Chapter 10: Running SUSE and openSUSE Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Understanding SUSE and openSUSE ......................................................................328
What's in SUSE........................................................................................................329
Installation and Configuration with YaST ................................................................330
RPM Package Management ......................................................................................332
Automated Software Updates ..................................................................................334
Managing Software with zypper ..............................................................................334
Getting Support for SUSE and openSUSE ................................................................334
Installing openSUSE ................................................................................................335
Before You Begin......................................................................................................335
Starting Installation ................................................................................................336
Installation Settings........................................................................................337
Configuration Settings ..................................................................................339
Starting with openSUSE ..........................................................................................341
Summary ................................................................................................................341
Chapter 11: Running KNOPPIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
KNOPPIX Features ..................................................................................................343
Understanding KNOPPIX ........................................................................................344
KNOPPIX News ......................................................................................................344
Looking Inside KNOPPIX........................................................................................344
What's Cool About KNOPPIX ..................................................................................346
Examining Challenges with KNOPPIX ....................................................................347
Seeing Where KNOPPIX Comes From ....................................................................348
Exploring Uses for KNOPPIX ..................................................................................349
Starting KNOPPIX ..................................................................................................350
Getting a Computer ................................................................................................350
Booting KNOPPIX ..................................................................................................351
Correcting Boot Problems........................................................................................351
Customizing KNOPPIX..................................................................................354
Special Features and Workarounds ................................................................355
Using KNOPPIX ......................................................................................................356
Getting on the Network ..........................................................................................357
Installing Software in KNOPPIX ..............................................................................358
Saving Files in KNOPPIX ........................................................................................359
Writing to Hard Disk ....................................................................................359
Creating a Persistent Home Directory ............................................................360
Keeping Your KNOPPIX Configuration....................................................................361
Restarting KNOPPIX................................................................................................362
Summary ................................................................................................................363
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