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OpenSuse 10.2 Network install in 6 easy steps.

Step 1
Download and burn the mini CD iso from the opensuse.org website. I found it here. This is the 10.3 miniboot.

The 10.2 miniboot can now be found here.

Step 2
Boot off or your newly burnt mini CD.

Step 3
Once at the screen where you can choose “Installation”, press the F4 key and choose HTTP.

Step4
Now, when prompted for the server place the following in that field suse.mirrors.tds.net
Now, when prompted for the directory, place the following in that field /pub/opensuse/distribution/10.2/repo/oss/

Step5
Now, choose installation and your off and running!

Step6
Wait……… installing over the internet isn’t the fastest thing in the world, but it works pretty well.

Note, that this doesn’t take into account anything like proxy servers, or nfs mounts, or anything like that. These 5 steps assuming you have a direct connection to the internet.

Updated: I changed the link to point to the 10.3 miniboot CD. It should work for 10.2 as well. (But I have not confirmed this).

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4 Responses to “OpenSuse 10.2 Network install in 6 easy steps.”

  1. Maan says:
    August 20, 2007 at 10:45 am

    about time someone wrote these, thanks mark

  2. Deb says:
    October 22, 2007 at 1:13 am

    Thank you SO much.
    Finally someone has written it simply AND correctly!

  3. Baylink says:
    February 14, 2008 at 10:00 pm

    Almost correctly. For logistical reasons tonight, I want to install 10.2 on a machine without a DVD, which won’t boot an USB DVD, and I have the 10.2 DVD here.

    So I need the miniboot iso, and it doesn’t seem to be available from the SuSE wiki anymore.

    Your link to it, alas, is also broken and may, in addition, be stale (I typed all of this while waiting for the download to start :-).

  4. mabatche says:
    February 15, 2008 at 10:44 am

    Baylink,

    Your right. Thanks for pointing that out. (been a while since I checked this one). I updated the link to point to the 10.3 miniboot CD. This should work for 10.2 as well. (although to be honest I have not confirmed this). I also just added a link back to the 10.2 CD.. im not sure why they moved it.

    Mark.

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