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How to install suse 8.2 from
Name: joneswoods1 Date: July 31, 2003 at 23:38:51 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: athlon xp 2400
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I need help. How do I install suse 8.2 from the ftp site . I have a bootdisk CD. Thank you
Name: fred Date: August 1, 2003 at 02:35:41 Pacific
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you need to buy the installer named YAST/ it is not downloadable.
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Response Number 2
Name: 3Dave Date: August 4, 2003 at 04:11:03 Pacific
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Have you read the installation guide on their website? You can get to it from http://www.suse.de/en/private/download/suse_linux/index.html
Not sure about "paying for YAST" as it comes with SuSE anyway (together with YAST2 these days). You shouldn't need to download it separately, but if you do want to you CAN download it, eg from here: ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/current/yast2-2.7.30-38.i586.rpm
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