I am attempting a network installation of Tumbleweed. So far all I have seen for the last hour or so is a screen with a graphic that looks like an infinity sign and three flashing dots. Is this normal? Is it stuck?
I’m afraid it is stuck. I previously tried to install Kubuntu, but it would not recognize the ethernet adapter on my Asus Z170-A motherboard. If the same thing is happening here, would I see an error message?
Where is the network installation tutorial?
As a side note, I want to install a KDE system, but I notice the network install is named as a gnome install. That’s a little confusing too.
That’s the boot splash I suppose.
Apparently it is stuck, yes. It shouldn’t take over an hour, unless your internet connection is really slow… (or there’s a driver problem)
Probably it hangs while downloading the actual installation system.
I’m afraid it is stuck. I previously tried to install Kubuntu, but it would not recognize the ethernet adapter on my Asus Z170-A motherboard. If the same thing is happening here, would I see an error message?
If the network card is not recognized/doesn’t work, you should see an error message.
Try to press ESC to quit the boot splash.
Where is the network installation tutorial?
There is no specific tutorial AFAIK. The installation is not different at all from a “normal” install anyway.
As a side note, I want to install a KDE system, but I notice the network install is named as a gnome install. That’s a little confusing too.
It is named as a “gnome install” where?
There is only one NET install, and it is called NET install. The CD only contains everything that’s strictly necessary to start the download of the real installation system, everything else is downloaded (especially the installer itself and all packages that are going to be installed).
It looks like I downloaded the wrong file somehow. I could swear I clicked the right link, but I guess I didn’t.
After my post, I downloaded the full DVD install instead and I was able to get Tumbleweed installed. I later read that the network install isn’t recommended for Tumbleweed anyway, so it is probably better this way.
Where can I find a tutorial on using su or sudo? My ubuntu habits don’t translate to opensuse.
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Then it probably was the GNOME LiveCD.
You can use that to install as well (no need for a network connection), but it will install GNOME obviously. It’s perfectly possible to install other DE’s afterwards though and even switch between them.
After my post, I downloaded the full DVD install instead and I was able to get Tumbleweed installed.
Good.
I later read that the network install isn’t recommended for Tumbleweed anyway, so it is probably better this way.
Where did you read that?
It should work just fine (if your hardware/network card is supported out-of-the box).
There were problems with Wireless (i.e. it didn’t work at all) around the time 13.2 was released, but those should be fixed.
Where can I find a tutorial on using su or sudo? My ubuntu habits don’t translate to opensuse.
Why do you need a tutorial for that?
Just use it like you did in Ubuntu.
The main difference in openSUSE is that sudo asks for the root password by default, not the user one’s.
And sudo will not let you run GUI applications in openSUSE, use kdesu, gnomesu, xdg-su (desktop independent), or “su -” for that.
If you have problems with su/sudo, better open a new thread about that though.
(or there’s a driver problem)