SuSE Linux 10.1 finally installed!

I couldn't resist it, and I dedicated practically the whole office working hours to installing SuSE Linux 10.1 in a spare desktop computer we have at the office.  Since it was my first time with this particular version, I took my time reading all of the menus and so on.  But now that I've seen it I think that if I want to install it again I can do the whole thing again in perhaps one hour.

The installation went really smooth.  The only strange thing was when I needed to swap the installation CDs, but no big deal.  I thought I'd need to slip in CD1, then CD2... CD5, and finally the Addon software CD.  It wasn't like that.  Instead, I was required to insert CD1, then Addon software CD, then CD1 again (I think), then reboot the computer, then CD1 or Addon software CD again, and then yes, CD2, CD3, CD4, and CD5.

After the installation was finished, it took me quite a while to get the wireless USB adaptor running on this Linux box, but finally it was a success!  I'm not completely satisfied with the wireless network software configuration though.  This is because each time I reboot the computer and login, I have to input some passphrase or something to the NetworkManager before it'll attempt to connect me to the wireless network.  It shouldn't be like that.  I'm sure there must be a way to make it remember the passphrase and connect me automatically each time I login.

Also, while playing with the features, I noticed several times that Firefox would take forever to load pages, but other times, it would be really quick.  I'm not sure this is a SuSE problem, maybe it was an ISP problem.

Skype wasn't part of the SuSE distribution, so I had to download it by myself.  When I installed it, I found that it was version 1.2 (sucks).  The Windows version is already past 2.0!

All in all, I'm very pleased though.  With this new installation, I've got plenty to learn.  And all of it will be fun and useful, I'm sure!