To create a boot partition, do the following:
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view and select the drive (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system. Then, click Add.
b. In the New Partition Type window, select Primary Partition and click Next.
c. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size.
d. Type the amount of space in the Custom Size field and then click Next.
e. In the Formatting Options area, select Ex3 from the File System drop-down list box.
f. In the Mounting partition area, select /boot from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click Finish.
• Manually create a swap partition
To create a swap partition, do the following:
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view and select the drive (for
example, sda) for installing the operating system. Then, click Add.
b. In the New Partition Type, select Primary Partition.
c. In the New Partition Size window, select Custom Size.
d. Type the amount of space in the Custom Size field and then click Next.
e. In the Formatting Options area, select Swap from the File system drop-down list box.
f. In the Mount partition area, select Swap from the Mount Point drop-down list box.
g. Click Finish.
Go to the Expert Partitioner window, verify that the created root partition, boot partition, or swap
partition is correct and click Accept.
9. In the Installation Settings window, click Software to select your desired software programs, and then
click OK. If the YaST window is displayed, click Accept.
10. Click Install to install the software programs that you have selected.
Notes:
• If a Warning window is displayed, select an option you desire. The following steps are based on the
scenario that Ignore this conflict of ... is selected. Do the following:
a. Click OK-TryAgain.
b. In the YaST window, click Accept.
c. In the Installation Settings window, click Install to begin the installation.
• If the YaST2 window is displayed, click Install to begin the installation.
11. If the Confirm Installation window is displayed, click Install. When the installation process is completed,
the server restarts automatically.
12. The setup process continues after the server restarts. Set the root user password and then select Next.
When the YaST2 window is displayed, click Yes.
Note: The password must contain at least six characters and consist of upper case letters, lower case
letters, and numbers.
13. Set your host name and domain name in the Hostname and Domain Name window. Then, click Next.
14. In the Network Configuration window, configure your network and then click Next.
15. If the Test Internet Connection window is displayed, you can choose to test the Internet connection or
skip the test. Then click Next.
16. In the Network Services Configuration window, click Next.
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