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It only contains what a 'normal' desktop user would need. ie: browsers, email, office apps. No server, development, etc. applications. You need the DVD or network source for them.
IMHO, one CD is the best way to install Linux---then get everything else using the package manager / repositories. If not on the CD, the compiler package (GCC) will be available thru the package manager.
I agree; it's just pain downloading several discs or even a full DVD, meaning gigabytes of download data, knowing that you'll never use everything on the discs, and that the base system could fit into one CD or less. Downloading everything on setup discs is a good idea if one can't access the web during the time of install, or after it, but in addition to offering those huge sets of discs distributions should offer a one-cd "base" setup for those who're not interested in everyting, and are willing to download the rest when needed.
These things are beginning to be somekind of a problem nowadays; on the other hand the distribution maintainers should provide all, or as much as possible of the packages in image files so those users could install the full system as well that don't have a daily internet connection (but instead just a chance to download the discs); on the other hand most people would prefer downloading only one disk, and in addition there are both CD and DVD formats, in the future probably others too, larger than DVDs. It's a waste of space storing the same data in several forms (CD, DVD, ... images, then in the reposities, ...), but unless it's done so, only few can get the full advantage out of the distribution's data. One possibility - completely theoretical - could be that there was a system that would compile the preferred image file for the user on-the-fly, including the needed base system and asked applications, and the user could then download that image. Well, there are good and bad sides in that idea as well..
The best distributions out there in my opinion are those that can be installed with one CD image only; preferrably less than a full cd too. Those that offer 5+ CDs that you need are too bloated. Most if not all of them do work if you only download the first few discs, but if you happen to pick up one program to install during setup that's not in the set you downloaded..well, then it's a little more work again.
I think we need flash , shock players to be auto-installed together with firefox,because most websites need the adobe/macromedia flash player.
Well flash, java and realplayer are usually available in the openSUSE repos, so its not so difficult to install them using YAST even if they are not included in the distro by default.
This is great news. I always wanted to try Opensuse but downloading 5 cds (or min. 3 it says on their site) was always keeping me away. I'll definitely download and try this now!
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