SDB:Network installation
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Installing from Internet
Using NET iso image you can create bootable CD or USB memory stick. You can find them at http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/ or http://software.opensuse.org . Below are direct links:
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Boot screenWhen you boot from your NET CD, you will be presented with this list.
Network configuration |
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AutomaticBy default, Network configuration is done automatic trough DHCP. This is appropriate for most users. In some case you might need:
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ManualIn this screen you can set the following options:
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Proxy configurationIn some cases it is needed to configure a proxy. You can do so in this screen. Contact your network administrator for details. User and password are usually not necessary.
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When everything is set up correctly, you can start the installation. The installation retrieves the installation data from the fastest mirror for you. It then proceeds as described in DVD installation, step 1 with the exception of the network configuration step needed prior to adding additional repositories. This step is not needed as the network is already configured and active at this point.
Installing from another local network sources
- Boot the system and wait for the boot screen to appear.
- Press
[F2]to choose the language and your keyboard layout. - Press
[F3]to choose the screen resolution. - Press
[F4]and select the desired network protocol (SLP, FTP, HTTP, NFS and SMB/CIFS are supported). - Provide the server's address and the path to the installation media:
- Select Installation from the main boot menu and
[Enter]enter to continue. - The installation program automatically configures the network connection with DHCP. If this configuration fails, you are prompted to enter the appropriate parameters manually.
- The installation retrieves the installation data from the source specified.
- The installation then proceeds as described in the step-by-step installation guide with the exception of the network configuration step needed prior to adding additional repositories. This step is not needed as the network is already configured and active at this point.
Media free network installation
No reliable CD/DVD writer around? Out of CDs or just too lazy to download and burn the whole installation image?
There is a quick way with only one important limitation, use it only to add another installation to your computer. If network installation is interrupted for any possible reason, you need your current system to restart installation.
The idea is to boot the system using kernel and initd images published on the Internet or in your network repository. Below is the example with 15.0 repositories of openSUSE.
You have to be root user for this.
Get the kernel and initrd images
mkdir /boot/install cd /boot/install wget http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/repo/oss/boot/$(uname -i)/loader/linux wget http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/repo/oss/boot/$(uname -i)/loader/initrd
No need to replace $(uname -i) as the command shell will replace it with your current architecture.
This, however, requires some knowledge of GRUB configuration file /boot/grub/menu.lst format. If not sure, just add this at the end, so it will appear as the last item on the GRUB boot screen.
title install
root (sdX,Y) # change this (sdX,Y)
kernel /boot/install/oS-15.0.vmlinuz.install install=http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/openSUSE-stable/repo/oss/
initrd /boot/install/oS-15.0.initrd.install
Change (sdX,Y) to whatever your setup requires, e.g. to partition that is used in the previous entries to download installation files.
Edit /boot/grub2/custom.cfg
This does require some knowledge of the GRUB2 configuration file /boot/grub2/custom.cfg format. If it doesn't already exist, create it using the following template:
menuentry "Rescue openSUSE 15.0 via HTTP" {
search --no-floppy --label --set=root rootpartitionlabel
linuxefi /os150/linux showopts install=http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.0/repo/oss rescue=1
initrdefi /os150/initrd
}
Change rootpartitionlabel to whatever your root partition label actually is. The blkid command can be used to find out what it is if you don't remember it. You'll also need to substitute the actual location where you placed linux and initrd for each /os150/ in the template. Rescue after menuentry is descriptive text that can be anything you like, while rescue=1 on the linux line is only necessary if you wish to start a rescue boot. Omit it for a normal or upgrade installation. If you append upgrade=1 to the linux line, then an upgrade installation will be started, which omits most of the questions asked during a normal installation.
Start installation
There are two ways to start installation:
- Reboot computer and choose your custom option on the grub boot screen. This works only if you edited GRUB as explained above.
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- Use the kernel's bootloader emulation 'kexec' and skip the hardware reboot. Make sure that package named kexec-tools is installed. Then:
kexec -l /boot/install/oS-15.0.vmlinuz.install --initrd=/boot/install/oS-15.0.initrd.install kexec -e
First command will load installation kernel and initrd in a memory, and second will start new kernel.
Moment after 'kexec -e' you will see a boot message of the installation kernel.
See also
- Installation help
- Remote installation : how-to install openSUSE on a remote host
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