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LINUX MAGAZINE

Linux Magazine DVD

Easy Internet access,

upgraded applications

Suse has been well known among its

followers for the easy-to-use

configuration tool YaST. This acts as a

graphical wizard for all your confi-

guration needs, from installing software

to using the online update facility to

ensure that all the latest security

enhancements and software patches are

working on your system.

With just a few mouse clicks, you can

download the latest software and

patches as they become available or

browse through the huge number of

packages on the DVD.

One of Suse’s major plus points is the

incredible number of software packages

that they supply – all ready to work on

your system without you needing to con-

figure or compile. That’s not to say you

cannot compile and develop software

under Suse. Everything for a budding

software writer to a development team is

also on the disc.

For those who want to use the Inter-

net, the choice is broad enough to satisfy

all of your needs, with the best in

browsers, chat, messaging and email

software at your fingertips.

include on this months DVD, direct

from Suse, the Suse Linux 9.0 Pro-

fessional DVD. This contains all the

programs you would expect plus many

hundreds more that are software gems

waiting for you to discover their uses.

Suse Linux 9.0 is based on a specially

optimized version of the Linux 2.4.21

kernel, that enables users to benefit from

many 2.6 kernel enhancements. These

including improved scheduling, ad-

vanced Linux sound architecture and

greater support for power management

to extend the battery life of laptops.

For the technically skilled users, it also

contains a test version of the 2.6 kernel

which can be used to check if your hard-

ware is compatible and could benefit

from 2.6 kernel advances.

Simple installation

The DVD is bootable in any compatible

DVD drive. Simply place the disc in the

drive and restart your machine. The

graphical installation wizard makes it

easy to setup the system to how you

want it with all the software choices

under your control.

Many laptop users will benefit from

the new hardware detection and sup-

port. Suse Linux 9.0 supports a large

number of WinModems, frequently pro-

vided with inexpensive laptops.

Included with Suse Linux 9.0 are KDE

3.1.4 and OpenOffice.org 1.1. Also, the

KDE instant messenger “Kopete” now

supports all common services such as

AOL, MSN, IRC, ICQ, and Yahoo Messen-

ger.

Office Power

OpenOffice.org, which includes central

office applications for text processing,

spreadsheets, presentations, drawings,

formulas, and HTML editing, has been

System requirements

SuSE Linux supports most modern PC

hardware components, see

http://cdb.suse.de//index.php?LANG=en_UK

Processor: Pentium® 1-4, AMD Duron, Athlon,

Athlon XP, Athlon MP

RAM: 64 MB when using YaST2

(recommended:128 MB)

Hard disk: 400 MB–6 GB

(for full installation)

Graphics: Most modern graphics cards are

supported including ATI Radeon

9200/9600/9800, nVidia GeForce 4, GeForce

FX, Matrox G450/G550

Sound: Most standard cards and a number of

professional cards are supported

Figure 1: Suse 9.0 Professional is running the Mozilla browser, a copy of OpenOffice 1.1, for word process-

ing, and the FrozenBubble game.

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Figure 2: Running Xmms to play MP3s, GIMP for image manipulation,

KNotes, KMines and a calendar program.

Figure 3: Here Konqueror is browsing a website while YaST is updating the

system over the Internet.

improved. New features in version 1.1

include the export of PDF files with a

mouse click, the import and export of all

kinds of XML formats, and the export of

presentations in flash format. A macro

recorder enables the use of command

sequences by means of a shortcut, e.g.

for formatting texts and tables. Complex

high-end layouts can be done with the

Desktop Publishing program Scribus 1.0.

Just to show the power of this Suse 9.0

Professional DVD, this edition of Linux

Magazine was produced and edited

using the DVD and the software included

on it!

Great package

What makes this DVD a wonderful sys-

tem for you is that it is a full DVD with

all the packages needed to work your

system. It comes direct from Suse to

ensure that all of the programs are

included for your peace of mind. The

complete set of programs means all the

library components and dependencies

are in one convenient place.

The improved YaST wizard tool helps

make the installation, configuration and

updating of your system simple, straight-

forward and easy. With its wide range of

software applications you will never be

left without the right tool for the job, no

matter what that job is. From office

work, email and Internet browsing,

developing the first mission to Mars or

just fun and games.

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Suse Linux 9.0 Professional

Graphical Desktop Environments

KDE 3.1.4 & GNOME 2.2

Desktop Sharing Framework (VNC)

Office

OpenOffice.org 1.1 with new features

MS Exchange compatible organizer

Read and write MS Office files

Desktop Publishing with Scribus

Security

Firewall

Mail encryption

Encrypted hard disk partitions

Internet

E-mail applications

Web browsing

Create your own web pages

Mobile Computing

Palm synchronization

Mobile computing location profiles

WLAN & Firewire

Phone. Fax

Video conferencing

Send fax messages & Answerphone with

ISDN support

Multimedia

Play, rip and write CDs

MP3 and movie players

Write DVDs

Hard disk recording with Audacity

Graphics

Image manipulation with GIMP 1.2

Developers’ version of GIMP 1.3

Connects to digital cameras

Image management

Scanning with OCR support

Professional Components

Kernel 2.4.21

Kernel 2.6

GCC 3.3.1

Sun Java 1.4.1

Apache 2.0.47

Development environments

LDAP server

NIS server & client

NFS server & client

Samba server & client

4 journaling systems

VPN

VNC terminal server

Multimedia Bonanza

Although this DVD is mastered by Suse,

there is nothing to stop you mastering

your own DVDs with the graphical k3b

application. This also caters for CDs so

your latest demo discs can be sent to the

record companies without delay.

Special Upgrade Offer

Save £22 on the update edition of Suse Linux

Professional 9.1, including more than 1,000

applications on five CDs and two double-

sided DVDs. The package includes 60 days of

installation support and the detailed, easy-

to-understand Administration Guide.

The upgrade costs £42.99 for Linux

Magazine readers and is available from the

Holborn Books Suse Store:

Web: www.holbornbooks.co.uk

Phone: +44 1428 75148

Email: susestore@holbornbooks.co.uk

www.linux-magazine.com

August 2004

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