SUSE Linux 10 Bible
Chapter One
Installing
SUSE 10
In This Chapter
Partitioning your
Disks
Package selection
Configuring your
Network
Creating a user
Setting up X
The most important part of getting Linux up and running
is installing the system. Unfortunately, this is also
where most users encounter problems because of differences
between the types of information that you need to know when
installing Linux versus Windows. This chapter demystifies the
process by helping you through the installation, pointing out
any stumbling blocks that you may hit upon, and offering suggestions
for resolving them.
The program used to install SUSE Linux is known as YaST,
which stands for Yet another System Tool. (The "Yet
another ..." naming convention is a standard Unix/Linux
naming convention, intended to reflect humorously on the
number of similar tools that different people and companies
have developed to do specific tasks in their favorite, customized
fashion. YaST provides a framework that supports
independent modules tha ... read full excerpt from SUSE Linux 10 Bible ebook
