Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 User manual

Use the following procedures to install a new version of SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11. This document

gives a quick overview about how to run through the default installation of a SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.

Welcome to SUSE Linux Enterprise

Desktop

For more detailed installation instructions and deployment

strategies, see the SUSE Linux Enterprise documentation at

http://www.novell.com/documentation/.

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)

• 512 MB physical RAM (1 GB recommended)

• 3 GB available disk space (more 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 you machine or if you want to replace an existing Linux

system.

1. Insert the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop DVD into the

drive, then reboot the computer to start the installation

program.

2. Select Installation on the boot screen and press Enter.

This loads the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop installa-

tion program and starts the installation in normal mode.

Installation Quick Start

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11

NOVELL® QUICK START CARD

3. Select the language to be used during the installation

and for the installed system.

4. Read the License Agreement and click Yes, I Agree to

the License Agreement. Proceed with Next.

5. Select if you want to accomplish a New Installation or

an update from a previous version of SUSE Linux Enter-

prise. Proceed with Next.

6. Select the clock and time zone to use in your system.

Proceed with Next.

7. Type your rst and last name in the User’s Full Name

eld, your login name in the Username eld, and your

password (as recommended by your system administra-

tor) 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. Proceed with Next.

8. Type a password for the system administrator account

(called the root user).

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. Proceed

with Next.

9. Use the Installation Settings screen to view a number

of proposed installation and partitioning options, then

change your desired options if necessary.

The Overview tab contains options that sometimes need

manual intervention (for example, partitioning and

softwar). The Expert tab contains special options, de-

scribed below.

10. Click Accept to accept any license agreements that

might show up. You will see the following screen:

11. Click Install to start the installation.

After completing the basic system setup and the instal-

lation of all selected software packages, the SUSE Linux

Enterprise Desktop installation boots into the new Linux

system, after which you can create users, congure the

hardware, and set up system services.

12. Click Congure Now > Next > Continue to enable your

system for online updates.

To skip this step, click Congure Later > Next and con-

tinue with the installation. You can congure this option

after the product has been installed.

13. Click Finish on the Installation Completed screen to

close the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop installation

and continue to the login screen.

14. Click on your username, and type your password in the

Password eld. Press Enter to login.

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