Suggestions for openSUSE-11.1 Newbie Installation stickie?

[oldcpu]

You might want to take a look at or link to SuSE | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials it has VERY graphical guides which new people seem to appreciate especially those new to something with a second computer in visible range of the other.

Those are nice how-to's, but I would like the view of some others on this before I add the link. In particular I note there are some rather large advertisements on those pages which some may find irritating. What is the general view there? Is it worth adding such a link given the annoying advertising?

Also, many of the how-to's are definitely NOT for new users, ... like

• The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.1
• Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11
• How To Set Up Apache, Tomcat (mod_jk), SSO (CAS, mod_auth_cas)
• Embedding Python In Apache2 With mod_python (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/CentOS, Mandriva, OpenSUSE)

appear to me to be NOT for new users. If I were I new user, those links would scare me off.

[caf4926]

Umm. Not sure about that 'HowtoForge'. It all feels rather detached from openSUSE. Certainly there appears to some valuable info in there, but it didn't encourage me to bookmark the site for future reference (if that's anything to go by).

I had to load it in a browser without adblock to see what you mean Lee. Yes, not nice.

I'm sure we could work a comprehensive HowTo on downloads, though there does seem to be quite good coverage in this area one way or another.

[max_spam]

Suggestions...

what happened to the paged where you finally configure your system?

Like screeen resolution, checking printers, network connection type etc?

I installed on my dell notebook connected to a 32" LCD TV, as the notebooks LCD is broken.

After switching to the new rersolution of 1600x1200 the screen goes black and only diplays a unsopported. Great.
So why isn't there a fallback to the old resolution anymore like 1280x1200 if the automatic resoltion is not confirmed.

Why isn't there the possibility to select ifup or Knetwormanager during installation?

Firewall ports.

Why is the last important page gone?

So you have to switch to another console, start SaX2 manually, correct to 1360x..., switch to ALT+F7 and kill the x-server.

That is usabillity?

Instead of 10 seconds on the last configuration page i wasted 30 minutes.

I want the page back.

And Grub does not start 11.1 when there is a second linux (10.3) installed.

The 10.3's yast installs the 10.3 GRUB correctly for 10.3.

If try to let 11.1's yast install grub it does not work at all.

Oh and boot into another system.
You have to END the installer and the start installation to start an installed system, very clear....

[scouser73]

I didn't notice if it has already been posted on the sticky, but I'd suggest that newbies install multimedia codecs.

Multimedia - openSUSE-Community

Also if the newbies are like me and they want Microsoft's fonts then it can be found here on Ben Kevans blog.

Installing Microsoft Fonts on openSUSE 11.0 | Ben Kevan's Blog

[mingus725]

@max_spam -

Automatic Configuration is an option that is turned on by default at the beginning of the installation. Disabling the option results in see the usual setup dialog section such as the graphics card and firewall, etc.

[Magic31]

Hi Oldcpu,

Excellent thread you have created! Lots of info and many are picking the fruits of your labor!

For the multimedia bit you could also add some easy zypper commands to get things setup, without one click, but with ease of use.
This will also aid in getting new openSUSE users familiarized with zypper.. especially those that already know a bit of Linux and specifically apt-get.

As example, this is what I've used after detracting the needed info from some posts you've made in the past:
(installs libdvdnav4, libdvdread3, libdvdread4, smplayer, mplayerplug-in, vlc, libxine1, libffmpeg0, w32codec-all, libdvdcss)

The manual install using zypper on openSUSE 11.1:

su -  #elevate to root

#add Packman Repo
zypper ar -f http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.1/ Packman

#install needed packages
zypper install libdvdnav4
zypper install -r Packman libdvdread3 libdvdread4 smplayer mplayerplug-in vlc libxine1 libffmpeg0 w32codec-all

#add VideoLan Repo
zypper ar  -f http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/SuSE/11.1/ VideoLan

#add needed packages
zypper install -r VideoLan libdvdcss

#remove VideoLan Repo
zypper rr  http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/SuSE/11.1/

#check registered repo's (VideoLan should not be there)
zypper lr

For openSUSE 11.0 this could be added after ' su - '
zypper remove xine-lib

Cheers,
Wj

[jobym]

when i am installing suse 11 i am gettibg this error [B]msd sum does not match so the media shout not use for the installation

[brassy]

some very helpful info on this is in: http://tinyurl.com/6jwtg9

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[oldcpu]

I'm heading off on vacation in a weeks time, and have a business trip in early October, but after that business trip, I hope to start putting together an updated stickie for openSUSE-11.2.

The comments already in this thread were noted and appreciated.

So any other suggestions are appreciated and will be considered. The more specific the recommendation (ie the more "prepared for posting" ) , the great the chance it will be followed up. Please keep in mind the scope/limitations of thread posting on a forum in any suggestions.

[hendersj]

On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:26:06 +0000, oldcpu wrote:

> One of its functions is to behave
> just like VMware Workstation does.

Two major differences, though - server uses a "headless" operation, which
means you typically will launch a remote client to connect to the
system. Second, multiple snapshots are only available (last I checked)
in Workstation. If that's not a feature the OP needs, then no problem,
and I'd recommend Server as well. :-)

Jim



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