[sle-beta] SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Service Pack 1 GMC3!

[Mike Marion]

On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 03:32:41PM -0500, Beddingfield, Allen wrote:

> To address your issue with the package DVD, and having to shuffle DVDs. 
> In production, most people just boot from the install disk, configure 
> networking, and point to their SMT server or register against SCC.  The 
> online repositories are added, and that package DVD is not a requirement.

Honestly, I'm shocked many people still boot off physical media for
installs these days. With PXE you can do everything off the net.

> Thanks.
> Allen B.
> 
> On 5/31/19 3:27 PM, ecki at zusammenkunft.net wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I just wanted to give some Feedback while the beta Phase is running.
> > 
> > I noticed that the installer allows to configure the cpu-vulnerabilities 
> > Mitigation Level. Thats a nice touch – make Linux fast again.
> > 
> > Probably not relevant for this SP, but a General Observation:
> > 
> >   * The package DVD should be bootable, no Need to juggle with two
> >     „medias“ for offline (RHEL does that)
> >   * The fact that disk1-3 needs explanations (and the fact that
> >     install+packeg x Disc1-3 creates a big combination) „src“ +
> >     „debuginfo“ should really be included in the file names to make it
> >     intuitively understandable
> > 
> > When installing offline from the package DVD it Looks like the user is a 
> > bit left alone with no module descriptions and no Default selection 
> > (base+sles+app). Thats really not very clear. Allso the „AddOn“ does not 
> > detect a second DVD media automatically and it is displayed two times so 
> > ist not clear if it wants a second add on or just confirmation.
> > 
> > Other than that I havent found a Major Showstopper yet. Keep up the good 
> > work.
> > 
> > Gruss
> > 
> > Bernd
> > 
> > 
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> 
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> Allen Beddingfield
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> Office of Information Technology
> The University of Alabama
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> allen at ua.edu
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Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Sr. Staff IT Engineer-http://www.qualcomm.com