Use the YaST Control Center to change the installation and
configuration of your whole system. Administrator (root
)
permission is required to open YaST. To open YaST, press Alt+F2 and enter
yast. A dialog opens in which to enter the root
password.
YaST holds various modules for adjusting your system settings. They are subdivided into the following categories:
Software: Use the modules of this category to set certain options for installation and update and to install or remove software packages.
Hardware: Use these modules to configure the hardware of your computer, such as monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, or scanner.
System: With these modules, you can change system settings, such as date, time, or language, and perform tasks, such as backup or restoration of files.
Network Devices: Use these modules to configure your network devices, such as network cards, ISDN, DSL, or modem.
Network Services: These modules are for network services and for configuring several clients, such as LDAP and NFS clients.
Novell AppArmor: Use the modules of this category to configure the Novell AppArmor application security system.
Security and Users: Here, you can configure security aspects, such as the firewall options, and create and manage users and groups.
Virtualization. Use this module to install and configure the XEN hypervisor.
Support: Holds the module for registration, if you want technical support and updates.
Miscellaneous: Holds several modules that cannot easily be classified into the other module groups. For example, you can view log files, read the release notes and install drivers from a vendor CD.