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Special Installation Procedures

VNC: 0|1 The VNC parameter controls the installation process via VNC,

which makes the installation more convenient for hosts that do not

have a graphical console. If enabled, the corresponding service is acti-

vated on the installation host. Also see the VNCPassword keyword.

VNCPassword: password This sets a password for a VNC installation to

control access to the session.

UseSSH: 0|1 This keyword enables access to linuxrc via SSH when per-

forming the installation with YaST in text mode.

SSHPassword: password This sets the password for the user root to ac-

cess linuxrc.

Insmod: module parameters This speciﬁes a module the kernel should

load, together with any parameters needed for it. Module parameters

must be separated by blank spaces.

AddSwap: 0|3|/dev/hda5 If set to 0, the system does not try to activate a

swap partition. If set to a positive number, the partition correspond-

ing to the number is activated as a swap partition. Alternatively, spec-

ify the full device name of a partition.

3.2 Installation with VNC

VNC (virtual network computing) is a client-server solution that allows a re-

mote X server to be managed via a slim and easy-to-use client. This client is

available for a variety of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows,

Apple’s MacOS, and Linux.

The VNC client, vncviewer, is used to ensure the graphical display and

handling of YaST during the installation process. Before booting (IPL) the

system to install, prepare a remote computer so it can access the system to

install over the network.

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