New Users - Important Links from openSUSE Community
The openSUSE community has created a number of web pages, for the specific purpose of helping new openSUSE users.
It is definitely worth while for new openSUSE users to take a look at these (below) openSUSE community URLs, which provide guidance as to how to improve one's SuSE, to go beyond the initial limitations in the "as delivered" version of SuSE provided by Novell-SuSE-GmbH:
http://opensuse-community.org/Welcome_to_o...E-Community.org
In particular I recommend looking at this page:
Repositories - openSUSE-Community
Note repositories are in essence file servers on the internet containing applications, drivers, codecs, ... etc ... in this case, for openSUSE. and as a new user, when setting up your repositories by following the guidance in that page, initially set up
only 4 repositories (repos). Just 4.
No others. Those 4 are OSS, Non-OSS, Update, and Packman. Adding others can cause compatibility problems, and users who have advanced past the new user stage may think it is better to select more than these four--and you may also, when the time comes and when you learn how to solve problems that may arise from having others. Until then, stick to the 4. One may also have to briefly add other repos, install an app, and then remove the repos (for example for installing a graphic driver, or installing an updated alsa sound driver). Once those 4 repos are setup, one can go to
YaST > Software > Software Management and change the "filter" to "search" and do searches for specific applications for installation.
Specifically (for instructions on adding repositories), new SuSE-11.1 users, go for the SuSE-11.1 link, go here:
Repositories/11.1 - openSUSE-Community
A guide on installing restricted formats (ie
mp3, video codecs, etc ...)
Restricted Formats - openSUSE-Community
The above suggests a one click install. If one has setup their repositories as noted earlier in this thread, it is easy to instead go to
YaST > Software > Software Management and install the applications from there. IMHO one has more control via that YaST installation method (but one does need to know the name of the application).
and for SuSE-11.1 (follow for "one-click" guide on installing openSUSE-11.1 multimedia):
Restricted Formats/11.1 - openSUSE-Community
and don't forget to look at the FAQ:
FAQ - openSUSE-Community
The above URLs also provide guidance re: playing mp3's and dvd's, installing/setting up Software Package Managers (such as Smart, Yast, ... ), one's wireless, etc ...