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 recommended)
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 Desktop” 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 installation 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 normally 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 Conguration 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 Programmable 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 computer from the CD using this option. This starts a
minimal Linux system without a graphical user interface, which lets you access disk partitions for troubleshooting 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 automatically. Set the clock to Local Time if you are dual
booting. Click Next to proceed.
7. Use the Installation Settings screen to view the hardware detected and to view a number of proposed installation and partitioning options, then select your
desired options.
The Overview tab contains options that sometimes need
manual intervention (in most common installation situations). The Expert tab contains special options, described below.
IMPORTANT
If you do not make any changes to the Software selections, GNOME is installed as the default 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 conguring 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 partitioning 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 directly with .ISO les (select Local Directory → ISO Im-
age).
• Software: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop offers
several types of software packages with various installation 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 conguration for your system. You should
normally leave these setting unchanged, but you can
use this option if you need a custom setup.
You can congure 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 congure
the boot loader to also boot existing operating systems.
You can also use the boot conguration to change
the location of the boot mechanism on the hard disk.
For more information, see “Section 17.3: Conguring
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 selected in Step 3. You can also change the language
when you log in.
• Default Runlevel: Lets you dene 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 interface). 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 resolve software dependencies.
9. When you have nished conguring the installation
settings, click Accept.
10. Click Install to begin the installation.
After completing the basic system setup and the installation of all selected software packages, the installation
boots into the new Linux system, after which you can
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