Installing SUSE on old box without DVD drive

I’ve ordered and received the beautiful 4 disk set for release 11.2 that came on DVD. Like so many Linux users I would like to load it on an older Windows XP box without DVD drive. Haven’t seen this release offered on CD’s. I’ve been able to copy it via network to a file on the box, but have no idea which files belong on which CD - I assume it will take 7 or 8 disks like many of the older releases. Don’t want to buy a DVD drive for the old box . . . any suggestions?

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You can download Live Cd from here, which is around 700MB.

Software.openSUSE.org

Before burning you can check the md5 sum for the downloaded iso, and then load it from the CDROM.

  • jriddle770,

you can install from the Live CDs and let Yast download the rest from the web.

Uwe

i prefer the http install. just burn the network install disc and it acts like the dvd install