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   Message 136,526 of 138,051   
   Malcolm to Carlos E.R.   
   Re: SLE 15 is a bag of sheep manure   
   20 Apr 18 11:08:45   
   
   From: malcolmlewis@cableone.net.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:02:13 +0200   
   "Carlos E.R."  wrote:   
      
   > On 2018-04-20 02:11, Robert wrote:   
   > > On 14/04/18 00:45, pedro1492@lycos.com wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> Looking at the ISOs, they have an "installer DVD" which is so   
   > >> minimal as to   
   > >> be useless. You also need the "packages DVD". So I had to plug in   
   > >> a UBB drive to access both discs concurrently.   
   > >> Now all of this would actually fit on a 4.3 GB DVD (unlike Centos   
   > >> 7 what requires a dual-layer or bluey disc)   
   > >> Much better before - you had an installer that provided a working   
   > >> desktop,   
   > >> then you could later mount the SDK DVD to add the more obscure bits   
   > >> and pieces.   
   > >>   
   > >> And it only has Gnome 3.26 which sucks.   
   > >   
   > > Not if you're a Plasma user ;-)   
   >   
   > SLE does not have Plasma.   
   >   
   Hi   
   It does via SUSE Package Hub, as long as exists in Tumbleweed/Factory,   
   builds against Backports and the maintainer is happy to push the   
   package, then you can get additional packages without breaking SUSE   
   support.   
      
   https://packagehub.suse.com/search/?q=plasma   
      
   --   
   Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)   
   SLED 15 RC3 | GNOME 3.26.2 | 4.12.14-16-default   
   HP 14-an013nr Notebook | E2-7110 X4 @ 1.80 GHz | AMD Radeon R3   
   up 2:52, 2 users, load average: 0.12, 0.06, 0.01   
      
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