13. Booting. Select Booting to see the information that is added to your boot loader (GRUB, by default, but you can use the LILO boot loader as well). The boot loader includes the information needed to boot Linux: the location of the boot loader, the default operating system to boot, and other information.

14. Time zone. Select Time Zone to change your system's default idea of the time zone in which you are located.

15. Language. Select the default language to use. (You can add support for other languages later, if you like.)

16. Default runlevel. Normally you'd use the default (5) to boot to a full multiuser, networked desktop system with a graphical login screen. The other common default is 3, which provides a text-based login screen but is otherwise the same. (If you choose 3, you can start the GUI after login by typing the startx command.)

17. Start the install. If the Installation settings all look okay, click Accept to begin the install process. Remember that this is your last chance to back out! When the confirmation dialog box appears, click Back to return to the installer so that you can modify or abort the install process, or select Install to start the installation.
If you click Yes, openSUSE formats your hard disk and installs the selected packages. After installation finishes, openSUSE prompts for some final configuration information to complete the installation process.

Configuration Settings

After the basic software installation completes, the YaST installer prompts you for some additional information:

18. Root password. Enter the root password (twice). Enter up to eight characters. DES is the default encryption type used to protect your password. (You can select Expert Options to choose MD5 or Blowfish instead.) Refer to Chapter 6 for suggestions on choosing a good password.

19. Host name and domain name. Enter the name that you want to use for this host on your network. Enter the name of the Internet domain that this machine is a member of.

20. Network configuration. YaST probes to find any network cards, DSL connections, ISDN adapters, or modems connected to your computer, and proposes a default configuration. Select any of the items that appear on the screen, as appropriate, to examine and, optionally, reconfigure it. For example, select Network Interfaces to view any installed network cards. You can configure any card found to use DHCP (if available) or your own network settings to connect to the LAN and/or the Internet. (See Chapter 5 for information on configuring Internet connections.)