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Teegedeck · 25th November 2007, 12:02

For a novice user, I'd recommend the minimal install of openSUSE because this one lets you still use its configuration-tool YaST in text-mode, which means you don't have to rely on the command line in order to set everyting up, start and stop services etc.

When openSUSE's installation routine comes to the choose-your-desktop dialog select 'Other' instead of KDE or GNOME and then select minimal install. After installation has completed, type 'YaST2' into the command prompt and configure your server.

If the machine has very little memory you can run the openSUSE installer itself in text-mode: At the boot-up screen hit F3 ("screen resolution") and choose 'text-mode'. [edit: 512 MB RAM are more than enough for graphical setup. My Notebook with 256 MB RAM runs a full-blown openSUSE GNOME desktop.]

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Teegedeck Moderator, Ex(viD)-Mascot Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 2,564	For a novice user, I'd recommend the minimal install of openSUSE because this one lets you still use its configuration-tool YaST in text-mode, which means you don't have to rely on the command line in order to set everyting up, start and stop services etc. When openSUSE's installation routine comes to the choose-your-desktop dialog select 'Other' instead of KDE or GNOME and then select minimal install. After installation has completed, type 'YaST2' into the command prompt and configure your server. If the machine has very little memory you can run the openSUSE installer itself in text-mode: At the boot-up screen hit F3 ("screen resolution") and choose 'text-mode'. [edit: 512 MB RAM are more than enough for graphical setup. My Notebook with 256 MB RAM runs a full-blown openSUSE GNOME desktop.] __________________ It's a man's life in Doom9's 52nd MPEG division. "The cat sat on the mat." ATM I'm thoroughly enjoying the Banshee - a fantastic music player/ripper for Linux. Give it a whirl! Last edited by Teegedeck; 25th November 2007 at 12:06.