Test Internet Connection
After having congured a network connection, you can test it. For this purpose, YaST
establishes a connection to the openSUSE server and downloads the latest release notes.
Read them at the end of the installation process. A successful test is also a prerequisite
for the automatic addition of the default repositories and for updating online.
If you have multiple network interfaces, verify that the desired card is used to connect
to the Internet. If not, click Change Device.
To start the test, select Yes, Test Connection to the Internet and click Next. In the fol-
lowing dialog, view the progress of the test and the results. Detailed information about
the test process is available via View Logs. If the test fails, click Back to return to the
network conguration to correct your entries.
Proceed with Next. If the test was successful, the ofcial software repositories for
openSUSE and the update repository will be congured. Downloading the repository
data for the rst time may take some time.
If you do not want to test the connection at this point, select No, Skip This Test then
Next. This also skips downloading the release notes, and updating online. These steps
can be performed any time after the system has been initially congured.
1.14.2.3 Online Update
If an Internet connection has been established, and updates are available, select whether
to perform a YaST online update. If there are any patched packages available on the
servers, download and install them now to x known bugs or security issues. For detailed
instructions see Chapter 6, YaST Online Update (↑Start-Up). Directives on how to
perform an online update in the installed system are available at Section “Keeping the
System Up-to-date” (Chapter 5, Installing or Removing Software, ↑Start-Up) or Chap-
ter 6, YaST Online Update (↑Start-Up). This step is skipped if no updates are available
or no Internet connection has been established. Patches xing security issues and rec-
ommended patches applying to your installation are automatically preselected. Click
Accept to install them and Next to proceed with the system conguration.
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