SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
With SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, Novell builds upon OpenSUSE 11, the community distribution that shipped last summer. It comes in two versions for the enterprise market: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and Desktop (SLED). Striking new features are the Compiz Fusion 3D compositing window manager, KDE 4.0, Gnome 2.24 and a redesigned installer, but Mono-haters won't be happy to see the large amount of Microsoft .NET software that ships as standard.
SLE's installer is rather complex, which has its advantages and disadvantages. If you're used to Ubuntu's simple and straightforward seven-step installer, you risk getting lost in SLE's installation process. However, with complexity comes flexibility: in a lot of install windows you can click on a button to enter ‘expert options'. Moreover, the SUSE developers have really thought well about all options and the whole behaviour of the installer. For example, when you create a user account you can choose whether the user receives emails from the system's services, and the installer gives a warning if your password is too simple.
The complex installation procedure is subdivided into three conceptually simple tasks: preparation, installation and configuration. The installer for the Desktop version is simpler and uses other default options. It's in these small differences between the Server and Desktop version that you see that a lot of effort has been made to make an installer that really makes sense. However, one annoying thing is that you have to click through six (!) licence agreements in SLED's installer.
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