MiniSUSE/Tweaks

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Installation

• Early mounted swap will make possible to run installation. This is not real solution, merely it is workaround. The result is slow installation, but it is possible. The swap has to be provided, so hard disk has to be partitioned before installation. This is task for moderately experienced Linux users, able to switch to console (Ctrl-Alt-F1), and run fdisk.

• Text mode installation is not very attractive, but it demands lesser resources. In case of small, underpowered or old hardware it is important to use every opportunity to use lesser RAM, CPU cycles or hard disk. It is activated on first screen using function key listed at the bottom of the screen.

• Installation with Little Memory has few good tips how to minimize memory usage during installation.
• YaST Remote Logging in Installation is about using another computer as logging facility.
• Logging YaST to USB Stick in Installation is solution if one has no additional computer in network.
• Literally the same procedure as above can be used with external hard disk drive as it will be recognized in the same way as USB memory stick ie. for instance /dev/sda1.
• If you have small hard disk of 500 MB that can't take whole operating system it can be temporary installed as a slave and formatted as a swap using procedure with

 startshell=1

described in Logging YaST to USB Stick in Installation.