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Part I ✦ SUSE Linux Basics

Figure 1-19: Changing the default runlevel

Running the Installation

When you’ve made any changes to the installation, select the Accept button in the

Installation Settings window, and the installation process begins. You will be asked

if you definitely want to create the partitions you defined and the filesystems that

sit above them (see Figure 1-20). Partitioning the disk is a destructive process and

will remove any data that those partitions replace.

This is your last chance to abort your installation without making any changes to

your disk. You should continue only if you are sure that the selected settings are cor-

rect. If you are installing SUSE for the first time on a new computer system, you have

nothing to worry about. If you are installing SUSE on an existing computer system on

which you need to preserve existing data, double-check your settings before pro-

ceeding. You can double-check that your partitioning scheme is, in fact, correct for

your environment and make changes as necessary by selecting Partitioning from the

Installation Settings screen Then triple-check your selections before proceeding.

Selecting Install will destructively create the partitions and filesystems and installs

the packages you selected.

Caution

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