Operation Manual
NOTE: Installation Time Stamps
The RPM database keeps track of the date a package was last installed or up-
dated (check with for example rpm -qa --last). When installing from im-
ages, the time stamps of all packages originating from the images do not match
the installation date but rather the date the image was created.
1.12.10 Firewall
By default SuSEFirewall2 is enabled on all congured 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 conguring all installation settings, click Install in the Installation Settings window
to start the installation. Some software may require a license conrmation. If your
software selection includes such software, license conrmation 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,
conrm 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 conguring network and Internet access as described in Sec-
tion 1.14.2.2, “Network Conguration” (page 32), the latest version of the re-
lease notes will be displayed at the end of the installation.
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