Install SUSE Linux on netbooks
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Revision as of 17:10, 28 October 2012 by imported>ThorstenStaerk (→Steps)
Installing SUSE Linux on netbooks is hard because
- netbooks tend to have the 32bit instruction set
- netbooks tend to have less RAM
- netbooks tend to not have a DVD drive
Approaches
- using unetbootin to install SUSE Linux onto a USB drive does not work
- creating a USB disk from a SUSE Linux installation is tedious
- dumping the install media to a USB stick works and is described below
Steps
- download the 32bit install DVD from http://software.opensuse.org
- the media size will be about 4.7 GB
- use a 8 GB USB stick or bigger, attach it to your computer
- in this example we assume it is attached as /dev/sdx
- dump the install media to the USB stick
dd if=suse12.1-32bit.iso of=/dev/sdx
- boot from the USB stick and you will find an installation routine just as if you had booted from DVD
