SuSE beginner's Guide (install various software/Drivers/start xgl ......)

Title: SuSE beginner's Guide (install various software/Drivers/start xgl ......)
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Step 1

What is opensuse?

Opensuse is a Linux release that is easy to use. At the same time, projects and communities dedicated to developing and perfecting the operating system are also called opensuse.

What is the relationship between opensuse and SuSE Linux?

The original name of opensuse is SuSE Linux, and the name of SuSE Linux after Version 10.2 is opensuse.

What is the relationship between the opensuse project and Novell?

The opensuse project is sponsored by Novell. The opensuse operating system and related open-source programs will be used by Novell as the basis for Novell Enterprise Edition Linux (such as sles and sled.

What is the difference between opensuse and other Linux systems provided by Novell (such as SLED 10 )?

Opensuse can be downloaded and used for free. The opensuse Community provides upgrade services and software.

Novell improved and optimized opensuse to create and support stable Enterprise Linux, such as SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop/Server 10. Enterprise Linux is a product that provides free trial, but for long-term use, you need to purchase service support and upgrade from Novell.

Where can I view opensuse?

User appreciation: http://www.lynucs.org /? SuSE

SuSE Linux 10.1: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/sl....1+screenshots

SuSE Enterprise Linux Desktop 10 (SLED 10): http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/sl...10+screenshots

Where can I download opensuse?

Latest official version 10.1: ftp://ftp.opensuse.org.cn/pub/opensu...ution/SL-10.1/

How does one automatically install some additional software?

For CD installation, you need an add-on image, which can be downloaded in the non-OSS directory, including the founder font, Adobe Reader, Real Player, and other non-open source software. The Chinese environment must be installed. This step is not required for DVD installation.

1. Install with the system:

After you confirm the license agreement dialog box when installing the system, there are two installation options: new installation and update. There is also a box option-including additional products in individual media. Check the box, select Add-on CD, take CD1 as prompted, add-on, click Continue, and follow the prompts to install.

2. Add-on CD:

YaST-additional product-add-select CD or ISO image on hard disk as needed. If you select CD to insert add-on CD. Follow the prompts to select the part to be installed.

More help and support for opensuse

Linuxsir SuSE Forum: http://www.linuxsir.org/bbs/forumdisplay.php? F = 41

Chinese wiki: http://www.opensuse.org.cn

Official IRC channel: irc.freenode.net (server) # opensuse (Channel)

Software library

How to add other software libraries?

Open YaST. In Kde, choose K> system> YaST> install source. In gnome, choose system> YaST> install source. Click "add...", select the protocol type, enter relevant information, and click OK.

Example: SuSE 10.1 add Packman source, source URL is http://packman.iu-brenem.de/suse/10.1

Update opensuse

How to manually update opensuse

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

You can obtain the latest software version by installing the source. First, add the installation source, YaST-> system update.

We do not recommend that you upgrade the system components on your own.

Add other applications

How to install the j2se Runtime Environment (JRE) and the corresponding Mozilla Firefox plug-in?

See add installation Source

Add add-on CD or suse dvd to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and check for java-1_5_0-sun and java-1_5_0-sun-plugin.

For more information about Java, see Java.

How to install the Flash Player (Macromedia Flash) and the corresponding Mozilla Firefox plug-in?

See add installation Source

Add add-on CD or suse dvd to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select flash-player

How to install the PDF Reader (Adobe Reader) and the corresponding Mozilla Firefox plug-in?

See add installation Source

Add add-on CD or suse dvd to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and check whether read

How do I install a web browser (opera )?

See add installation Source

Add add-on CD or suse dvd to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select Opera

Set Opera:

Edit the startup script file of your opera with the root permission. Generally, add the following content at the beginning of/usr/bin/Opera:
Export qt_im_module = xim # enable scim to input Chinese Characters
Export lc_all = zh_cn # enable opera to display Chinese characters in the selected font

Save. In addition, tools-preferences-advanced-fonts-International fonts select the same Chinese font in Chinese Simplified, CJK symbols and punctuation, and click OK.

Note: If the RPM package is used for installation, repeat these steps after you upgrade opera.

How to install the Download Manager (downloader for X )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add the Guru source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select d4x

How to install the FTP client (gftp )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select gftp

How to install the P2P BT client (Azureus )?

See install Java

Http://azureus.sourceforge.net/download.php download the latest version of Azureus for your architecture.

Right-click and decompress the package to open the terminal in the new directory.
./Azureus

How to install the P2P eMule client (amule )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add Packman source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select amule

How to install the instant messaging software (Skype )?

Http://download.skype.com/linux/skyp...-suse.i586.rpm download SuSE dedicated Skype package.
Rpm-UHV skype-1.2.0.18-suse.i586.rpm

How to install multimedia codecs (Decoding/encoder )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add Packman and Suse to install the disk source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and check w32codec-all, libxine1, FFMPEG, lame, faac, libmp 4v2 mad, m1_tools, openh323, libmusepack, libmpcdec.

How do I install the DVD playback function?

32-bit

Download http://download.videolan.org/pub/lib...2.9-1.i386.rpm

Rpm-UHV libdvdcss2-1.2.9-1.i386.rpm

64-bit

Download http://download.videolan.org/pub/lib...s-1.2.9.tar.gz

Right-click and unzip

See software compilation

How do I install a multimedia player (xine-UI )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select xine-UI

How to install the multimedia player (mplayer) and the corresponding Mozilla Firefox plug-in?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add Packman source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select w32codec-all, libxine1, mplayer, mplayerplug-in.

How to install multimedia player (xmms )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select xmms

How do I install a multimedia player (RealPlayer )?

See add installation Source

Add add-on CD or suse dvd to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select RealPlayer

How to install the ID3 tag Editor (easytag )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add Packman source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select easytag

How to install the image editor (kino )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add Packman source or SUSE installation disk.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select kino

How to install the Sound Editor (audacity )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add Packman source or SUSE installation disk.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select audacity

How do I install DVD Ripper (DVDRip )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add Packman source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select video-DVDRip

How to install CD ripper (sound-Juicer )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select sound-Juicer

How to install the email client (Mozilla Thunderbird )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select mozillathunderbird

How to install a news reader (PAN )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select pan

How to install the webpage editing software (nvu )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add Packman source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select nvu

How to install the project management application (planner )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select a planner

How to install the finance application (gnucash )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select gnucash

How do I install the desktop publishing application (scribus )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add the Guru source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select scribus

How to install the chart Editor (DIA )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and check Dia

How to install the CHM File Viewer (kchmviewer )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select kchmviewer

How to install CD/DVD recorder (gnomebaker )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add the Guru source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select gnomebaker

How to install CD/DVD recording software (k3b )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select k3b

How to install the network traffic analyzer (Ethereal )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select Ethereal

How do I install other fonts?

KDE:
Kdesu kcontrol

System Management-> font installer-> Add font ..

Gnome:

Copy the font file to the. fonts directory of the current user. command line:
CP font path and file name ~ /. Fonts

How do I install desktop applets (gdesklets )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add the Guru source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select gdesklets

How to install the integrated development environment (anjuta )?

See add installation Source

Add the SuSE installation disk to the source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select anjuta

How to install the 3D modeling tool (blender 3d )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add the Guru source or SUSE installation disk.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select Blender

How to install the virtual tianyao (stellarium )?

See add installation Source

See the installation source list

Add the Guru source.

YaST-> software management-> Search and select stellarium

User Management

How do I set/change the password of the root user?
Sudo passwd Root

In terminal mode, how does one switch to the root identity?
Su

<Enter the password as prompted>

How do I add/edit/remove a user account?

YaST-> security and user-> User Management

How do I add/edit/remove a system group?

YaST-> security and user-> Group Management

How do I set/cancel the graphic interface for Automatic Logon?

YaST-> security and user-> User Management

Select the user to be automatically logged on, expert options-> Logon Settings

Hardware

How to install the graphics card driver (NVIDIA )?

YaST-> software management. Check whether GCC, kernel-source, and make are installed.

Http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html download is the driver that fits your system architecture.

Open the terminal, and do not enter parentheses or characters
Init 3
Sh NVIDIA-Linux-... Run (the file downloaded)-Q
Sax2-r-m 0 = NVIDIA (0 is a number, not a letter)

Set to enable 3D acceleration and restart the computer. For more information, see the NVIDIA driver tutorial.

How do I cancel NVIDIA logo display at startup?

Edit/etc/X11/Xorg. conf

Add a line in section "device"

Option "nologo"

How to install the graphics card driver (ATI )?

YaST-> software management. Check whether GCC, kernel-source, and make are installed.

Http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html download corresponds to your system architecture driver.

Open the terminal, and do not enter brackets and content:
Chmod 755 ati-driver-installer-8.xx.xx-... Run (that is, the downloaded run file name)
./Ati-driver-installer-8.xx.xx-x86.run -- buildpkg SuSE/version-Architecture (for example, 32-bit SuSE 10.1 here is SuSE/SUSE101-IA32, 64-bit SuSE 10.1 is SuSE/SUSE101-AMD64, an RPM file will be generated after this step)
Su
Rpm-UHV fglrx-... RPM (previously generated RPM file)
Init 3
Sax2-r-m 0 = fglrx

The restart takes effect. For more information, see the ATI driver tutorial.

How do I list hard disk partition tables?

Terminal:
Su
Fdisk-l

KDE:

K menu-> system-> Monitoring Program-> Partition

How do I list the Usage Status of the file system space on a hard disk?

Terminal:
DF-t-h

KDE:

K menu-> system-> Monitoring Program-> storage device

How do I list mounted devices?

Terminal:
Mount

How do I list system PCI devices?

Terminal:
Lspci

KDE:

K menu-> system-> Monitoring Program-> PCI

How do I list USB devices?

Terminal:
Lsusb

KDE:

K menu-> system-> Monitoring Program-> USB device

How can I re-mount/etc/fstab without restarting?

Terminal:
Su
Mount-

CD/DVD burning

How do I obtain the MD5 verification code of an ISO image?
Md5sum file name. ISO

How do I create an MD5 verification file?
Md5sum file name. ISO> file name. ISO. MD5

How do I check the MD5 checksum of a file?

Assume that the file name is file, and the file is in the same directory as the corresponding MD5 verification file. MD5.
Md5sum-C file. MD5

How do I create an image (ISO) file from a CD/DVD?

Assume that the CD/DVD-ROM location is/dev/CDROM
Su
Umount/dev/CDROM
Dd If =/dev/CDROM of = file. iso bs = 1024.

How do I burn an image (ISO) file to a CD/DVD?

KDE:

YaST-> software management, confirm that k3b is installed

In the Konqueror File Manager, right-click the ISO file icon and choose action> Use k3b to burn the CD image ..

Gnome:

YaST-> software management, confirm that Nautilus-Cd-burner is installed

In the Nautilus File Manager, right-click the ISO file icon-> write a disc...-> write

How can I mount/detach an image (ISO) file without burning it?

When you want to mount an image file (ISO)
Su
Mkdir/Media/ISO
Mount file name. ISO/Media/ISO/-o loop

When you want to uninstall an image file (ISO)
Su
Umount/Media/ISO/

Network

How to activate/disable a network connection?

Right-click the Network Manager icon in the lower-right corner, and select option-> switch to offline mode.

How to configure LAN broadband access?

YaST-> network device-> NIC-> use the NetworkManager method-> select NIC-> Edit

Select Automatic address settings for Automatically Obtaining IP addresses.

Set static IP addresses manually:

Static IP address ----------- enter the IP address and subnet mask assigned to you by the service provider

Host and nameserver ----- name server enter the DNS server IP address, and leave it blank on the right

Route Selection ----------------- enter the gateway IP address in the default gateway

How to configure ADSL access?

YaST-> network device-> DSL-> Add-> PPP mode (M)-> PPP over Ethernet, select manual for device activation, and select user control ", next step.

Internet Service Provider: click "New (w)". Enter the provider name as needed. Enter the user name and password in the ADSL user name and password. Next, click "Next.

Do not change. Next, complete.

Terminal Input
Su
IFUP dsl0

KDE allows you to install kinternet. After setting this parameter, you can right-click the icon in the lower right corner and select "dial in" to access the Internet.

How do I browse other computers in the lan?

Open your browser and enter:
SMB: // [Peer IP address]

Remote Desktop

How to connect to a remote opensuse computer?

Configure the VNC host to wait for connection to the accessed computer. The settings are as follows:

YaST-> network service-> Remote Management-> Allow Remote Management and open the firewall port. Follow the prompts.

Run vncserver on the terminal and configure the logon password. You can configure a VNC host in krfb.

Remote Computer connection through VNC:
Vncviewer [Peer IP address]: 5901

KDE can connect to VNC:/[Peer IP address]: 5901 in krdc