OpenSUSE 11.4 continued

Today I continued with a fresh 11.4 DVD 32bit of OpenSUSE. During installation I found the option to go with a LVM encrypted (i.e. LUKS+LVM) so I went with that after deleting all partitions on the machine. (I found out after install that it chose 256bit encryption. A little overboard for a netbook, but I don't mind so much.

So I got it installed, copied stuff back over from my backup external hard drive, and proceeded.

Then the NetworkManager icon disappeared (segfault or whatever) for no apparent reason when I connected to my WPA2-PSK WAP. However, I found that running the keyboard sequence for disable/enable wifi fixed the problem.

I had to learn how to use OpenSUSE's contrib and PackMan (website) but once I did, I got BibleTime installed and it worked properly (a very big selling point for me for any distribution).

I then proceeded with installing the stuff I normally use, configuring security, and firewall. So far it worked fine without any hiccups.

So far the machine runs properly and I can't say anything bad about OpenSuSE 11.4. It works as advertised. It's secure and stable. I cannot vouch for how fast, especially because this is a netbook and 256bit fully encrypted is a bit high, but I am happy. I will report back as I test further.