Opensuse 10.3 DVD

The biggest fear when downloading the 4GB+ iso image was data corruption. But, thanks to the data verification built into the BT protocol, the repeated interruptions did not create problems. The installation was smooth. The biggest difference between the CD iso and the DVD iso was the inclusion of many server modules that I would not have needed anyway - so I am thinking this is a huge waste of time.
Further confirming this feeling was the wine installation which for some reason would not work properly. The package is there on the DVD, unlike FC8, but after installing the package, I am unable to launch the exe.. Since Opera and Proxomitron are central to my browsing experience, this is a major drawback.
Intersting is the fact that Realplayer 10 is included in the DVD. Thinking that atleast this package would come with the required codecs, like VLC media player (which is not included), I installed RP10 too. But it would not play AVI files, like the other onboard players like Kaffiene and 3 more media players. This makes Opensuse inclusion of RP 10 look inane.

I may fall back on the live CD of opensuse and install it to the hard disk from there, since past experience has shown that atleast in that case Wine was working properly.

Update:
It seems the installation type makes a difference to the final system health. Since Wine was not usable, I reinstalled the OS, this time adding Wine right at the installation phase. Now Wine is working fine.