Ubuntu 7.04 and Linux Mint 3.0

Hi, everybody.

After running the OpenSUSE 10.2 successfully, I tried to install the Linux Mint 3.0 and Ubuntu 7.04 both are sucessfull, but at the end I choose the Ubuntu because Linux Mint 3.0 some how can not open the Open Office document that I shared using Windows Shared. I have to copy the file into local system to open it. Fortunately Ubuntu 7.04 show no problem at all opening open office document through Windows Shared.

There is one features in Mint 3.0 that I liked but does not exist in Ubuntu 7.04, it is xorg-edit a GUI utility to manage X-Server setting. So I google around and found out the download link to install the xorg-edit (http://sourceforge.net/projects/xorg-edit) I download the binary and extract it into my home folder. When I tried to run the application the first time it refused to run, after carefully read the read-me file, I found out that there is one library needed to run the application, so I run the add/remove applet and search for the library and installed it. Once the library installation finished, I tried to run x0rg-edit using the command line (as instructed in the read-me file) and success.

The Ubuntu somehow feel more responsive may be because Mint has more GUI (include Baryl) but even without activating the Baryl in Mint, Ubuntu still feel faster.

Ubuntu and Mint are both very good distro, If you have a good hardware (less than 2 years old) I think you would be fine with Mint, however for my Dell GX150 ( P3 1Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD 7200, i815 chipset) Mint just too much.

I will try to install the Ubuntu or mint into my IBM X30 when I finished installing 5 GX150 with Ubuntu 7.04.

OpenSUSE 10.2

I’ve been able to install the OpenSUSE 10.2 on the Old Pentium III 1 Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD (Dell Optiflex GX 150).

There are several points that I learned:

1. Use the Text Mode (F3) to avoid bugs (not being asked for root password)
2. Do not activate the Enable Desktop Effect for old video card (such as i810)

Since my computer does not have a DVD ROM, I choose the Network Install method.

I use two iso files: Mini.iso and DVD ISO of the OpenSUSE 10.2

Below are steps I took for the installations:

1. Burn the mini.iso into the CD-ROM the CD-ROOM will be the boot-CD
2. Extract the content of the OpenSUSE 10.2 ISO (I use 7zip) to a shared directory (e.g. c:\Shared\OpenSUSE\) the c:\Shared is the shared directory while the OpenSUSE is a sub directory that contains files from the OpenSUSE 10.2 DVD ISO.
3. Boot the Computer to be installed with OpenSUSE using the boot-CD and choose the installation procedure.

That is it folks, I’ve update the installation with the latest all available update (beware It’s big around 900 MB download) and right now the OpenSUSE 10.2 is running fine. In fact I wrote this blog using the OpenSUSE 10.2 Firefox. So far the performance has been quite good (subjective opinion).

Next Step, I would like to clone (create image) served as backup and to install it into another similar configured Optiflex GX-150.

Chiao…..

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Since this is my first post, I would like to introduce myself a little bit.

I’m an entrepreneur that have been in software development business for more than 6 years.

I have natural passion about technology in general and Computer Software / System particularly. I’ve been developing application using Microsoft .NET Technology (C#) since it’s first release.

There are several application that I made utilizing Web Service, ADO.NET, Multi-Threading, MS SQL Server Strore Procedure.

I’ve started build my own IT Development Team in 2002 and also been hired as a Senior Software Associate for PT Freeport Indonesia located in remote area of Irian Jaya Island. I’ve also develop some applications for PT ANZ Panin Bank in Jakarta.

Currently I’m supervising the implementation of Linux distribution in a Local Company PT Printing Industri Mahkota Maju. This is quite a challenging task since most of my experience involved with Microsoft System therefore I don’t have any experience with Linux System.

First, I choose the Ubuntu 6.10 and successfully installed it in DELL OptiFlex GX150 (Pentium III 1.0 Ghz, 512 MB SDRAM, 80 GB HDD).

Next, I try to install the OpenSUSE 10.2 using network / remote installation method. Unfortunately I’m still struggling, since I can’t make the mini.iso boot cd see my Windows Shared forlder which contain the full dvd iso of the OpenSUSE 10.2.

Seems like another time to use google to search for more ‘how to’ to solve my problem installing the OpenSUSE 10.2 using network installation method. I’ll post another update regarding this process at latter time.