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Planning for SUSE Linux
Enterprise Desktop
This chapter is addressed mainly to corporate system administrators who face the task
of having to deploy SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop at their site. Rolling out SUSE
Linux Enterprise Desktop to an entire site should involve careful planning and consid-
eration of the following questions:
For which purpose will the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop workstations be used?
Determine the purpose for which SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop should be used
and make sure that hardware and software able to match these requirements are
used. Consider testing your setup on a single machine before rolling it out to the
entire site.
How many workstations should be installed?
Determine the scope of your deployment of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. De-
pending on the number of installation planned, consider different approaches to
the installation or even a mass installation using SUSE Linux Enterprises unique
AutoYaST technology. For more information about this subject, refer to
Deployment Strategies
How do you get software updates for your deployment?
All patches provided by Novell for your product are available for download to
registered users. Register and find the patch support database at
.novell.com/suselinuxportal.
Do you need help for your local deployment?
Novell provides training, support, and consulting for all topics around SUSE Linux
Enterprise Desktop. Find more information about this at
.com/products/desktop/.
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