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List:       suse-linux-e
Subject:    Re: [SLE] Ximian Desktop 2?
From:       Neville Cobb <npcobb () bigpond ! net ! au>
Date:       2004-01-08 20:14:49
Message-ID: 3FFDBA39.8010503 () bigpond ! net ! au
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Paul Cooke wrote:

>It would appear that Novell have launched a new version of Ximian Dektop with 
>support for SuSE 9.0. 
>
><http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/34753.html>
><http://www.novell.com/news/press/archive/2004/01/pr04001.html>
>|PROVO, Utah - Jan. 06, 2004 - - Novell today announced that Ximian ® Desktop
>|2, the leading enterprise Linux desktop, now supports the latest editions of
>|Linux client operating environment software from SUSE LINUX, a leading
>|provider of Linux software and services. With this release, Novell's Ximian
>|Desktop now supports SUSE* LINUX Desktop and SUSE LINUX 9.0. The update also
>|includes the Ximian Edition of OpenOffice.org 1.1, GAIM instant messenger
>|client and updated Ximian Red Carpetâ„¢ 2.0 configuration management client
>|software.
>|
>
>Has anyone tried this new version yet??? 
>
>I'm not brave enough to go and risk screwing up this install, the last time I 
>tried Ximian, I ended up having to do a complete re-install.
>
>Paul Cooke
>
>
>  
>
I installed it on a gnome-only version of SuSE on a separate partition 
to give it a try and it works OK. It was around 290Mbyte. However I 
agree with one of the other comments in that from my brief trial, I 
don't see a huge advantage as to why you would want to use it over the 
version og gnome that came with SuSE 9.0 -  although I like its update 
program. With the pay version you get extra fronts and that may pick 
things up a little, other than that I don't know and can't see either. I 
installed it with my main SuSE OS prior to using a separate partition 
and it messed up my KDE desktop by sort of joining both together. I also 
had difficulty in logging out of ximian when gnome-panel kept freezing 
for 1-2 minutes.
Nev

Nev

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