woger151@jqpx37.cotse.net wrote:

> I'm building a small server using SUSE 10.3.

I think it's openSUSE 10.3
or you are using SLES or SLED from novell, but SUSE 10.3 doesn't exists ;-)

>
> I don't mind installing from CD, but the server is a couple miles from
> my office, and I don't want to have to drive over there to update or
> install new software.

you don't need to using the cd-rom

>
> As far as I can tell, the machine needs access to the CD, because if I
> install from CD and then later (long after the installation is done)
> decide to install an additional package, it often "wants" the CD.

do not use the cd-rom then ;-)
disconent the cd-rom in "yast - software - softwaresource"
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>
> So I need to be able to either
> (1) tell it not to ask for the CD but to look for the package in an
> online repository, or

no need

> (2) copy the CD to the hard drive and tell it that this is now the
> source for the information that was on the CD.

yes you can use the iso file from openSUSE 10.3 install cd
on local drive.
just go to "yast- software - softwaresource - add - add local iso"

or add repositories: (for openSUSE 10.3)
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/oss
http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...3/repo/non-oss
http://download.opensuse.org/update/10.3

you can add this to before installation,
i add a lot repositories before installing, like KDE, KDE Community,
Videolan, Openoffice, Packman, Mozilla, .......
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On Apr 7, 1:02 pm, EOS wrote:
> woger...@jqpx37.cotse.net wrote:
> > I'm building a small server using SUSE 10.3.
>
> I think it's openSUSE 10.3
> or you are using SLES or SLED from novell, but SUSE 10.3 doesn't exists ;-)

Yes, for precision, I'm using openSUSE10.3.



Thanks for the advice; I'll try it soon.

Cheers,

EOS wrote:
> yes you can use the iso file from openSUSE 10.3 install cd
> on local drive.
> just go to "yast- software - softwaresource - add - add local iso"
>
> or add repositories: (for openSUSE 10.3)
> http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/oss
> http://download.opensuse.org/distrib...3/repo/non-oss
> http://download.opensuse.org/update/10.3
>
> you can add this to before installation,
> i add a lot repositories before installing, like KDE, KDE Community,
> Videolan, Openoffice, Packman, Mozilla, .......

I only add Packman, openSUSE, openSUSE non-OSS and the local stuff. In
the future I will also add my own repo's on the build server.

houghi
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