103. Installation

provide installation related information

103.1. Authors

Klaus Kaempf <kkaempf@suse.de>
Lukas Ocilka <locilka@suse.cz>

103.2. Summary of Module Globals

List of Global Functions

boot - how we were booted (the type of the installation medium) /etc/install.inf: InstMode
no_x11 - somehow, no X11 was started no x11 or not enough memory for qt
text_fallback - no resources/packages for X11
x11_setup_needed - run X11 configuration after inital boot this is false in case of: installation via serial console installation via ssh installation via vnc

List of Global Variables

image_installation - Installation is performed form image(s)
image_only - Installation is performed only from image(s), no additional RPM (de)installation
installedVersion - Version of the targetsystem (currently installed one).
license_accepted - The license has already been accepted, the respectiev radio button can be preselected
updateVersion - Version of system to update to (will be installed, or is just being installed).

103.3. Global Functions

103.3.1. boot

how we were booted (the type of the installation medium) /etc/install.inf: InstMode

Return value

string

103.3.2. no_x11

somehow, no X11 was started no x11 or not enough memory for qt

Return value

boolean

103.3.3. text_fallback

no resources/packages for X11

Return value

boolean

103.3.4. x11_setup_needed

run X11 configuration after inital boot this is false in case of: installation via serial console installation via ssh installation via vnc

Return value

boolean

103.4. Global Variables

103.4.1. image_installation

Installation is performed form image(s)

103.4.2. image_only

Installation is performed only from image(s), no additional RPM (de)installation

103.4.3. installedVersion

Version of the targetsystem (currently installed one).

$[
   "name" : (string) "openSUSE",
   "version" : (string) "10.1",
   "nameandversion" : (string) "openSUSE 10.1",
   "major" : (integer) 10,
   "minor" : (integer) 1,
 ]

103.4.4. license_accepted

The license has already been accepted, the respectiev radio button can be preselected

103.4.5. updateVersion

Version of system to update to (will be installed, or is just being installed).

$[
   "name" : (string) "openSUSE",
   "version" : (string) "11.0",
   "nameandversion" : (string) "openSUSE 11.0",
   "major" : (integer) 11,
   "minor" : (integer) 0,
 ]

103.5. Module Requirements

103.5.1. Module Imports

Directory
Linuxrc
Stage


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