On 2011/12/25 00:44 (GMT-0500) Felmon Davis composed:

> ...I sort of abandoned OpenSUSE a while ago
> as I grew to like apt-get.

Before openSUSE created zypper? Maybe it's time for another try.

>  I recently did a live-boot of it on a 1gb
> netbook and it seemed inordinately sluggish while other live distros
> were sprightlier. probably could be configured to better effect but I
> didn't bother.

"Live" distros are an art all their own. For this reason, I only use the 
original, Knoppix, when I need a live Linux.

For normal installations, openSUSE with KDE3 have always worked best for me. 
Now with System V init having been replaced or set for replacement, my 
distaste for Debian clumping of everything into only two runlevels may 
disappear, which in turn might lead me to a new preference.
-- 
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