Quick Start Guide

1.12.10 Firewall
By default SuSErewall2 is enabled on all congured network interfaces. To globally
disable the rewall for this computer, click on Disable. If the rewall is enabled, you
may Open the SSH port in order to allow remote connections via secure shell.
1.13 Performing the Installation
After conguring all installation settings, click Install in the Installation Settings window
to start the installation. Some software may require a license conrmation. If your
software selection includes such software, license conrmation dialogs are displayed.
Click Accept to install the software package. When not agreeing to the license, click
I Disagree and the software package will not be installed. In the dialog that follows,
conrm with Install again.
The installation usually takes between 15 and 30 minutes, depending on the system
performance and the selected software scope. After having prepared the hard disk,
having saved and restored the user settings, and having deployed the installation
images, the software installation starts. During this procedure a slide show introduces
the features of openSUSE. Choose Details to switch to the installation log or Release
Notes to read important up-to-date information which was not available when the
manuals were printed.
NOTE: Release Notes
The release notes that can be viewed during this step are the ones printed on the
installation CD. A newer version may be available on the Internet. When manually
conguring network and Internet access as described in Section 1.14.2.2, “Network
Conguration” (page 24), the latest version of the release notes will be displayed
at the end of the installation.
After the software installation has completed, the basic system is set up. Among
others, “Finishing the Basic Installation” includes installing the boot manager, initial-
izing fonts and more. Next YaST boots into the new Linux system to start the system
conguration.
TIP: Existing SSH Host Keys
If you install openSUSE on a machine with existing Linux installations, the instal-
lation routine automatically imports the SSH host key with the most recent access
time from an existing installation.
1.14 Conguration of the Installed System
The system is now installed, but not yet congured for use. The hardware, the network
and other services are not yet set up. If you follow the default installation path, the
system will be automatically congured. If you have deselected the Automatic Con-
guration, the manual system conguration starts.
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