Suggestions for openSUSE-11.2 New User Installation stickie?

[oldcpu]

If you have any suggestions about the "New User" general or openSUSE-11.2 specific installation stickies, which are located here:

NEW Users - openSuse Pre-install (general) – PLEASE READ - openSUSE Forums
and here:
NEW Users - Suse-11.2 Pre-installation – PLEASE READ - openSUSE Forums

please reply here in this current thread (and not in those locked threads). In particular NNTP users reply on this thread, and NOT on the locked stickies threads.

As appropriate, the mods and the admin can update that stickie to correct errors, or improve the guidance.

For example, I'm also still pondering the recommendations from the 11.1 stickie:
Suggestions for openSUSE-11.1 New User Installation stickie? - openSUSE Forums

... of course we all have our own pet things to do after a new install.

Typically, my very first things to do after a fresh openSUSE installation are

• get internet functioning
• setup my repositories for easy software installation (ONLY oss, non-oss, update and packman) [No others. None. None!! Others to be added later only after one understands implications and how to work around problems that can crop up]
• update my multimedia (to have entertaining music for remainder of setup)
• tune desktop and install other custom applications ..

But sometimes even that is too advanced for new users, as they are struggling just to download Linux and find some way to get Linux to boot !!

So please read the referenced stickie. And this thread is for general suggestions. If your suggestions don't make it in right away, don't be discouraged. Sometimes we can not think as fast as you when it comes to recognizing good ideas,... so just give us some time to come around.

Thank you for your input.

[Knurpht]

Read it. A good start. Seems all needed info is within a mouse-click. But.....it is a lot. I've been thinking about some kind of simple sheet, dive in to it and post as soon as I have a bit more time.

> If you have any suggestions about the "New User" openSUSE-11.2
> installation stickie, which is located here:
>
> < location URL TBD >
>
> please reply here in this current thread (and not in that locked
> thread). In particular NNTP users reply on this thread, and NOT on the
> locked stickie thread.

well....i would (maybe) have some input, but i have no idea where to
go to see what you have proposed...

on the other hand, i was pretty darn pleased with earlier versions,
and suggested reading/following those, *often*..

but, without seeing it i guess i'd suggest a short how-to on what 'we'
mean when we say "open a terminal" (and/or "open a root terminal")
which is not part of the language tool kit available to a huge
majority of of the Redmond Ship Jumpers and Bloody Edge Chasers who
land on our porch..

maybe you will post again with the URL?

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