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<strong>of</strong> the YaST runlevel editor, refer to Section “Configuring System Services (Runlevel)<br />

with YaST” (Chapter 8, Booting and Configuring a Linux System, ↑Reference).<br />

2.5.12 /etc/sysconfig Editor<br />

The directory /etc/sysconfig contains the files with the most important settings<br />

for <strong>SUSE</strong> Linux. Use System → /etc/sysconfig Editor to modify the values and save<br />

them to the individual configuration files. Generally, manual editing is not necessary,<br />

because the files are automatically adapted when a package is installed or a service is<br />

configured. More information about /etc/sysconfig and the YaST sysconfig editor<br />

is available in Section “Changing the System Configuration Using the YaST sysconfig<br />

Editor” (Chapter 8, Booting and Configuring a Linux System, ↑Reference).<br />

2.5.13 Time and Date Configuration<br />

The time zone is initially set during installation, but you can change it with System →<br />

Date and Time. Also use this to change the current system date and time.<br />

To change the time zone, select the region in the left column and the location or time<br />

zone in the right column. With Hardware Clock Set To, set whether the system clock<br />

should use Local Time or UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). UTC is <strong>of</strong>ten used in<br />

Linux systems. Machines with additional operating systems, such as Micros<strong>of</strong>t Windows,<br />

mostly use local time.<br />

Set the current system time and date with Change. In the dialog that opens, modify the<br />

time and date by entering new values or adjusting them with the arrow buttons. Press<br />

Apply to save the changes.<br />

2.5.14 Language Selection<br />

The primary and secondary languages for your system are set during installation.<br />

However, they can be changed at any time using System → Language. The primary<br />

language set in YaST applies to the entire system, including YaST and the desktop environment.<br />

This is the language you expect to use most <strong>of</strong> the time. Secondary languages<br />

are languages that are sometimes needed by users for a variety <strong>of</strong> purposes, such as<br />

desktop language or word processing.<br />

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