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Installation
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The Installation
Text-Based Installation with YaST
The Start Screen
Troubleshooting
The Basis: linuxrc
Settings
Possible Problems
Main Menu of linuxrc
Hardware Integration with Modules
Starting Installation
Possible Problems
Starting SuSE Linux
The Graphical SuSE Screen
Disabling the SuSE Screen
Special Installation Procedures
Installation Without CD-ROM Support
Installation from a Network Source
Configuring a Network Installation Source
Booting for the Network Installation
Troubleshooting
Tips and Tricks
Creating a Boot Disk in DOS
Additional Information
Procedure
Creating a Boot Disk in a UNIX-Type System
Booting from Disk (SYSLINUX)
Possible Problems
Using CD 2 for Booting
Supported CD-ROM Drives
ATAPI CD-ROM Hangs While Reading
Partitioning for Experts
Size of Swap Partition
Utilization of the Computer
As a Stand-Alone Machine
As a File Server
As a Compute Server
Optimizations
Parallel Use of Multiple Disks
Processing Speed and Size of Main Memory
LVM Configuration with YaST
Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
LVM Configuration with YaST
LVM -- Partitioning
LVM -- Configuring Physical Volumes
Logical Volumes
Soft RAID
Common RAID Levels
Soft RAID Configuration with YaST
First Step: Partitioning
Second Step: Setting Up RAID
Troubleshooting
Updating the System and Package Management
Updating SuSE Linux
Preparations
Possible Problems
Updating with YaST
Manual Update
Updating the Base System
Updating the Rest of the System
Possible Problems
Updating Individual Packages
Software Changes from Version to Version
From 7.3 to 8.0
From 8.0 to 8.1
From 8.1 to 8.2
From 8.2 to 9.0
RPM -- the Package Manager
Verifying Package Authenticity
Managing Packages: Install, Update, and Uninstall
RPM and Patches
RPM Queries
Installing and Compiling Source Packages
Compiling RPM Packages with build
Tools for RPM Archives and the RPM Database
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