FreeBASIC in OpenSUSE

There is an excellent guide for installing FreeBASIC in OpenSUSE here. I followed it & within 5 minutes I had compiled & run a FreeBASIC program in Geany.

Solving Ark Troubles

If you're having problems decompressing files using Ark then read this thread at the OpenSUSE forum. You'll also need to install the newest version of KDE.

Updating OpenSUSE

If you encounter a problem updating OpenSUSE involving no reply from daemon. Then read this thread over at the OpenSUSE forums.

Kompozer for OpenSUSE

I needed to install Kompozer for OpenSUSE & came across the Webpin installation system by accident.

Webpin lets you search for apps & install them using just one-click.

Java for OpenSUSE

Need a JDK or JRE for OpenSUSE? Then look here.

Code::Blocks on OpenSUSE

Instructions for installing Code::Blocks on OpenSUSE can be found on this page.

It's pretty simple, just one-click.

VLC on OpenSUSE

Instructions for installing VLC on OpenSUSE can be found here.

OpenSUSE

Today I uninstalled Ubuntu & installed OpenSUSE. It can be downloaded from here & it's very good. I recommend you get the Live CD & install that rather than getting the DVD.

One of the first things you'll want to do is install the msttcorefonts, these posts are useful, here, here & here.