Most of the time, it’s probably not necessary to get down to the command line to install or manage packages, unless you actually want to do it that way, in openSUSE 11.0.

But, if you need or want to do the CLI thing, this tutorial over on openSUSE Tutorials is quite good. Really nice to see the site shaping up, not to mention being tickled pink green that there are folks working on a openSUSE-specific tutorial site. Lots of excitement around the openSUSE community these days… Thanks to Sontek for writing that one up!

I installed Gwibber today (it’s a microblogging client, that handles Twitter, Identi.ca, Facebook updates, Pownce, and some others) from Andrew Wafaa’s packages using one-click. Very nice! 

What I like most is that I can post directly to my Twitter and Identi.ca accounts simultaneously, and reply to comments on either service easily. It also grabs updates a regular interval (I use the default 15 minute refresh rate. Might set that higher to avoid distractions, though.)

If you’re getting geared up to participate in Hack Week III next week, I recommend getting Gwibber and doing a little microblogging about your progress — quick, easy, and simple. Make sure to mention #opensuse in your posts. (Hashtags are good!)

Major thanks to openSUSE superstar Andrew Wafaa for packaging Gwibber, Sandy Armstrong for giving Andrew an assist with the dependencies, and Ars writer Ryan Paul for writing it in the first place.

This is pretty cool… we’ve worked with the Linux New Media folks to create an openSUSE-focused special edition of Linux Pro Magazine, which includes an openSUSE 11.0 DVD and is chock full of articles related to openSUSE. They’ve posted the installation chapter online, and will be posting more content from the magazine over time. (You can download the PDF, which is handy for sending it on to friends and family who might be trying openSUSE…)

But, I recommend getting a copy of the full issue on newsstands, too. We gave away copies of it at LWE, and the issue is very worthwhile. Not only a bunch of great articles, but their art staff are top-notch… grab a copy while you can.

Hello from San Francisco! LinuxWorld Expo is going pretty well so far — we ran out of DVDs at the booth yesterday, which was a pleasant problem to have — I hope all the folks who snagged a DVD went straight home and installed openSUSE 11.0 on their computer, their neighbor’s computer, and any other computers that happened to be lying around. The booth was busy most of the day, with a few lulls that I think coincided with keynotes.

We had a great booth staff — Martin Lasarsch, Adrian Schroeter, Duncan Mac-Vicar Prett, Ross Brunson, and volunteer Holden Aust were all fielding questions, tossing DVDs, and giving out some of the swag…

Today is the big day, though — we’ll be doing the openSUSE Day today in room 131 of the Moscone Center, which is just a short hop away from the exhibit floor. The schedule is on the wiki. We have quite a few really good talks. If you happen to be at LWE, be sure to stop by the openSUSE Day.