Operation Manual
the whole installation disk, the installation routine will make a proposal to
shrink an existing Windows partition in order to make room for the openSUSE.
Please read Section 1.10.1.1, “Resizing a Windows Partition” (page 20) prior to
the installation for detailed information.
1.3 The Installation Workow
The openSUSE installation is split into three main parts: preparation, installation, and
conguration. During the preparation phase you congure some basic parameters such
as language, time, desktop type, users, passwords, hard disk setup and installation scope.
In the non-interactive installation phase the software is installed and the system is pre-
pared for the rst boot. Upon nishing the installation the machine reboots into the
newly installed system and starts the nal system conguration. You can choose whether
to do a fully automatic or a manual conguration. In this stage, network and Internet
access, as well as hardware components such as printers, are set up.
1.4 System Start-Up for Installation
You can install openSUSE from local installation sources, such as the openSUSE CDs
or DVD, or from network source of an FTP, HTTP, NFS, or SMB server. Any of these
approaches requires physical access to the system to install as well as user interaction
during the installation. The installation procedure is basically the same regardless of
the installation source. Any exceptions are sufciently highlighted in the following
workow description.
1.5 The Boot Screen
The boot screen displays a number of options for the installation procedure. Boot from
Hard Disk boots the installed system and is selected by default, because the CD is often
left in the drive. Select one of the other options with the arrow keys and press Enter to
boot it. The relevant options are:
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