Linux distros again, Suse 9.0 or Mandrake 9.2?

[redrumloa]

@BouncingAyatollah

YOU DID IT!!!

I had done every step repeatedly except this one!

ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_03/plugin/i386/ns 610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so libjavaplugin_oji.so

All the instructions I have seen say cp not ln,  once I linked instead of copy it worked! (oh and I am using the ns610, not ns610-gcc32)

You have no idea how frustrated I was getting, thanks!!! :-D

[ronybeck]

amigamad wrote:
Not sure if there is a lot in it both of these seem slower than previous versions to boot but both are quite good distributions out of the two i prefer suse and have installed that on my laptop although i have not used it much.

I am not a linux geek and only play with it now and then .

Boot times depend on what hardware you have and what services you have at start up.  If you don't turn off the useless stuff you don't use then naturally it will be slow.  It sounds like you haven't cut out the services that are new to the latter releases that you don't use.  I have only notice speed increases in latter versions of Mandrake after fine tuning.

[BouncingAyatollah]

@redrumloa

Nice one.  :-)

I decided to set it up last night, first try was getting a plugin download file from Netscape I think, i.e. a file in the plugins directory like you said - no good. Tried the one from Sun and linking to it - wahey!

A friend of mine (quite seriously) recommends keeping a "linux notes" book. The same things come up again and again so it's handy to have. In the midst of frustration I admit (cough) that - ahem - I usually "forget" (cough) to do this LOL!