Installation instructions for OpenSuSE 13.1

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  • Do not 'upgrade' from an earlier version. Choose 'new install', but use extreme care not to interfere with existing scratch partitions.
  • Select the following additional software categories:
    • Technical writing
    • Console tools
    • File server
    • C/C++ development
    • Integrated Development Environment
    • Python development
  • After selecting packages, choose "detail" and select additional packages:
    • In 'Console tools': nano, ncftp, pico
    • Via search: libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0-32bit, libgtk-2_0-0-32bit, libxml2-2-32bit, mmv
  • Network configuration:
    • Firewall enabled, SSH open
    • Static IP address, subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
    • DNS: 129.105.1.1, 129.105.49.1, 169.124.49.2
    • Domain search: 'ms.northwestern.edu' and 'northwestern.edu'
    • Gateway (under 'routing' tab): 129.105.92.1



  • Add the following packages that are not selected by default:
    • glibc-devel-static (for creating statically linked binaries)
    • motif-devel
  • Add additional repositories:
    • Google Chrome
    • VLC
    • Nvidia
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