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Figure 1.4 Installing and Removing S<strong>of</strong>tware with the YaST Package Manager<br />

Changing the Installation Scope<br />

If you have specific s<strong>of</strong>tware needs, modify the current selection with the package<br />

manager, which greatly eases this task. The package manager <strong>of</strong>fers various filter criteria<br />

to simplify selection from the numerous packages in <strong>SUSE</strong> Linux.<br />

The filter selection box is located at the top left under the menu bar. The default filter<br />

is Selections. It sorts program packages by application purpose, such as multimedia or<br />

<strong>of</strong>fice applications. These groups are listed under the filter selection box. The packages<br />

included in the current system type are preselected. Click the check boxes to select or<br />

deselect entire groups for installation.<br />

The right part <strong>of</strong> the window displays a table listing the individual packages included<br />

in the current group. The table column furthest to the left shows the current status <strong>of</strong><br />

each package. Two status flags are especially relevant for the installation: Install (the<br />

box in front <strong>of</strong> the package name is checked) and Do Not Install (the box is empty). To<br />

select or deselect individual s<strong>of</strong>tware packages, click the status box until the desired<br />

status is displayed. Alternatively, right-click the package line to access a pop-up menu<br />

listing all the possible status settings. To learn more about them, read the detailed description<br />

<strong>of</strong> this module in Section 2.3.1, “Installing and Removing S<strong>of</strong>tware” (page 31).<br />

Installation with YaST 15

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