Quick Start Guide

In case there exists only one solution to resolve a dependency or a conict, it is re-
solved automatically. Multiple solutions always cause a conict which needs to be
resolved manually. If solving a conict involves a vendor or architecture change, it
also needs to be solved manually. When clicking Apply to apply any changes in the
Software Manager, you get an overview of all actions triggered by the automatic re-
solver which you need to conrm.
By default, dependencies are automatically checked. A check is performed every
time you change a package status (for example, by marking a package for installation
or removal). This is generally useful, but can become exhausting when manually
resolving a dependency conict. To disable this function, uncheck Dependencies >
Autocheck. Manually perform a dependency check with Dependencies > Check Now.
A consistency check is always performed when you conrm your selection with Apply.
NOTE: Manually Solving Package Conicts
Unless you are very experienced, follow the suggestions YaST makes when han-
dling package conicts, otherwise you may not be able to resolve them. Keep in
mind that every change you make, potentially triggers other conicts, so you can
easily end up with a steadily increasing number of conicts. In case this happens,
click Cancel and Quit the software manager. Relaunch it to start again.
Figure 5.2: Conict Management of the Software Manager
5.4 Managing Software Repositories and Services
If you want to install third-party software, add additional software repositories to
your system. By default, the product repositories such as openSUSE-DVD 12.2 and
a matching update repository are automatically congured during the installation.
Depending on the initially selected product, a separate language add-on repository
with translations, dictionaries, etc. might also be congured.
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