Quick Start Guide

1.14.2.5 Release Notes

After completing the user authentication setup, YaST displays the release notes.

Reading them is recommended, because they contain important up-to-date informa-

tion which was not available when the manuals were printed. If you successfully

tested the Internet connection, read the most recent version of the release notes,

as fetched from openSUSE's servers. Use Miscellaneous > Release Notes in YaST or

start the SUSE Help Center to view the release notes after installation.

1.14.2.6 Hardware Conguration

At the end of the installation, YaST opens a dialog for the conguration of a printer,

the sound system and TV cards. Click the individual components to start the hardware

conguration. For the most part, YaST detects and congures the devices automati-

cally.

You can skip any peripheral devices and congure them later, as described in

Chapter 2, Setting Up Hardware Components with YaST (page 29). To skip the con-

guration, select Skip Conguration and click Next.

TIP: Resetting Hardware Conguration to the Default Values

You can cancel any changes to the hardware conguration by clicking Change >

Reset to Defaults. YaST then shows the original proposal again.

1.14.2.7 Installation Completed

After a successful installation, YaST shows the Installation Completed dialog. In this

dialog, select whether to clone your newly installed system for AutoYaST. To clone

your system, select Clone This System for AutoYaST. The prole of the current system

is stored in /root/autoyast.xml.

AutoYaST is a system for installing one or more openSUSE systems automatically

without user intervention. AutoYaST installations are performed using a control le

with installation and conguration data. Finish the installation of openSUSE with

Finish in the nal dialog.

1.15 Graphical Login

openSUSE is now fully installed and congured. Unless you enabled the automatic

on your screen in which to enter a username and password to log into the system.

On single user systems with automatic login enabled, the desktop starts automati-

cally.

For a short introduction to the KDE or GNOME desktop environments, refer to the

GNOME Quick Start (↑GNOME Quick Start) and the KDE Quick Start (↑KDE Quick

Start). Find detailed information about both desktop environments and about the

applications to run on KDE or GNOME in the KDE User Guide (↑KDE User Guide) and

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