I downloaded SuSe linux but I don't know how to install it.
I'll tell you how to install it.
Start here:
http://en.opensuse.org/Download That is where you download it from. The newest stable version is 10.2 . That's the one you will want. Get the right version for your computer architecture.
There are 6 cd's or 1 DVD-9. Download either of those. I never trust an internet install because it is slow and sometimes the nic isn't recognized.
Now you need to burn what you downloaded. If you downloaded cd's you will need to burn those ISO's to cd. Use Nero or Alcohol 120%. If you chose the DVD-9 format burn that with DVD Decrypter.
Next you might want to write down your internet settings if you're not using DHCP. It helps to have the IP address your computer uses, the DNS addresses and your router/gateway address. Write those down.
Now that Suse is on disc(s) you need to boot your computer with CD#1 or the DVD. The install program will start automatically. If your computer doesn't boot your cd/dvd drive first you'll need to modify your BIOS to do that.
Now you go through the install process and choose the options you want. Suse is very easy to install. If you set up your internet connection during the install you will be able to use Yast to update as soon as install is complete. Make sure you don't format the partition Windows is on. Just resize it and and install Suse in the empty space. Or on another partition, or on another drive. You will need to install a bootloader. Suse should install Grub automatically for you. This will let you choose between Windows or Suse when your computer boots.
Here is some info about downloading:
http://en.opensuse.org/Released_VersionChoose the Installation Type
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Local Installation
When you choose this installation type, you download CD images that hold the openSUSE installation sources to your local computer and proceed from there. This has several advantages.
* You don't depend on an Internet connection during the installation
* You can share the data on different computers
* You can reuse the data at any time later
But it has its downsides as well.
* You transfer a lot of data that you don't actually need
* You need up to 6 blank CDs
* Due to size limitations of CD images, you get only a subset of all packaged software for openSUSE.
Workflow for the local installation
1. Download ISO images.
2. Burn ISO images to blank CD
3. Boot your system with the first CD
4. Install openSUSE
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Internet Installation
If you choose this installation type, you download a small boot medium to start the installation from and the YaST installer does the rest for you. This method also has several advantages.
* You do not download everything, but just the data you need
* You need only one blank CD
* The Internet installation source contains all packaged software for openSUSE
Of course, it also has its downsides.
* You depend on an Internet connection during the installation
* It may be unusably slow depending upon the load of the server and your internet connection speed
* It may not be possible to connect to the Internet if your network card is not recognized
Workflow for the Internet Installation
1. Download the boot CD image from the table below
2. Burn the boot CD image.
3. Boot your computer from the boot CD.
4. Point the YaST installer to the installation repository (by pressing F3 and then F4)
5. Install openSUSE.
Learn more about installing openSUSE from internet
Learn more about installing openSUSE from local network
Learn more about how to install openSUSE 10.2
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Choose the Architecture
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x86 (i386)
This architecture supports the following processors:
* Intel Pentium 1-4, Pentium M, Celeron, 32bit Xeon, Celeron D, Core Solo/Duo
* AMD K6, Duron, Athlon, Athlon XP, Athlon MP, Sempron
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x86-64
This architecture supports the following processors:
* AMD Opteron, Athlon 64, AMD Athlon 64 X2, Sempron 64, Turion 64
* Intel Xeon, Xeon MP, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo
* Processors based on AMD's AMD64 & Intel's EM64T (Intel's implementation of AMD64)
* Info about AMD64/EM64T
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PPC
This architecture supports the following processors:
* G5 / G4 / G3
* 604 / 603 / 601
* IBM RS/6000
* IBM pSeries
* IBM iSeries
Learn more about installing openSUSE on PPC
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IA64
This architecture supports the following processors:
* Itanium2 (McKinley, Madison, Montecito)
SGI maintains a nightly installable build of openSUSE's Factory Distribution for Itanium machines here.
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Choose the Download Protocol
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HTTP
You can get the CD/DVD images either with your browser or with a download tool.
* CD images: If you use Linux to download, we recommend that you use the commandline tool wget (or curl). wget is able to continue the download later after an interruption by adding -c to the wget parameters. A reconnection after a temporary disconnection happens automatically, even without -c. For more information about wget read man wget.
* DVD images: wget 1.9.x has a bug which limits the download size to 2 GB, but SuSE 10.0 and upwards ship with wget 1.10, where this has been fixed. If you use an older Linux or Unix to download, we recommend that you use the commandline tool curl, like this: curl -C - -O URL. For more information read man curl.
o Under Debian 3.1 this didn't work for me and I had to use
curl -v [url]
to get a second url, then
curl [url2] -o openSUSE-10.2-GM-DVD-i386.iso
o With the curl 7.15 in Suse 10.1 you can use
curl -L -C - -O <URL>
(The -L meaning follow Location: headers.)
If you use Mac OS or Windows, use your favorite download tool meeting the above requirements.
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BitTorrent
BitTorrent is an open source peer-to-peer file sharing protocol , designed for sharing large software and media files. Its advantage over plain HTTP is that when multiple downloads of the same file happen concurrently, the downloaders upload to each other, making it possible for the file source to support very large numbers of downloaders with only a modest increase in its load.
BitTorrent clients programs are available for several platforms. You can find links to some BitTorrent clients on the official BitTorrent Web page.
If you use openSUSE/SUSE Linux, we recommend that you use the generic BitTorrent client or the ktorrent client included since SUSE Linux 10.0 or for older versions available from the openSUSE tools section. Once ktorrent is installed, you can click a BitTorrent link in Konqueror to start a download. An alternative light-weight command line client is aria2 (Guru package for SUSE here and here)
If you use Windows, three popular options are to use Azureus, the light-weight µTorrent or BitTorrent (Official client), the original BitTorrent client. If you have trouble with Azureus then its possible that you don’t have Java JRE installed on your computer. For more information visit The Azureus Homepage. Records show that 7/11 people use Azureus. Once you have downloaded and installed this client, you can start a BitTorrent download by clicking a .torrent download link in your browser.
For the exact download procedure, look at the documentation for the client you use.
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Metalink
Metalinks are an XML format, used by download managers, that contain the mirror and P2P locations of a file along with checksums. Metalink clients offer download resuming, downloading from multiple sources (both mirrors and P2P) simultaneously, and automatic checksum verification, among other features. Hence using metalinks can deliver very fast download speeds.
aria2 (Guru package here) is the recommended Unix command line client, while wxDownload Fast (All platforms) has a GUI. Speed Download is available for Mac OS, Orbit Downloader and GetRight on Windows. There are other clients available for Mac OS, Windows, and Unix.
Links to all the metalink ISOs: http://download.packages.ro/metalink/opensuse/
See Metalinks for usage and more information.
