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Guest Operating System Installation Guide
SuSE Linux 8.0
Support
This guest operating system is supported on the following VMware products:
• VMware Workstation 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.5, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2
• VMware GSX Server 3.0, 3.1
• VMware VirtualCenter 1.1
General Installation Notes
Be sure to read General Guidelines for All VMware Products on page 13 as well as this
guide to installing your specific guest operating system.
The easiest method of installing SuSE Linux 8.0 in a virtual machine is to use the
standard SuSE distribution CDs. The notes below describe an installation using the
standard distribution CD; however, installing SuSE Linux 8.0 via the boot floppy/
network method is supported as well. If your VMware product supports it, you may
also install from a PXE server.
Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created and
configured a new virtual machine.
Note: During the SuSE Linux 8.0 installation, do not install an X server. To get an
accelerated SVGA X server running inside the virtual machine, install the VMware
Tools package immediately after installing SuSE Linux 8.0.
Installation Steps
1. Insert the SuSE Linux 8.0 installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Power on the virtual machine to start installing SuSE Linux 8.0.
3. Follow the installation steps as you would for a physical machine until you get to
the selection screens described in the next steps.
4. Install using the text mode installer.
5. When prompted, do not install an X server. In the Configure Monitor screen,
choose No X11. The installer asks you to confirm. Click Continue and finish the
installation.
This completes basic installation of the SuSE Linux 8.0 guest operating system.
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