Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 User manual

This Quick Start lists the system requirements for SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop and guides you through the
installation of your product: choose between Section “Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop” or Section
“Updating SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop”. For more detailed installation instructions and deployment strategies,
see the Deployment Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled10/pdfdoc/sled10
_deployment_sp2/sled10_deployment_sp2.pdf.
System Requirements
• Personal computer with a Pentium* III 500 MHz or higher
processor (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or higher or any AMD64
for Intel* EM64T processor recommended)
• 256 MB physical RAM (512 MB recommended)
• 800 MB available disk space (2.5 GB recommended)
•800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 or higher recom-
mended)
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop
Use these instructions if there is no existing Linux system
on your machine or if you want to replace an existing Linux
system. See Section “Updating SUSE Linux Enterprise Desk-
top” for information on updating a SLED 10 system.
1. Insert the rst SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Service
Pack CD or the DVD into the drive, then reboot the
computer to start the installation program.
2. Select Installation on the boot screen, then press Enter.
This loads the installation program and starts the instal-
lation in normal mode. You can also select from the
following options:
•Boot from Hard Disk: Boots the system already
installed on the hard drive (the system that is normal-
ly booted when the machine is started).
•Installation—ACPI Disabled: If the normal instal-
lation fails, it could be because the system hardware
does not support the Advanced Conguration and
Power Interface (ACPI). If this seems to be the case,
use this option to install without ACPI support.
•Installation—Local APIC Disabled: If the normal
installation fails, it could be because the system
hardware does not support the local Advanced Pro-
grammable Interrupt Controller (APIC). If this seems
to be the case, use this option to install without local
APIC support.
•Installation—Safe Settings: Boots the system
with the DMA mode (for CD-ROM drives) and any
interfering power management functions disabled.
You can also use the command line to enter or
change kernel parameters.
•Rescue System: If you are unable to boot into
your installed Linux system, you can boot the com-
puter from the CD using this option. This starts a
minimal Linux system without a graphical user inter-
face, which lets you access disk partitions for trou-
bleshooting and repairing the installed system.
•Memory Test: Tests your system RAM by means
of repeated read and write cycles. This is done in an
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endless loop because memory corruption often
shows up sporadically and many read and write cycles
might be necessary to detect it. If you suspect that
your RAM is defective, start this test and let it run
for several hours. If no errors are found after a long
period of time, you can assume that the memory is
intact. End the test by rebooting the system.
3. Select the language to be used during the installation
and for the installed system, then click Next.
4. Read the License Agreement, click Yes, I Agree to the
License Agreement, then click Next.
5. Select New Installation, then click Next:
6. Select the clock and time zone to use in your system.
You can also set the hardware clock to Local Time or
UTC. If you set the hardware clock to UTC, your system
can rely on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop to switch
between standard time and daylight saving time auto-
matically. Set the clock to Local Time if you are dual
booting. Click Next to proceed.
7. Use the Installation Settings screen to view the hard-
ware detected and to view a number of proposed in-
stallation and partitioning options, then select your
desired options.
The Overview tab contains options that sometimes need
manual intervention (in most common installation situ-
ations). The Expert tab contains special options, de-
scribed below.
IMPORTANT
If you do not make any changes to the Soft-
ware selections, GNOME is installed as the de-
fault desktop environment. To install KDE, click
Software and select KDE. Depending on your
available disk space, you can choose to install
both the GNOME and KDE desktops.
After conguring any of the items presented in these
dialogs, you are always returned to the Installation
Settings screen, which is updated accordingly.
•System: Detects system hardware and lets you
save the results to a oppy or le.
•Keyboard Layout: Lets you change the keyboard
layout. By default, the layout corresponds to the
language you selected before.
•Partitioning: Lets you customize the partitioning.
In most cases, YaST proposes a reasonable partition-
ing scheme that can be accepted without change.
For more information on partitioning options, see
“Section 3.7.1: Partitioning” in the Deployment Guide
at http://www.novell.com/documentation/
sled10/pdfdoc/sled10_deployment_sp2/
sled10_deployment_sp2.pdf.
•Add-On Products: Use this option to install addi-
tional products from a separate media source. You
can select various types of product media such as
CD, DVD, or local directory. You can also work direct-
ly with .ISO les (select Local Directory →ISO Im-
age).
•Software: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop offers
several types of software packages with various instal-
lation scopes. Use this option to change the selected
desktop environment and to add or remove packages
and lters.
•Booting: During the installation, YaST proposes
a boot conguration for your system. You should
normally leave these setting unchanged, but you can
use this option if you need a custom setup.
You can congure the boot mechanism to rely on a
special boot oppy. Although this means that the
boot oppy must be in the drive when booting, it
leaves an existing boot mechanism untouched. This
is usually unnecessary because YaST can congure
the boot loader to also boot existing operating sys-
tems.
You can also use the boot conguration to change
the location of the boot mechanism on the hard disk.
For more information, see “Section 17.3: Conguring
the Boot Loader with YaST” in the Deployment Guide
at http://www.novell.com/documentation/
sled10/pdfdoc/sled10_deployment_sp2/
sled10_deployment_sp2.pdf.
•Time Zone: Lets you change the previously select-
ed a time zone.
•Language: Lets you change the language you se-
lected in Step 3. You can also change the language
when you log in.
•Default Runlevel: Lets you dene how the system
is started after booting. Use the default runlevel 5:
Full Multiuser with Network and XDM (you will be
prompted to log in directly under a graphical inter-
face). Do not change the runlevel unless instructed
to do so by your system administrator.
8. Click Accept to accept any license agreements.
If you made changes to the default Software selections
in Step 7, you might also have to click Continue to re-
solve software dependencies.
9. When you have nished conguring the installation
settings, click Accept.
10. Click Install to begin the installation.
After completing the basic system setup and the instal-
lation of all selected software packages, the installation
boots into the new Linux system, after which you can
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create users, congure the hardware, and set up system
services.
If you are installing from CD, leave CD 1 in your CD-
ROM drive during the reboot and do not select any
installation options, but Boot from Hard Disk. When the
reboot is nished, the installation continues and you
are prompted to insert the remaining CDs.
11. Type a password for the system administrator account
(called the root user, or root), then click Next.
Unlike regular users who might or might not have
permission to do certain things on the system, root
has unlimited power to do anything, including change
the system conguration, install programs, set up new
hardware, and change user passwords. The root ac-
count should be used only for system administration,
maintenance, and repair. Logging in as root for daily
work can be risky, because a single mistake could lead
to the irretrievable loss of system les.
You should never forget the root password. After you
enter it here, the password cannot be retrieved. It can
only be reset with administrative assistance.
12. Enter a name for this computer and the DNS domain
that it belongs to, then click Next.
13. In the Network Conguration screen, view or change
the network connections of your system, then click
Next.
If you have network devices (for example, network or
wireless cards, a DSL connection, ISDN adapter, or
modem), it is a good idea to congure them now, be-
cause an Internet connection allows your product to
retrieve any available updates and include them in the
installation.
To skip the network conguration, click Skip Congu-
ration →Next.
14. To test your Internet connection, click Yes, Test Connec-
tion to the Internet, then click Next.
This option also checks for the latest SUSE Linux Enter-
prise Desktop release notes. If you don’t want to test
the connection at this point (or check for updated re-
lease notes), click No, Skip This Test, click Next, then
continue with Step 17.
15. On the Running Internet Connection Test screen, view
the results of the test, then click Next to continue.
16. On the Novell Customer Center Conguration screen,
click Congure Now →Next →Continue to enable
your system for online updates.
Click Congure Later →Next to skip this step and
continue the installation. You can congure this option
after the product has been installed.
17. In the User Authentication Method screen, select Local
(/etc/passwd), unless instructed otherwise by your sys-
tem administrator, then click Next.
18. To create your user account, type your rst and last
name in the User’s Full Name eld, a username in the
Username eld, and a password (as recommended by
your system administrator) in the Password eld.
For security reasons, your password should be at least
eight characters long and should contain both upper-
case and lowercase letters and numbers. The maximum
length for passwords is 72 characters, and passwords
are case-sensitive.
19. Click Next to complete the User Authentication setup
and start the system conguration.
20. After the system conguration has completed, view
the Release Notes, then click Next.
21. Use the Hardware Conguration screen to view or
congure your graphics card and other hardware de-
vices, then click Next.
Click a component to start its conguration. For the
most part, the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop installa-
tion detects and congures the devices automatically.
If you prefer not to perform this action right now, click
Skip Conguration →Next. You can congure these
items later, but we recommend you to congure the
graphics card now. Although the display settings auto-
matically congured by YaST should be generally ac-
ceptable, you might have strong preferences as far as
resolution, color depth, and other graphics features
are concerned. For more information, see “Section
7.13: Sax2” in the Deployment Guide at http://www
.novell.com/documentation/sled10/pdfdoc/
sled10_deployment_sp2/sled10_deployment
_sp2.pdf.
22. On the Installation Completed screen, click Finish to
close the installation and continue to the login screen.
23. Type your username in the Username eld, then press
Enter.
24. Type your password in the Password eld, then press
Enter.
Updating SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop
Use these instructions to update a SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop 10 system. Conguration settings from your existing
system are preserved whenever possible.
TIP: Updating from Different
Versions
Following these instructions, you can update any
version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (for
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example SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 or SUSE
Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1). You only need
to install the latest service pack (SP), because it al-
ways contains all patches of previous service packs.
1. Insert the rst SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 service
pack CD or the DVD into the drive, then reboot the
computer to start the installation program.
2. Select Installation on the boot screen, then press Enter.
3. Select the language to be used during the installation
and for the installed system, then click Next.
4. Read the License Agreement, click Yes, I Agree to the
License Agreement, then click Next to continue the in-
stallation.
5. Select Update, then click Next:
6. Select the partition or system to update, then click
Next.
7. In the Installation Settings screen, adjust the settings
according to your requirements.
You can usually leave the default settings untouched,
but if you intend to enhance your system, select the
packages offered in the Update Options submenu or
add support for additional languages.
You can also make backups of various system compo-
nents. Selecting backups slows down the update pro-
cess. Use this option if you do not have a recent system
backup.
8. When you have nished conguring the installation
settings, click Accept.
9. Click Start Update to begin the installation
After completing the basic system setup and the instal-
lation of all selected software packages, the installation
boots into the updated Linux system, after which you
can congure the hardware and set up system services.
If you are updating from CD, leave CD 1 in your CD-
ROM drive during the reboot and do not select any
installation options, but Boot from Hard Disk. When the
reboot is nished, the installation continues and you
are prompted to insert the remaining CDs.
10. To test your Internet connection, click Yes, Test Connec-
tion to the Internet →Next.
This option also checks for the latest SUSE Linux Enter-
prise Desktop release notes. If you do not want to test
the connection at this point (or check for updated re-
lease notes), click No, Skip This Test →Next, then
continue with Step 13.
11. On the Running Internet Connection Test screen, view
the results of the test, then click Next to continue.
12. On the Novell Customer Center Conguration screen,
click Congure Now →Next to enable your system for
online updates.
Click Congure Later →Next to skip this step and
continue the installation. You can congure this option
after the product has been installed.
13. After the system conguration has completed, view
the Release Notes, then click Next.
14. On the Installation Completed screen, click Finish to
close the installation and continue to the login screen.
15. Type your username in the Username eld, then press
Enter.
16. Type your password in the Password eld, then press
Enter.
Conguring SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop
For information on using and conguring SUSE Linux Enter-
prise Desktop, see the GNOME User Guide at http://www
.novell.com/documentation/sled10/pdfdoc/
userguide_gnome_sp2/userguide_gnome_sp2.pdf
and the KDE User Guide at http://www.novell.com/
documentation/sled10/pdfdoc/userguide_kde
_sp2/userguide_kde_sp2.pdf.
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