Configure Suse to Use Internet Repositories Instead of CD/DVD
If you've installed Suse using the CD/DVD installation, the default setting is for software installations to load from the cdrom instead of off the internet repositories. Since I'm always connected directly to the internet, I'd much prefer to download and install from the net.
To start off, you need to launch YaST. You can use the menu, or you can type in the following into an Alt+F2 prompt:
kdesu /sbin/yast2
Click Software, and then Installation Source.
You should see a list of the software sources, with the cd/dvd line at the top.
To enable or disable one of the sources, just click the Source Settings drop-down button, and then click Enable or Disable.
You should disable the cdrom line, and enable the other two.
The Geek is the founder of How-To Geek and a geek enthusiast. When he's not coming up with great how-to articles, he's probably writing at his personal blog. This article was written on 01/28/07 and tagged with: Suse Linux
