1 Installation Quick Start
Use the following procedures to install a new version of openSUSE® 12.2. This doc-
ument gives a quick overview on how to run through a default installation of open-
SUSE.
1.1 Welcome to openSUSE
For more detailed installation instructions and deployment strategies, see the
openSUSE documentation at http://doc.opensuse.org/.
1.2 System Requirements
• Pentium* III 500 MHz or higher processor (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or higher or any
AMD64 or Intel* EM64T processor recommended)
• 512 MB physical RAM (1 GB recommended)
• 3 GB available disk space (more recommended)
• 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 or higher recommended)
1.3 Installing openSUSE
Use these instructions if there is no existing Linux system on your machine, or if you
want to replace an existing Linux system.
1 Insert the openSUSE DVD into the drive, then reboot the computer to start
the installation program.
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