Linux suse 10.1 or fedora core 6

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Hi ,
I am new to linux world. i want to install a good user friendly linux.
i have two distro i.e suse 10.1 & fedora core 6.

i want to know which is better in terms of appearence, user friendly, features ect.

Also want to know which is better in recognising hardware better.
I have c2d e6600, asus p5b mobo, 1gb corsair ram , g5 laser mouse
i heared that mouse is not working in some so will my mouse work in these distro.

Plz suggest a good linux out of these two.
 
Why dont you try both ? Install one and then try the other.. Both are equally good, and views are subjective. Also about your mouse, though it may not run in full functionality, it will work.
 
Hmmm....Suse should be easier with YAST2 setup tool...Once you are setup, both are equally good to use....not much difference....If you planning to learn a OS for enchancing networking skills, then use FC6, if using for personal reason, go for Ubuntu 6.10.
 
Well is it true that we can't play mp3 on fedora,can we play it in open suse 10.1? is there any way to play mp3 & video files on fedora.
well one more thing i have 2 os already xp & vista rc1, can that cause any prob.

One more thing i found that nvidia card's r not detected or to be configured via text mode in FC6, is it true?.
i have xfx 7900Gt GPU. will it detect it & install the drivers.
plz help me.
 
Yes, you can play mp3s on fedora IF you download the right package. And it is not difficult at all with yum.

First of all, if you are going to use FC, then go to livna.org and install their version of yum. There are directions on the website on how to do this, it is a piece of cake. Then you can just say:

yum install xmms-mp3 (should you want to use that disgusting looking player).

Go to The Unofficial Fedora FAQ for more details. And multiple OSes will not give you a problem at all.
 
go for Suse 10.2... Its cutting-edge in the distro and is simple to use out of the box. No pains of installing the proprietory stuff!! Its all in the box!!
 
Suse 10.2

If you want mp3 download xmms, for video download mplayer with all the codecs , ull get the codecs on mplayer's site..
 
well i have i386 distro of fedora 6. wht does this means.
Can i install this on my rig. i have C2D e6600 i.e with intel emt64.

another thing is that i have read some instalation guide of fedora core 6 & found that they have told that fedora gives option of updating existing linux boot loader ,skip boot loader & create new boot loader configuration.In that they have give that if we choose create new boot loader then there is a chance that i can't boot into other os until i configured the boot loader. is that true?

Then how to configure it? will that be configured during installation time?
Plz help
 
Hardware_freak said:
well i have i386 distro of fedora 6. wht does this means.
Can i install this on my rig. i have C2D e6600 i.e with intel emt64.

another thing is that i have read some instalation guide of fedora core 6 & found that they have told that fedora gives option of updating existing linux boot loader ,skip boot loader & create new boot loader configuration.In that they have give that if we choose create new boot loader then there is a chance that i can't boot into other os until i configured the boot loader. is that true?

Then how to configure it? will that be configured during installation time?
Plz help
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Well, windows XP usually gets added to the bootloader...however if it doesnt show and if ur using GRUB, u can configure it in the following way.

-boot linux
-open /boot/grub/grub.conf in a text editor
-u will find at the end of the file something like this:

Code: 
title Fedora Core(xxxxxxxxxxbuild/kernel)
       root (hd*,*) [COLOR="#4169e1"](will show the hdd n partition that linux is installed on)[/COLOR]
       kernel /vmlinuz-...............
       initrd /initrd-.............

after this part, just add the following

Code: 
title Windows XP [COLOR="RoyalBlue"](if ur using xp :P)[/COLOR]
       rootnoverify(hd0,0)   [COLOR="#4169e1"](u may have to change this value depending on which hdd ur xp installation is..here i am assuming that it is present on the first partition of the primary hdd (C drive on the primary HDD)[/COLOR]
       chainloader +1  [COLOR="#4169e1"](This command passes control over to the windows xp's default bootloader)[/COLOR]
in the same file..u can also notice that u can change the default OS that should boot and the timeout of the boot menu in the following code

Code: 
default=0 [COLOR="#4169e1"](load the first os in the list by default)[/COLOR]
timeout=x [COLOR="#4169e1"](where x is in seconds)[/COLOR]
 
@smith, Thanks for solving my boot loader prob.
but i have i386 distro.
Can i install this on my rig. i have C2D e6600 i.e with intel emt64.
 
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