Suse Linux 9.1 Professional Edition

by SuSE Inc.

Product Features

• A stable and secure core operating system
• New kernel 2.6 and new KDE 3.2 for quicker access to data
• GNOME 2.4 with improved usability and new accessibility options
• Samba 3.0 for integration of Linux hosts in Windows domains
• Fully ported, 64-bit version for AMD64 and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001MBCP4
• Item model number: 2132758
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 23, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,057 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #32 in Software > Operating Systems > Linux & Unix
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good product, June 24, 2004

By 

"imrussian" (Greenville, South Carolina USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Suse Linux 9.1 Professional Edition (CD-ROM)

I basically decided to support Open Source by actually purchasing this product. After I have installed it on my Dell desktop, I feel I have spent my money very well.

I'm not a Linux guru, just a newbie, but I was able to continue all of my home computer routine without any problem. I copied all, yes all, data files from Windows partition and kept working with them in Open Office. I still use Quicken on Windows (this is the only thing I do in Windows now), but as my experience will grow I'm sure I will be able to run Quicken on Linux using Wine project.

Well I must say I do not play games much, so I have no idea of how Linux handles them, and, frankly, I cannot care less.

I feel like I need to address some posters who are "outraged" by the fact that SuSE sells this product. Guys, you should present all sides of the story - nobody forces you to buy it, you can still download all this from the Internet. Go ahead, but you will not get installation support, that some users may need, you will not get a printed version of User's and Administrator's Guides (nice books). And the most important, there are actual people behind this product, who dedicate their time and effor to make it good, so why don't just say 'thanks' to them in the form of purchasing their product?

Another thing to mention is that Linux is not Windows, and it is not going to behave like Windows. Just get over it, learn something new. Yes, you can edit pictures, burn CDs, listen to the music, write, calculate, email, and perform another million things on Linux, you just need to use different commands and tools for all of it.

Since SuSE distribution allows all the above, I rate it 5. It is a good product and it works for me.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Linux distrubution.... bar none!, July 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Suse Linux 9.1 Professional Edition (CD-ROM)

I have tried several distrubutions of Linux including Red Hat, Mandrake, Debian, Turbolinux, among others. However, I have to say hands down that Suse is the very best Linux distribution out there in this day and age (July 18, 2004).

The reasons...

1.) One of the easiest to install.
2.) Suse has focused on making the transistion easier with a system they call YAST which serves as an installation and administration tool that drastically simplifies the use of the OS.
3.) First Linux distribution to support 64 bit systems. (pro version)
4.) Clean interface thru and thru.
5.) Comes with thousands of programs that can be used free of charge including anything you might needs such as word processing, email, web browsing, etc...
6.) Suse has major corporate backers such as Novell and IBM. It should be around for a very long time in other words.
7.) Has a user base that is growing fast.

There are many other reasons I could list, but for the sake of space I will just say, buy it and try it.

One last note. Windows users should recognize that if they want to switch over to Linux... they need a transition period to do so. Why? Linux is not Windows. Linux is however an excellent OS. It has many benefits which Windows does not offer. One being its security. It has far fewer security vulnerabilities than Windows does. It has a huge user community that provide free support to one another... there is paid support also if you want that sort of thing. In other words, setup one machine with Suse Linux so you can learn the ins and outs of the OS. Don't expect to use it for your main machine for a couple of months at least. You have probably spent years on Windows and are used to its peculararites. Linux is similar in some ways to Windows and different in some ways. Some features will feel familiar and others will feel new... so set aside some time to learn the differences. The payoff is much less frustration since you are expecting to learn new things and be presented with some challenges. In the end you will end up with a great OS that is in many ways superior to Windows and offers a much less expensive offering of software, support, and security.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TOP LINUX DISTRO, BUT GET THE PERSONAL EDITION, IT SUFFICES., July 29, 2004

By 

Shashank Tripathi (Gadabout) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Suse Linux 9.1 Professional Edition (CD-ROM)

I love Suse, I liberally evangelize it, and despite the trivial grouses of some reviewers (namely, Mozilla not being the default the browser or Gnome not being the default desktop, both of which are easily and freely resolved issues) I believe SuSE is the best Linux distro on the market, the benchmark to beat.

But I'd like to point out that the "Personal" edition of the OS does all you probably need it to do. If you have a high-speed connection, the personal version is also absolutely FREE to download.

Take a look at www.suse.com/us/private/products/suse_linux/pers/pers_prof.html (or google for "SuSE 9.1 personal professional comparison" in case this site filters the URL in my review) and you'll see why the Professional version is not worth the price of admission. It includes some micro-minor software that is easily skippable. (E.g., do you really need GnuCash and Mr.Project?)

That said, if you're in the market for trying out a Linux, you simply cannot go wrong with SuSE; it is the most easily configurable, the best supported, the best documented, and above all, the most easily usable OS in the Linux world.