SUSE Linux for a Microsoft fanboy

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Rich Corinthian Leatharr

Ok, good. You like SUSE. This is a fairly commmon reaction. wink

As for your wireless woes, if you are at an impasse using NetworkManager, I've found going with disabling that and using [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndiswrapper]ndiswrapper[/url] works nicely.

As far as guis, I am partial to KDE.

There's a lingering strong perception that Linux is 'difficult' compared with Windows--which might have been the case just a few years ago, but as you have experienced, that no longer pertains.

SUSE comes packaged as SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 and openSUSE 10.1.

The former is subscription-based ~$50/yr., but have opted for [url=http://www.opensuse.org]openSUSE 10.1[/url]

If you are new to Linux and Novell SUSE, I think you'll be happy either way you go.

This product exceeded my expectations and I have made the switch to it entirely away from Windows, having begun my journey two years ago with SuSE 9.3 Professional (previously a RedHat gearhead).

Folks, put SLED or openSUSE 10.1 along side of Windows in a dual-boot configuration and live with it for a while, and cultivate an informed opinion--first hand.

BTW, if you opt to replace Windows entirely, remember that you can get FREE from VMWare a copy of VMWare server, into which you can install a VM of Windows--if your harddisk allows--I'd suggest a minimum of 8gigs for the vmx container.

Running VMs of Windows from Linux with VMware is very reliable and a good option to have.

OK that should do it--I think you get the idea.

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