Just taking this out for a test run. I’ve loaded OpenSuSE 10.2 on a laptop. I’m actually using it right now to create this entry. This is an older laptop; a Pentium M with 512 Mb (I think) and a 40 Gb hard drive. Actually, the screen is quite clear and easy to read. I also pulled in a photo (of KC and I tailgating with friends at a Milwaukee Brewers game last summer) from a USB flash drive for my wallpaper. It looks great. I’ve set the windows to be slightly transparent and I can make out the wallpaper through the windows on the screen. Very cool.
I’ve hooked it in to my server and am playing MP3 music on it. It’s also printed a document on my HP LaserJet printer that is shared off of my Windows XP computer. It was all pretty easy to set up; it took just under an hour to set it all up this way. Now I’m going out to the repository and finding some games to play on it. No, not action games like Chromium B.S.D., or Super Bubble; I want a few solitaire card games and Mah Jongg. Who knows… if I like this laptop, I may switch completely to OpenSuSE. It’s definitely as easy or easier to use than Windows.
I’m getting more and more tempted to make the Linux switch.
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