Open suse how long is too long for install?

Trifid · 10-26-2006, 01:25 PM

It says in the install guide:

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Suse Linux displays the splash screen for a while. There is no progress bar or explanation asking you to wait. Please be patient!

No this was at 2:30 this point came up. It is now 6:30. Is 4 hours too long? [noob]should I just turn it off by the button?[/noob]

It has the mouse pointer which hasn't locked in place.

Thanks for the help.

Disillusion · 10-26-2006, 01:40 PM

4 hours into it and it's not made any progress? I would just shut it off and restart the installation. There's nothing else you can do.

Trifid · 10-26-2006, 01:42 PM

K.

(I haven't been sat here for 4 hours watching it btw.)

Trifid · 10-26-2006, 01:46 PM

It didn't install GRUB!!!! :rolleyes:

What a waste of time installing it. :mad:

*Downloads the new Ubuntu.

Actually before so, Ubuntu or Kubuntu? I have only used KDE briefly but I king of prefer it...

The General · 10-26-2006, 01:56 PM

Gnome is better, IMO. It doesn't really matter which one you get, as you can just apt-get install gnome or kde if you decide you want to change, but I'd go with Ubuntu if I were you, and if you decide you want KDE then apt-get install kde.

Disillusion · 10-26-2006, 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by The General
Gnome is better, IMO. It doesn't really matter which one you get, as you can just apt-get install gnome or kde if you decide you want to change, but I'd go with Ubuntu if I were you, and if you decide you want KDE then apt-get install kde.

Agreed. Well put.

Trifid · 10-26-2006, 03:04 PM

Looking at screenshots it does look a bit mudderly. Downloading Ubuntu now though. 4 1/2 hours left so will need half an hour tomorrow.

Law · 10-26-2006, 03:45 PM

If you were installing 10.2 a5 I suggest not since it's not stable yet. But 10.1 not installing Grub I wouldn't understand why unless you didn't specify it to install on the MBR and not the SUSE partition.

Trifid · 10-26-2006, 05:20 PM

It was 10.1. I didn't give me the option to install GRUB but I assume it would have done it automatically as when I was sorting out the partitions it picked up 2 windows installs.

Law · 10-26-2006, 05:33 PM

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Originally posted by Trifid
It was 10.1. I didn't give me the option to install GRUB but I assume it would have done it automatically as when I was sorting out the partitions it picked up 2 windows installs.

SUSE 10.1 default grub install goes to the SUSE partition which doesn't always work depending on your BIOS. You have to choose expert option and click on booting, there you'll see where it is being install. The location part by default is always /dev/sda2 for my first sata drive, but I need to change it to /dev/sda. Which /dev/sda1 is my WinXP and /dev/sda2 is SUSE.

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