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Hi!

I first got into Linux when one of my friends, (dot-slash), had a dual-booting PC which had openSUSE on it. At the time I was studying for my Physics Degree and the use of Linux looked convenient for my programming module. I played around with a Slax Live CD for about half an hour and then decided puft - just do it so I downloaded openSUSE 10 and made my laptop dual-booting. It was then that I saw what a useful and efficient system Linux is in general - way more useful than just a programming system. I used a dual-booting machine all the time as I did a lot of PHP coding (with an Apache Server) for my own website and Fortran coding for my course. After graduating from University I continue to use openSUSE as my main Operating System. I use:

Amarok for my music;
Firefox for the internet;
Thunderbird for email;
Kate for coding;
KAudioCreator for ripping CDs to FLAC;
The Gimp for graphic creation; and
Kaffeine for watching DVDs.

I still use a dual-boot machine because I am not ready to make the full switch to Linux just yet. There are two reasons for this:

Games Most computer games, such as Half-Life 2, use DirectX and hence it is difficult to get them to run on Linux.
Photography I am an avid amateur digital photographer and I take all my photos in RAW. Linux has good support for RAW files, via tools like dcraw, but I think that Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw is the best combination I have found and so I still use Windows XP for that.

If these two issues ever get solved, i.e., games get coded in OpenGL and Adobe releases Creative Suite for Linux, then I will switch 100% to Linux and never look back.

I have written a tutorial on my experiences with installing openSUSE 10.3 and how I have configured it to suit my preferences, you can read my openSUSE 10.3 Tutorial if you want - it is aimed at beginners.

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 Hi!
-Well, I'll fill in more details on this page in the near future but for the time being I'll just provide a link to my website: [http://www.thomasguymer.co.uk Thomas Guymer's Website]. I have written a tutorial on my experiences with installing openSUSE 10.3 and how I have configured it to suit my preferences, you can read my [http://www.thomasguymer.co.uk/tutorials/opensuse-10-3-guide/ openSUSE 10.3 Tutorial] if you want - it is aimed at beginners.
+I first got into Linux when one of my friends, ([http://www.dot-slash.co.uk dot-slash]), had a dual-booting PC which had '''openSUSE''' on it. At the time I was studying for my '''Physics Degree''' and the use of Linux looked convenient for my programming module. I played around with a '''Slax Live CD''' for about half an hour and then decided ''puft - just do it'' so I downloaded '''openSUSE 10''' and made my laptop dual-booting. It was then that I saw what a useful and efficient system Linux is in general - ''way'' more useful than just a programming system. I used a dual-booting machine all the time as I did a lot of '''PHP''' coding (with an ''Apache Server'') for my own website and '''Fortran''' coding for my course. After graduating from University I continue to use '''openSUSE''' as my main ''Operating System''. I use:
+* '''Amarok''' for my music;
+* '''Firefox''' for the internet;
+* '''Thunderbird''' for email;
+* '''Kate''' for coding;
+* '''KAudioCreator''' for ripping CDs to FLAC;
+* '''The Gimp''' for graphic creation; and
+* '''Kaffeine''' for watching DVDs.
+I still use a dual-boot machine because I am not ready to make the full switch to Linux just yet. There are two reasons for this:
+# '''Games''' Most computer games, such as ''Half-Life 2'', use '''DirectX''' and hence it is difficult to get them to run on Linux.
+# '''Photography''' I am an avid amateur digital photographer and I take all my photos in '''RAW'''. Linux has good support for '''RAW''' files, via tools like ''dcraw'', but I think that ''Adobe Bridge'' and ''Adobe Camera Raw'' is the best combination I have found and so I still use Windows XP for that.
+If these two issues ever get solved, i.e., games get coded in '''OpenGL''' and ''Adobe'' releases ''Creative Suite'' for Linux, then I will switch 100% to Linux and never look back.
+I have written a tutorial on my experiences with installing '''openSUSE 10.3''' and how I have configured it to suit my preferences, you can read my [http://www.thomasguymer.co.uk/tutorials/opensuse-10-3-guide/ openSUSE 10.3 Tutorial] if you want - it is aimed at beginners.