Novell is offering its SuSE v9.1 Linux operating system free (after registration). There are two versions: one that you install on the hard drive; the other boots of a CD.
I have been frustrated in the past in getting Linux to coexist with Windows; one time I nearly lost all my files, after misunderstanding one of the steps in installing Linux. This Linux-on-a-CD seemed ideal for someone like me, who likes to dabble in Linux, but cannot switch away from Windows because AutoCAD is locked to Microsoft.
I downloaded the .iso file from download3.novell.com. Download speed was a fast 160KB/sec. You need CD burning software that can handle ISO files, which are CD image files. On my copy of Adaptec Easy CD Creator (came free with the CD burner drive), select File | Create CD from Disc Image, and then select the .iso file.
After the CD was created, I stuck it in another computer's CD drive, and rebooted. Of all the Linux's I've tried over the years, this was the most effortless. It recognized all the hardware, all the Windows computers on our network, and the Internet.
It truly does run Linux from the CD, although some reaction is slower, due to reading code from the CD. I am guessing that SuSE stores its cache and data files on the hard drive in a specific folder.
IntelliCAD for Linux
BricsCad V5 for Linux will be beta-released later this month. Their target is now to have a commercial version ready at the end of September 2004 in English, Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian and Spanish.
looking for the cd iso files
Posted by: john | May 06, 2005 at 09:19 AM