WARNING: Long e-mail.

I have still not seen a good explanation of how you should install SUSE
10.1 on the website.

Therefore I have put this up on the wiki in plain sight:

'''BEFORE YOU INSTALL READ THIS:'''

The package manager in SUSE 10.1 is regrettably broken on most systems.
To correct this you should do the following after you have installed SUSE:
* Open Yast chose "online update configuration" , click next and wait
until finished.
* Press the updater icon on you taskbar/panel
* If it updates, congratulations, all is well.
* If it throws up an error. Close it.
* Install the alternativ package manager/updater SMART. Read the how to
[[SMART HowTO|here]]
You probably also want to read about [[Using_10.1|Using 10.1]] and the
[[Bugs:Most_Annoying_Bugs#SUSE_Linux_10.1_.28Final.29|Most Annoying Bugs]].

Do with it as you please. I think it's a start. We must admit our
weaknesses before we can be truly strong.


The reason for this is as follows:

There were only two places on the opensuse website about how to make the
package management work:

Opensuse.org -> Download SUSE Linux -> Scroll abit -> Click Most
annoying Bugs ->  Click SUSE Linux 10.1 (Final)  And even though It is
the first bug to hit you after you install SUSE 10.1 It's pushed back to
second place. And what does it say?

----
Fixed with first package management update (please install using YaST
Online Update for instance via "kdesu yast2 online_update"):
----

It says that it's "Fixed"! You got to be kidding!


Or you could go to:

Opensuse.org -> Download SUSE Linux -> Scroll abit -> Click "Using 10.1"
-> Read a long and not very consise article about all the strange things
that aren't working in suse until you come to Work around. Where it
doesn't really say what to do or how unless you clik -> SMART.

Phew!

Hope this stirs things up.

-- 
Regards
Kenneth Aar

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