Novell released SUSE Linux 9.2 Prof with KDE 3.3 and GNOME 2.6. The best thing I found while downloading it from one of the mirror is that they provided ready to use CD and DVD Images. I use VMWare and so all I needed to run SUSE 9.2 was just create a new virtual machine put the 9.2 cd in and there it boots in less then 5 minutes!! (On the line of knoppix??) No installation hassles or no hardware compatibility problems (or you can test compatibility on actual hardware 
Most visible difference from last time is that one can see “A NOVELL BUSINESS” logo everywhere around while booting. If I am not wrong this is the first major version release by Novell SUSE after the take over procedure is completed.
Another thing that I can feel is that GUI is very fast inside my virtual machine then it used to be on 9.1 with KDE 3.2 Also one major problem I had with SUSE 9.1 was making it talk to windows network share via samba and configuring network printers. In versions earlier to 9.1 the default configuration would work just fine but that was not the case with 9.1 I had to dig through all different configuration to make it work. Hopefully this version will do a better job. Will post more about it once I use it more.
October 29th, 2004
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Happen to watch Fahrenheit 9/11 yesterday (yeah this late!!). The show was arranged by College Activity Board (CAB) at RIT. In reply to this the Republican group of college arranged a show of Fahrenhype 41.11 to counter it, but it was too late and so I only watched one side of views i.e. Fahrenheit 9/11. Two things touched me and I felt are very true for any developing/developed country around the world,
1) When the country needs you to stand-by itself in its armed forces, the people who step up first are the under-privileged, socially/economically left behind people. The guy who you always see on corner of some dark and dirty street, they step up first so that majority middle class can stay in their comfort.
2) You should choose war as last resort. Otherwise you may loose faith from all those people who joined army and risked their lives so that YOU can stay in warmth of your home.
I don’t hate bush, I just happen to do not like few of his decisions. Blaming bush for everything is I feel wrong because remember it is the system that operates and not one person. Yeah the president had extraordinary powers and he should have used them more sensible way, But when he doesn’t it is the system’s responsibility to make those correction and so it is the failure of system rather then one person or president.
On the other note I hope FBI does not pay a visit to me for this weblog entry.
Also Director of Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore is campaigning for Kerry.
and in last watch out these Florida voting machines
October 29th, 2004
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