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desktop. It is not possible to update an existing system with a LiveCD, you can
only perform a new installation (with automatic conguration).
Installing from a Network Server
Choose this option if you have an installation server available in your network or
want to use an external server as the source of your installation data. This setup
can be congured to boot from physical media (Floppy, CD/DVD, or hard disk) or
congured to boot via network using PXE/BOOTP. Refer to Section 1.2.1, “Installing
from a Network Server Using SLP” (page 6), Section 1.2.2, “Installing from a
Network Source without SLP (page 6), or Chapter 1, Remote Installation
(↑Reference) for details.
Installing with openSUSE 11.3 Installer from Windows
Choose this installation option if you prefer a smooth transition from using Windows
to using Linux. openSUSE 11.3 Installer allows you to boot into the openSUSE
installation right from a running Windows by modifying the Windows boot loader.
This installation option is only available from the DVD media. Refer to Sec-
tion 1.2.3, “Installing with the openSUSE 11.3 Installer from Windows” (page 6)
for details.
openSUSE supports several dierent boot options from which you can choose, de-
pending on the hardware available and on the installation scenario you prefer.
Booting from the openSUSE media or using openSUSE 11.3 Installer are the most
straightforward options, but special requirements might call for special setups:
Table 1.1 Boot Options
DescriptionBoot Option
This is the easiest boot option. This option can be used if the
system has a local DVD-ROM drive that is supported by Linux.
DVD
openSUSE 11.3 Installer is installed under Microsoft Windows
and makes it possible to boot directly into the installation
openSUSE 11.3
Installer
Booting over the network must be supported by the system's
BIOS or rmware, and a boot server must be available in the
PXE or BOOTP
network. This task can also be handled by another openSUSE
system. See http://en.opensuse.org/SuSE_install_with_PXE
_boot for more information.Refer to Chapter 1, Remote Instal-
lation (↑Reference) for more information.
openSUSE installation can also be booted from the hard disk.
To do this, copy the kernel (linux) and the installation system
Hard Disk
(initrd) from the directory /boot/
architecture
/ on the instal-
lation media to the hard disk and add an appropriate entry to
the existing boot loader of a previous openSUSE installation.
Installation with YaST 5
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