II Managing and Updating Software 77
5 Installing or Removing Software 79
5.1 Denition of Terms .. .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . 79
5.2 Using the KDE Interface (Qt) ..... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . 80
5.3 Using the GNOME Interface (GTK+) ... .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . 86
5.4 Managing Software Repositories and Services ... . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . 90
5.5 Keeping the System Up-to-date ... .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . . 94
6 YaST Online Update 99
6.1 The Online Update Dialog .. .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . 99
6.2 Installing Patches ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . 102
6.3 Automatic Online Update .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. 103
7 Installing Packages From the Internet 105
7.1 1-Click Install .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. 105
7.2 YaST Package Search .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . 106
8 Installing Add-On Products 109
8.1 Add-Ons . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. 109
8.2 Binary Drivers . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... 110
9 Managing Software with Command Line Tools 111
9.1 Using Zypper . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . . 111
9.2 RPM—the Package Manager ... ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. 120
III Administration 131
10 Managing Users with YaST 133
10.1 User and Group Administration Dialog . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . 133
10.2 Managing User Accounts .... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . 134
10.3 Additional Options for User Accounts ... .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . .. 136
10.4 Changing Default Settings for Local Users .. .. . ... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . 141
10.5 Assigning Users to Groups . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . . 142
10.6 Managing Groups .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . ... . .. . . 143