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Services
Services are basically sources that provide software packages and information about
these packages. Each service can offer one or more catalogs.
The Service tab lists all services available together with type and status information (if
you cannot see the latter two, adjust the window size). Use Remove Service or Add
Service to add or remove services. The following service types are available:
YUM
An HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP server using the RPM-MD format for the package data.
ZYPP
ZYPP services are the YaST installation sources added with Software > Installation
Source in YaST. Use the Software Updater or YaST to add installation sources.
The source you initially installed from (DVD or CD-ROM in most cases) is precon-
figured. If you change or delete this source, replace it with another valid installation
source (ZYPP service), or you will not be able to install new software.
NOTE
The terms YaST installation source, YaST package repository, and ZYPP
service are the same name for a source from which you can install software.
Mount
With Mount, you embed a directory mounted on your machine. This is useful if,
for example, you are in a network that regularly mirrors the Novell YUM server
and exports its content to the local network. To add the directory, provide the full
path to the directory in Service URI.
NU
NU stands for Novell Update. Novell provides updates for SUSE Linux Enterprise
exclusively as NU service. If you configured update during installation, the official
Novell NU server is already present in the list.
If you skipped the update configuration during installation, run the
suse_register command in a terminal or click Software > Product Registration
in YaST as root. The Novell Update server is automatically added to the Software
Updater.
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