Referensi Installing openSUSE

For initial installation of openSUSE, you can get an official openSUSE DVD, or set of CDs, from the openSUSE website (http://software.opensuse

.org/), or a software mirror near you (http://en.opensuse.org/ Mirrors_Released_Version).

Media available for the different openSUSE releases include:

❑    Basic installation — For openSUSE 10.3, there is a single DVD or a set of CDs that represent the entire distribution. You can add more pack- ages from several online repositories to gain functionality or enhance openSUSE with great open source tools.

❑    Additional software — openSUSE 10.3 has two other companion CDs you can download. One CD is a compilation of non–open source soft- ware; the second is a language pack CD for multinational support.

Choose the set of media that best suits your need. Then use online repositories to down- load and install other packages you need.

The openSUSE media are available with books that cover openSUSE, such as Linux Bible 2007 Edition (Wiley, 2007), or by downloading media from the openSUSE web- site (www.opensuse.org). Get media for Novell SLES/SLED from www.novell.com (select Downloads). Subscription fees may apply for Novell SLED/SLES products.

Preparing to Install

If you are going to erase everything on your computer’s hard disk and install openSUSE, you don’t have to make preparations for your install in advance. If you want to keep any data from your hard disk, back up that data before proceeding. To keep existing data on your hard disk and add openSUSE, you may need to resize existing disk partitions and repartition your disk. See Chapter 7 for information on disk resizing and partitioning commands.

Choosing Installation Options

All SUSE-based Linux distributions use the YaST (Yet Another Setup Tool) installer to initially install the system. This is also the name of the tool you run, after initial instal- lation, to modify other system settings. YaST can run in text-based or GUI mode.

Start the Install Process

Begin the install process by booting from the DVD or first CD in the install set. As an alternative, if you need to boot from install floppies or a USB key, refer to the README file in the boot/i386/ directory of CD #1, or visit the “Installation without CD” section on the openSUSE website (http://en.opensuse.org/Installation_without_CD). Choose one of the following methods to begin the installation process:

❑    CD or DVD — Insert the DVD or first CD in the set and reboot the computer. You can also boot right from the hard disk if you’ve accidentally left the CD in after rebooting.

❑    Minimal CD boot image — Locate the appropriate mini.iso (for example SUSE- Linux-10.1-Remastered-i386-mini.iso) image from the iso directory of the openSUSE download mirrors (ftp://mirror.colorado.edu/pub/opensuse/ distribution/SL-10.1/iso/). Burn mini.iso to a CD. This CD lets you start the install from the CD, but continue from some other medium (such as an online software repository) after starting. This is useful when you’re doing a quick instal- lation and don’t have the full media with you.

❑    USB flash drive — Review the instructions at http://en.opensuse.org/ Installation_without_CD and http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_ from_USB_drive to ensure you get a proper installation.