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  1. 01-28-2007 #1
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    Hi All;
    I'm going to install suse10.2 I entered suse open site and downloaded 5 CDs from there but there are many other things to download other than the 5 CDs like Addon-NonOSS-CD1,Addon-Lang-CD2,Start-CD-Image4,MD5SUMS,Installation Repository
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    should I download any of these and also if I had a new hard 80G what are the sizes of partions you recommend for installing suse linux , windows xp and may be later I'll install redhat
    Thanks in advance
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    Quote Originally Posted by hesham emad
    Hi All;
    I'm going to install suse10.2 I entered suse open site and downloaded 5 CDs from there but there are many other things to download other than the 5 CDs like Addon-NonOSS-CD1,Addon-Lang-CD2,Start-CD-Image4,MD5SUMS,Installation Repository
    Addon-NonOSS-Installation Repository
    Sources Sources
    Addon-NonOSS-Sourc
    All you need is the 5 CDs but the Addon-NonOSS-CD1 is usfull this is the non open source stuff.

    Addon-Lang-CD2 only if you have some special languge support requirments

    Start-CD-Image4 have no idea but you do not need it

    MD5SUMS check sums to check the integrety of the download adn the ISO burn. usefull

    Installation Repository - got no idea don't need it

    Addon-NonOSS-Installation Repository again no idea you don't need it

    Addon-NonOSS-Source don't need it unless you are goint to do some serious programming

    Quote Originally Posted by hesham emad
    should I download any of these and also if I had a new hard 80G what are the sizes of partions you recommend for installing suse linux , windows xp and may be later I'll install redhat
    Thanks in advance
    Really depends on what you are going to do what data you plan to store etc.

    1 Install XP first!! size partition to about 30 gig as small as 8 gig Note leave other space blank ie don't partition leave free space!!!!

    2 Install suse tell it to use the free space but you will want to customize the resulting partitions.
    a) swap - twice the amount of memory you have installed
    b) / (root) - min 10 gig idealy 20 gig+
    c) home - depends on what and how much you plan to store.
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    hesham emad
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    Thanks man
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    Two notes: You dont really need a swap partition larger than 1GB.

    Second, the installation repositories are for after installation. You can put those into Yast so instead of putting in the CD's each time to install something, it will download the appropriate packages.
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