Discussão:FAQ

Midia de Instalação

Posso fazer download de uma versão livre do SUSE Linux?: Yes, it is called the Evaluation 'Eval' version. It is not time restricted and for most home users is a better choice than the open source only edition, which does not include any proprietary packages. Still confused? Maybe this table can explain how each component fits together:

Distribuição	Estado	Versão actual	Ediçaõ	Suporte de instalação	Suporte	Como obter
openSUSE 11.0	Lançado	Final	Retail	Incluído	1 DVD-9¹ Manual Impresso	Comprar
			Descarregar	Comprar or Comunidade	DVD Instalação por Internet	Descarregar
			Live²	Communidade	CDs (KDE e GNOME)	Descarregar
openSUSE 11.1	Desenvolvimento	Alpha 1	Descarregar	Comunidade	Live-CDs Instalável DVD	Descarregar
openSUSE Factory	Desenvolvimento	N/A³	Descarregar	Comunidade	Instalação por Internet	Descarregar

¹O DVD de retalho é um DVD de dupla-camada que contem mais pacotes do que o DVD que se pode descarregar.
²Os CDs Live incluem uma opção para instalar.
> ³O openSUSE Factory é o constante desenvolvimento. Não tem nenhuma versão.

It would be useful to have DVD images. Is there a way to create a DVD image using the CD images?: DVD images will be available for the final version. For alpha and beta versions, only CD images are offered.; The online tutorial and a script to make DVD images is at Making a DVD from CDs.

Do I need all install CDs? Which CDs are needed for basic installation? Is CD1 sufficient for basic installation?: If you are downloading the official released CDs, you need all five. As an alternative, there is a 1 CD install made available shortly after each release.

Is there any way to install SUSE without a CD or DVD?: Yes, refer to Installation without CD or DVD.

What are the differences between SUSE 10.0 OSS and the SUSE Eval 10.0?: SUSE 10.0 OSS contains only open source software. The SUSE Eval version contains some non-OSS packages like Adobe Reader, Macromedia Flash, Sun Java, Mainactor (demo).

What are the differences between 'Eval' and Retail?: The retail package contains more software packages than the Eval and is delivered as a dual-layer DVD. Both i386 and x86-64 packages are available.

Is the 'Eval' version limited?: No, the 'Eval' version is not limited. You can do anything you want with it and it will not expire after some time.