Re: SuSE 6.2 Evaluation

[Dr A V Le Blanc <nospam [at] mcc.ac.uk>]

On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Paul wrote:
> On a happier note, the Caldera 2.2 installation was a
> dream, making SuSE look rather clanky.
...
> IMHO, we should target the general
> public at the demo day with COL 2.2 as it is a most impressive and
> smooth process. And you get to play Tetris while it installs!

On Sun, Aug 29, 1999 at 03:42:20PM +0100, Richard wrote:
> I am impressed with
> the Open Linux 2.2 version my self. It's just that the X-servers
> are set as
> SUID root (the SuSE x-servers are not).

There are other problems with Caldera, particularly if you try
to compile and install packages from elsewhere: its library structure
is slightly different from that of the other distributions. But it
is certainly a glossy, impressive installation, and it produces a
nice-looking system.

-- Owen
LeBlanc@mcc.ac.uk

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