SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration

Chapter 1Install SUSE Linux Enterprise

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Objectives

• Objective 1—Perform a SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Installation

• Objective 2—Configure the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Installation

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Objective 1—Perform a SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Installation

• To perform the base installation, do the following:– Boot From the Installation Media– Select the System Language– Select the Installation Mode– Set the Clock and Time Zone– Understand and Change the Installation Settings– Verify Partitioning– Select Software– Start the Installation Process

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Boot from the Installation Media

• Options:– Boot from Hard Disk– Installation– Installation--ACPI Disabled– Installation--Local APIC Disabled– Installation--Safe Settings– Rescue System– Memory Test

• Use the function keys to change a number of installation settings

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Boot from the Installation Media (continued)

Figure 1-1 Boot options

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Select the System Language

Figure 1-2 Select the system language

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Select the Installation Mode

Figure 1-3 Select the installation mode

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Set the Clock and Time Zone

Figure 1-4 Set the clock and time zone

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Understand and Change the Installation Settings

• YaST analyzes the system and creates an installation proposal

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Understand and Change the Installation Settings (continued)

Figure 1-5 Installation settings

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Verify Partitioning

• In most cases, YaST proposes a reasonable partitioning scheme

• You might change the partitioning manually if:– You want to optimize the partitioning scheme– You want to configure LVM– You have more than one hard drive and want to

configure RAID– You want to delete existing operating systems

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

• The basics of hard drive partitioning– Partitions divide the available space of a hard drive into

smaller portions– A partition table has space for four entries– A primary partition consists of a continuous range of

cylinders assigned to a particular file system– An extended partition consists of a continuous range of

disk cylinders• Can be subdivided into logical partitions

– Logical partitions do not require entries in the main partition table

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

Table 1-1 Names of the Linux devices used for hard drives

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

Table 1-2 Partition names corresponding to the device the partition is defined on

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

• The basic Linux partitioning scheme– Swap partition

• Used by Linux to move unused data from the main memory to the hard drive

– Root partition• Holds the top (/) of the file system hierarchy, the so-called

root directory

• YaST’s partitioning proposal– Use YaST to change the partition scheme– Select the Partitioning headline in the installation

proposal

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

Figure 1-6 YaST’s partitioning proposal

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

• YaST Expert Partitioner– See Figure 1-8

• Create new partitions– Create a new partition by selecting Create– Creating a logical partition

• See Figure 1-9

• Edit existing partitions– Edit only primary and logical partitions with the Expert

Partitioner

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

Figure 1-8 YaST’s Expert Partitioner

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

Figure 1-9 Create a logical partition

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

• Delete existing partitions– You delete all logical partitions when you delete an

extended partition– If you select the entry for the entire hard disk and

select Delete, all partitions on the disk are deleted

• Resize existing partitions– See Figure 1-11

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

Figure 1-11 Resize existing partitions

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Verify Partitioning (continued)

• Perform expert tasks– Reread the Partition Table– Import Mount Points from Existing /etc/fstab– Delete Partition Table and Disk Label

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Select Software

• SLED 10 contains many software packages for various application purposes

• You can select various software categories– See Figure 1-12

• A package typically contains an application and all additional files required to use the software

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Software uses the RPM Package Manager for software management– RPM packages contain dependencies information

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Select Software (continued)

Figure 1-12 SLED 10 Software selection

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Start the Installation Process

• Before installing software packages, YaST changes the hard disk partitioning

• Depending on your software selection and the performance of your system– The installation process takes 15 to 45 minutes

• After all software packages are installed, YaST reboots the computer and prompts you for some configuration information

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Objective 2—Configure the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

Installation• Configuration tasks:

– Set the root Password– Set the Hostname– Configure the Network– Test the Internet Connection– Novell Customer Center Configuration and Online

Update– Manage Users– Configure Hardware– Finalize the Installation Process

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Set the root Password

• root is the name of the administrator of the system– root has unlimited power to do anything

• root account should only be used for system administration, maintenance, and repair

• Set the root password during the installation process– See Figure 1-15

• Choose a strong password

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Set the root Password (continued)

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Figure 1-15 Set root password during installation

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Set the Hostname

• You can manually change a computer hostname and domain values– Or get them via DHCP

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Configure the Network

• Network proposal includes:– Network Mode– Firewall– IPv6– Network Interfaces– DSL Connections– ISDN Adapters– Modems– VNC Remote Administration– Proxy

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Configure the Network (continued)

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Figure 1-16 Network configuration

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Test the Internet Connection

• YaST asks you to test your connection to the Internet

• Select one of the following options:– Yes, Test Connection to the Internet– No, Skip This Test

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Novell Customer Center Configuration and Online Update

• Configure the Novell Customer Center– Required to perform an online update– See Figure 1-17

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Novell Customer Center Configuration and Online Update (continued)

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Figure 1-17 Configure Novell Customer Center Configuration

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Manage Users

• Select the authentication method– Local (/etc/passwd)– LDAP– NIS– Windows Domain– eDirectory LDAP

• Configure the authentication method– See Figure 1-19

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Manage Users (continued)

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Figure 1-19 Configure the authentication method

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Configure Hardware

• Configuration proposal contains the following items:– Graphics Cards– Printers– Sound– TV Card– Bluetooth

• See Figure 1-20

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Configure Hardware (continued)

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Figure 1-20 Hardware configuration

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Finalize the Installation Process

• Confirm your hardware settings

• System starts the graphical login screen– Where you can log in with your previously created user

account

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 is now installed on your system

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Exercise 1-1: Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

• In this exercise, you install SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

• Detailed steps to complete this exercise– Part I: Boot from the Installation Media– Part II: Configure the Partitions for Your Hard Drive– Part III: Configure the Installed Server

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Summary

• A SUSE Linux installation is typically started by booting from DVD installation media and selecting options from an installation boot screen

• After the installation program has loaded into computer memory, YaST prompts you for installation settings

• Before Linux can use a hard disk, it must first be partitioned

• At minimum, you must create a root and swap partition during an SLES installation

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Summary (continued)

• The YaST Expert Partitioner allows you to create RAID, LVM, and EVMS partitions in addition to simple Linux partitions

• On the first boot following package installation, you are prompted for a root user password

• At the end of the installation process, you can change hardware device settings

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