openSUSE: the 7-minute (full) installation

Posted on 17 November 2009, 11:12 am, by zaine, under linux/open source, opensuse, windows/microsoft.

This past week I tested the installation times — including HD format — of three distros and Win7 among five machines. Those five machines included:  an i7-2.93 Quad-core desktop, a Core-2, 2.83 desktop, a Pentium-III desktop, a 2Gb netbook, and a 4Gb laptop. Here are the averaged results in minutes:

  • 7:05 – openSUSE 11.2
  • 7:40 – sidux 2009.03
  • 12:00 – Ubuntu 9.10
  • 35:00 – Win7 (would not load on Pentium III’s videocard)

Mind you, Windows 7 installed no useful software upon installation whereas the Linux distros provided all but one or two pieces of software I use. When it comes time to upgrade, despite Windows’ vast improvement with Win7, on average it still takes five times longer to complete a fresh Windows installation than for openSUSE.

Damn.

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