Installation instructions for OpenSuSE 13.1: Difference between revisions

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** Console tools
** Console tools
** File server
** File server
** Miscellaneous server
** Network administration
** Base development
** C/C++ development
** C/C++ development
** Java development
** Integrated Development Environment
** Integrated Development Environment
** Perl development
** Python development
** Python development
* After selecting packages, choose "detail" and select additional packages:
* After selecting packages, choose "detail" and select additional packages:
** In 'Console tools': nano, ncftp, pico
** In 'Console tools': nano, ncftp, pico
** Via search: libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0-32bit, libgtk-2_0-0-32bit, libxml2-2-32bit, mmv
** Via search: libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0-32bit, libgtk-2_0-0-32bit, libxml2-2-32bit, mmv, ipython, lynx, xosview, readline-devel
* Network configuration:
* Network configuration:
** Firewall enabled, SSH open
** Firewall enabled, SSH open
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** Domain search: 'ms.northwestern.edu' and 'northwestern.edu'
** Domain search: 'ms.northwestern.edu' and 'northwestern.edu'
** Gateway (under 'routing' tab): 129.105.92.1
** Gateway (under 'routing' tab): 129.105.92.1
* After install, in Software management add:

** motif, motif-devel, glibc-devel-static, tetex, libreadline5

* Add NVIDIA driver via one-click (and configure using 'nvidia-xconfig'):

** http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers

* Add VLC via one-click:
* Add the following packages that are not selected by default:
** http://download.videolan.org/pub/vlc/SuSE/13.1/
** glibc-devel-static (for creating statically linked binaries)
* Add Google Chrome repository (and install via Software management):
** motif-devel
** http://dl.google.com/linux/rpm/stable/x86_64

* Add additional repositories:
** Google Chrome
** VLC
** Nvidia

Revision as of 16:22, 18 June 2014

  • 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
    • Miscellaneous server
    • Network administration
    • Base development
    • C/C++ development
    • Java development
    • Integrated Development Environment
    • Perl development
    • 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, ipython, lynx, xosview, readline-devel
  • 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
  • After install, in Software management add:
    • motif, motif-devel, glibc-devel-static, tetex, libreadline5
  • Add NVIDIA driver via one-click (and configure using 'nvidia-xconfig'):
  • Add VLC via one-click:
  • Add Google Chrome repository (and install via Software management):