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glytch · 06-22-2004, 12:55 PM

(Mods, I wasn't sure if this should have it's own topic or if it should go in the general Linux topic at top...feel free to move it if it needs to be there.)

I'm looking for some SuSE experts here, as I am a complete newbie to the distro. I downloaded 9.1 personal from SuSE's ftp, because I wanted to try something different than Redhat for my servers (ftp, ssh, mail, and web), but also as something that my other half can use for general desktop applications. Let me say this before I get into my questions: I love the SuSE environment and she has no problem whatsoever doing the things she needs to do.

Now, on to the real problems. As I said, I downloaded the personal edition without really reading much about it (I've been on a distro-hunt for the last few days), and quickly realized that it contains no server applications, nor does it have any compilers. I wanted to make the best of the situation by using YaST to get all the stuff I need, as I'd rather not be in dependancy hell for the rest of my life. Thus, we have another problem. YaST complains every time I try to set an ftp source for installation, saying there is no install source at the site I entered. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, as I've tried quite a few sites now.

So basically, I'll need to do one of three things, which I would greatly appreciate any help with.
1.) Find another distro. (My least favorite choice, because I think I would like SuSE quite a bit if I could get this stuff working).
2.) Get SuSE 9.1 Professional, which comes with most of the stuff I wanted (I'm so-so about this, because many people say you can obtain all of the packages through YaST).
3.) Learn how to use YaST. (This is my preferred method, although I'm having a terrible time trying to find ftp installation servers that I can get to work. Anyone know of a definitive list for these?)

Again, thanks for reading my long-winded post and in advance for any help that is given.

06-22-2004, 12:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
glytch I am not permanent. Location: Tennessee	SuSE 9.1 questions (Mods, I wasn't sure if this should have it's own topic or if it should go in the general Linux topic at top...feel free to move it if it needs to be there.) I'm looking for some SuSE experts here, as I am a complete newbie to the distro. I downloaded 9.1 personal from SuSE's ftp, because I wanted to try something different than Redhat for my servers (ftp, ssh, mail, and web), but also as something that my other half can use for general desktop applications. Let me say this before I get into my questions: I love the SuSE environment and she has no problem whatsoever doing the things she needs to do. Now, on to the real problems. As I said, I downloaded the personal edition without really reading much about it (I've been on a distro-hunt for the last few days), and quickly realized that it contains no server applications, nor does it have any compilers. I wanted to make the best of the situation by using YaST to get all the stuff I need, as I'd rather not be in dependancy hell for the rest of my life. Thus, we have another problem. YaST complains every time I try to set an ftp source for installation, saying there is no install source at the site I entered. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, as I've tried quite a few sites now. So basically, I'll need to do one of three things, which I would greatly appreciate any help with. 1.) Find another distro. (My least favorite choice, because I think I would like SuSE quite a bit if I could get this stuff working). 2.) Get SuSE 9.1 Professional, which comes with most of the stuff I wanted (I'm so-so about this, because many people say you can obtain all of the packages through YaST). 3.) Learn how to use YaST. (This is my preferred method, although I'm having a terrible time trying to find ftp installation servers that I can get to work. Anyone know of a definitive list for these?) Again, thanks for reading my long-winded post and in advance for any help that is given. __________________ If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. - Mitch Hedberg