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Controlling the Installation
Control the installation in one of several ways. The method most frequently used is to
install SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server from the computer console. Other options are
available for different situations. Find more information about the available installation
methods in Chapter 2, Deployment Strategies (↑Installation and Administration).
2.1 Installation on the Computer
Console
The simplest way to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is using the computer console.
With this method, a graphical installation program guides you through the installation.
This installation method is discussed in detail in Chapter 3, Installation with YaST
(↑Installation and Administration).
You can still perform the installation on the console without a working graphics mode.
The text-based installation program offers the same functionality as the graphical version.
Find some hints about navigation in this mode in Section 7.11.1, "Navigation in Mod-
ules" (Chapter 7, System Configuration with YaST, ↑Installation and Administration).
2.2 Installation Using a Serial Console
For this installation method, you need a second computer that is connected by a null
modem cable to the computer on which to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. De-
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