https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Instlux
Any one ever try this to install opensuse? It is a windows executable, and IIRC, it asks which version to install.
i am getting my laptop (UEFI) set up for opensuse install, and wondering if this will get around the UEFI limitations of turning off settings to use a DVD or USB.
I wouldn’t even try. As you can see the most recent, or rather least ancient, version this was ever tested on was 13.2 . The days of Windows 7. I don’t expect this to work on Windows > 7. A lot has changed since then.
And what do you feel you have to turn off in the UEFI? You may have to chose to boot installer in EFI mode if default is set to legacy. but generally that is all the changes needed.
I got curious and downloaded it. When executed, and getting past a couple of setting things, it asked for opensuse version.
At the top of the list was 15.0, then 42,3, then a version of tumbleweed.
Just a curiosity thing with me. If it would work, might save dvd/usb steps.
But, the article had other caveats that would probably make it prohibitive.
As far as I can tell, all it was ever supposed to do was add an entry to the Windows boot manager, so that you could boot the openSUSE installer at the next Windows boot.
I see openSUSE_installer.exe is absent from whichever mirror is providing me http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/repo/oss/ but present in http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/oss/ .
The article references http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/openSUSE_installer.exe and in windows(and openSuse) is a direct download.
In response to nrickert, this is a quote form that article:
If you selected a real environment:
- Reboot your computer as requested.
- Select openSUSE installer while booting.
- Install openSUSE as usual. But please be careful, do not delete Windows partition, do resize instead.
- After completing installation, you can enjoy openSUSE and Windows within one computer (dual-boot).
I am not advocating the use of this! but the article does indicate the lack of need for DVD/USB media.
It is the stuff at the bottom under LICENSING DOUBT that bothers me. If Windows doesn’t have those GPL compatibility libraries. It is a NO GO.
When I read that more carefully, it seems to be talking about the NET installer. It does say that downloads a kernel and “initrd” (which is the bulk of the NET installer). Once the NET installer is running, that in turn downloads the Yast installer. So it is probably going to be installing via the network, downloading as it goes.