
Hey There, dcut1002!!
I’m late to this but welcome to Opensuse. I’ve been with this distro for a very long time & in all that time it’s been able to use any package I throw at it. Given your journey I think you’ll be here for a long time.
Regarding screen dimming for example when watching youtube you can left click on the battery icon in the lower right hand corner (by default) and uncheck power management checkbox. It will be automatically checked again after reboot of PC.
On 2015-06-09 14:56, glistwan wrote:
> Regarding screen dimming for example when watching youtube you can left
> click on the battery icon in the lower right hand corner (by default)
> and uncheck power management checkbox. It will be automatically checked
> again after reboot of PC.
That only works on a certain desktop. On the one I use, I have to select
mode:presentation on the context menu of that applet.
OK. I did not know that was a shortcut to power management. Anyway, I did that and I changed the screen lock feature from one minute to 90 minutes on the AC setting. I left the battery setting the same. Good to go now.
