In case it's interrest someone in OpenSuse, here my experience with OpenSuse 13.1 to try to help improving this version. (As Newbee in Linux world, I only tryed Knoppix in the old time, now Ubuntu and Linux Mint).
I don't know if I got unlucky, but here my experience to try the 13.1.
-Torrent download of the version 13.1 KDE 64bit, verification of MD, Correct. :shame:
-Try live DVD session to see how well it is, didnt find a way to try the OS directly from the DVD. -_-
-Forced to install, made new partion for it on new hard drive, install. Correct :shame:
-It even detected my Software Intel Raid, on my master boot HD and offer to configure it. Excellent. :shame:
-After the auto configuration, the fun start after the reboot.
-Load to for the first time in this new environnement (KDE) no network at all with Opensuse. After 4-6 hrs to figure out, KDE in 13.1 had the near same old trouble with my gygabit Marvell network 88e8056 as other version (Look like corrected in 12.X, but not in 13.1.) Needed to switch a configuration in the yast to finally get it working. (First time in my little experience, seeing a distribution or OS not able to use my network config) >:( Some info about 88e8056 https://en.opensuse.org/HCL:Network_%28Wired%29
-Then update was feasible, started it. I don't know where or why, but after 150 updates (At this time), 2 echec, 2 times offer to send info to debugger. Since I didn't know where or what exactly happened, answered didn't know why, then I think it didn't send info of the crash. -_-
-Then, since I was tired to hear the turbo sound fan of my nvidia GTX 760 with the driver nouveau. Install from here https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers the driver.
Since I have 760, choosed GeForce 6 and GeForce 7. wrong, it install only the 304 driver. It's needed to choose the Geforce 8 to get the latest driver, not a big deal, but I needed to reinstall. -_-
-Since sound too was badly detected, result no sound at all with this OS. Again searching solution, found in other thing, I must choose another channel in the lower right sound config to get sound in KDE. -_- IEC958 from onboard sound card
-Install Flash, try Youtube, still no sound at all in all video, but i have sound in KDE. Still not corrected. -_-
-Next, try to Install Steam, tryed this link https://software.opensuse.org/package/steam Choosed the 13.1 wich one I must choose after ??? tryed one, echec. Only one working, "yourevil" Do I need to add comment... -_- But at least, steam installed after.
-Next, try a game, still no sound, still not corrected. -_-
-And the last before I got tired to all this... Try to install VLC and Chrome, found them in the (Repository), again wich file to choose, tryed one, echec, (try to find why and I'm not sure, but look like 2 install different, depending of Gnome or KDE, got enought of this. Same with Chrome. -_-
This said, this KDE is really beautifful in the looking, even now I got beautifull GRUB2. Great !!! In counter part, i'm sorry, but here, I gave up to try this OpenSuse for now. Next thing I will try another OS over this version since now I will have the partition free. But I wrote this to share my experience in case it can improve it.
6 years old config, Q6600 (Still OC at 3.4ghz) 8 gig memory
Asus Maximus motherboard (first model of this name)
Nvidia GTX760
Onboard sound IEC958
Onboard marvell 88e8056 PCI-E Gigabit network
I don't know if I got unlucky, but here my experience to try the 13.1.
-Torrent download of the version 13.1 KDE 64bit, verification of MD, Correct. :shame:
-Try live DVD session to see how well it is, didnt find a way to try the OS directly from the DVD. -_-
-Forced to install, made new partion for it on new hard drive, install. Correct :shame:
-It even detected my Software Intel Raid, on my master boot HD and offer to configure it. Excellent. :shame:
-After the auto configuration, the fun start after the reboot.
-Load to for the first time in this new environnement (KDE) no network at all with Opensuse. After 4-6 hrs to figure out, KDE in 13.1 had the near same old trouble with my gygabit Marvell network 88e8056 as other version (Look like corrected in 12.X, but not in 13.1.) Needed to switch a configuration in the yast to finally get it working. (First time in my little experience, seeing a distribution or OS not able to use my network config) >:( Some info about 88e8056 https://en.opensuse.org/HCL:Network_%28Wired%29
-Then update was feasible, started it. I don't know where or why, but after 150 updates (At this time), 2 echec, 2 times offer to send info to debugger. Since I didn't know where or what exactly happened, answered didn't know why, then I think it didn't send info of the crash. -_-
-Then, since I was tired to hear the turbo sound fan of my nvidia GTX 760 with the driver nouveau. Install from here https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers the driver.
Since I have 760, choosed GeForce 6 and GeForce 7. wrong, it install only the 304 driver. It's needed to choose the Geforce 8 to get the latest driver, not a big deal, but I needed to reinstall. -_-
-Since sound too was badly detected, result no sound at all with this OS. Again searching solution, found in other thing, I must choose another channel in the lower right sound config to get sound in KDE. -_- IEC958 from onboard sound card
-Install Flash, try Youtube, still no sound at all in all video, but i have sound in KDE. Still not corrected. -_-
-Next, try to Install Steam, tryed this link https://software.opensuse.org/package/steam Choosed the 13.1 wich one I must choose after ??? tryed one, echec. Only one working, "yourevil" Do I need to add comment... -_- But at least, steam installed after.
-Next, try a game, still no sound, still not corrected. -_-
-And the last before I got tired to all this... Try to install VLC and Chrome, found them in the (Repository), again wich file to choose, tryed one, echec, (try to find why and I'm not sure, but look like 2 install different, depending of Gnome or KDE, got enought of this. Same with Chrome. -_-
This said, this KDE is really beautifful in the looking, even now I got beautifull GRUB2. Great !!! In counter part, i'm sorry, but here, I gave up to try this OpenSuse for now. Next thing I will try another OS over this version since now I will have the partition free. But I wrote this to share my experience in case it can improve it.
6 years old config, Q6600 (Still OC at 3.4ghz) 8 gig memory
Asus Maximus motherboard (first model of this name)
Nvidia GTX760
Onboard sound IEC958
Onboard marvell 88e8056 PCI-E Gigabit network