We’ll do this test with the live (Gnome) CD to analyze: parts of the hardware that are recognized, software package installed, general usability (setup adjustments, software installation).

openSUSE 11 Beta

This Linux distro welcomes me to a desktop which makes me wonder whether I really used the Gnome or KDE version. The Gnome desktop layout tries to take the Windows (or KDE) style a bit by placing only one panel at the bottom, which has only one ‘Computer‘ button.

When clicking on ‘Computer’ what I found was a bit too crowded and confusing. It looks like there was an attempt to shove everything in the same location, Applications, File Locations, Documents, Control Center, System Settings, Log out, Shutdown, Install Software, etc, but for me this was very confusing.

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