The Novell® Linux* Desktop Evaluation version provides the Novell Linux Desktop (NLD) product with 60-day access to product updates but no Novell Support services.
Novell® Linux* Desktop 9 SP3 is available for download as ISO images. All files with "i386" in the name are for the x86 platform. The files with "x86_64" in the name are for the AMD*64 and Intel* EM64T platforms. Physical media kits are available in both CD and DVD format. For more information on purchasing Novell Linux Desktop physical media kits, see How to Buy.
Note: If you are updating an existing NLD 9 installation to SP3 and you have access to the original NLD 9 CDs you only need to download the SP3 CDs.
Important: Create the CDs using the contents of the ISO images. Do not create the CDs by burning the .iso files themselves to CD.
Choose from the following options:
Use the bootable CD to perform a new install of NLD 9 SP3. You will need access to the original NLD 9 CDs in order to complete the installation.
Insert NLD 9 SP3 CD 1 in your drive and boot your machine.
A boot screen similar to the original installation of NLD 9 is displayed.
Select Installation to boot the SP kernel from CD.
The kernel will load and the following dialog will appear:
"Make sure that CD number 1 is in your drive."
Insert the original NLD 9 CD 1, then click OK to run the regular installation.
Complete the normal NLD installation steps, such as accepting the license agreement, and selecting a language, default desktop, and other installation settings.
HINT: If you get an error message during the media installation indicating that a certain file couldn't be installed, skip that file and continue to the end. Then run the update again. During the reinstall, only the skipped packages will be installed.
Click Yes, Install to start the installation.
Insert NLD 9 SP3 CD 1 when prompted, followed by NLD 9 SP3 CD 2.
When prompted, insert the original NLD CD 1 again, followed by the original NLD 9 CD 2 and 3.
Continue as usual with the installation (entering a password for root, network configuration, testing your internet connection, activating the ZENworks® Online Update Service, user authentication method, and user name and password).
For information on installing NLD 9 with SP3 using the DVD, see Section 2.2.2 in the NLD 9 SP3 Release Notes.
You will need access to the original NLD 9 CDs in order to complete the installation.
In a running NLD system, insert the NLD SP3 CD 1 in your CD drive, then click Yes when the hardware detection notice appears.
NOTE: If the CD isn't autodetected, try reinserting it. If autodetect continues to fail, click System > Administrator Settings > Software, then click Patch CD Update.
If you are not logged in as root, enter the root password when prompted.
The YaST Online Update dialog appears.
Click Next to begin the update process.
The Download and Installation log will track update progress.
HINT: If you see a patch installation error message at any time during the update, click Skip Patch, complete the update, then repeat the update process to install the skipped packages. Only the skipped packages will be installed when the process is repeated.
When prompted for the YOU Patch CD CD2, insert NLD SP3 CD2, then click OK.
Click Finish when you see Installation Finished reported near the end of the progress log.
If you skipped patches, repeat this update process.
For information on updating NLD 9 to SP3 using the DVD, see Section 2.4.3 in the NLD 9 SP3 Release Notes.
Downloaded nld9-vmwarews5-vm.zip.
After you have downloaded the VMWare Workstation 5 Virtual Machine of Novell Linux Desktop 9, unzip the file (nld9-vmwarews5-vm.zip) to the folder on your Linux or Windows system where you keep your Virtual Machines. By default, this is "home/vmware" on Linux and "My Documents\My Virtual Machines" on Windows. When unzipping the file, make sure that you recreate the folders contained in the ZIP file.
After the file has been unzipped, start VMWare Workstation 5, open the Virtual Machine, then power it on. At this point, you will receive a message asking you whether you want to create a new identifier or keep the existing identifier. We strongly recommend that you keep the existing identifier. If you don't, you will need to reconfigure the network card within the Virtual Machine.
NOTE: In some circumstances, the XWindows system will fail to initialize correctly within the Virtual Machine. If this happens, you will see a text-based console repeated four times on the screen. To fix this, perform the following steps:
For more information on VMWare Workstation 5, see the VMWare Web site.
Review the NLD Release Notes for last minute instructions, issues, and caveats.
For additional NLD documentation, see the Novell Linux Desktop documentation site.
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