1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Chapter 1 Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10

2. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Objectives Objective 1—Perform a SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Installation Objective 2—Configure the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Installation 2

3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 3

4. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 4

5. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Boot from the Installation Media (continued) Figure 1-1 Boot options 5

6. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Select the System Language Figure 1-2 Select the system language 6

7. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Select the Installation Mode Figure 1-3 Select the installation mode 7

8. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Set the Clock and Time Zone Figure 1-4 Set the clock and time zone 8

9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Understand and Change the Installation Settings YaST analyzes the system and creates an installation proposal 9

10. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Understand and Change the Installation Settings (continued) Figure 1-5 Installation settings 10

11. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 11

12. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 12

13. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Verify Partitioning (continued) Table 1-1 Names of the Linux devices used for hard drives 13

14. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Verify Partitioning (continued) Table 1-2 Partition names corresponding to the device the partition is defined on 14

15. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 15

16. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Verify Partitioning (continued) Figure 1-6 YaST’s partitioning proposal 16

17. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 17

18. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Verify Partitioning (continued) Figure 1-8 YaST’s Expert Partitioner 18

19. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Verify Partitioning (continued) Figure 1-9 Create a logical partition 19

20. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 20

21. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Verify Partitioning (continued) Figure 1-11 Resize existing partitions 21

22. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Verify Partitioning (continued) Perform expert tasks –Reread the Partition Table –Import Mount Points from Existing /etc/fstab –Delete Partition Table and Disk Label 22

23. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 23

24. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Select Software (continued) Figure 1-12 SLED 10 Software selection 24

25. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 25

26. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 26

27. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 27

28. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Set the root Password (continued) 28 Figure 1-15 Set root password during installation

29. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Set the Hostname You can manually change a computer hostname and domain values –Or get them via DHCP 29

30. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Configure the Network Network proposal includes: –Network Mode –Firewall –IPv6 –Network Interfaces –DSL Connections –ISDN Adapters –Modems –VNC Remote Administration –Proxy 30

31. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Configure the Network (continued) 31 Figure 1-16 Network configuration

32. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 32

33. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Novell Customer Center Configuration and Online Update Configure the Novell Customer Center –Required to perform an online update –See Figure 1-17 33

34. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Novell Customer Center Configuration and Online Update (continued) 34 Figure 1-17 Configure Novell Customer Center Configuration

35. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Manage Users Select the authentication method –Local (/etc/passwd) –LDAP –NIS –Windows Domain –eDirectory LDAP Configure the authentication method –See Figure 1-19 35

36. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Manage Users (continued) 36 Figure 1-19 Configure the authentication method

37. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration Configure Hardware Configuration proposal contains the following items: –Graphics Cards –Printers –Sound –TV Card –Bluetooth See Figure 1-20 37

38. Configure Hardware (continued) 38SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration38 Figure 1-20 Hardware configuration

39. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 39

40. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 40

41. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 41

42. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Administration 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 42