Step-By-Step Procedure To Install SUSE Linux On VMWare Workstation

SUSE is one of the most powerful commercial Linux distributions available for physical, cloud, and virtual platforms. Those who have been around in Linux platform, they definitely would have worked in SUSE at some point in their time since SUSE can be seen on several applications and appliances, specially developed in Germany and Europe. It sounds incomplete if you don’t put your hands on this distribution. Let’s see how to install SUSE Linux on VMWare Workstation. Well, you can install the SUSE Linux directly on your local machine, however it is good to try on the virtual machine. Because, incomplete installation may lose the data on your hard drive.

What Is SUSE Linux?

SUSE stands for “Software und System-Entwicklung” meaning “software and systems development” in German. It is one of the most powerful Linux distributions originated in German. It is developed on the same free and open-source Linux kernel used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and inhered the same RPM packages into its repositories. It comes in both commercial and free versions, SUSE released its commercial product as SUSE Enterprise Linux. And, it has released openSUSE as a open-source product. Please visit their official website for more details.

Prerequisites To Install SUSE Linux On VMWare Workstation:

To install SUSE Linux on VMWare Workstation you just need a physical machine, VMWare Workstation Pro or Player, and a Red Hat Enterprise ISO image.

How To Install SUSE Linux On VMWare Workstation?

Step 1. Fire up VMWare Workstation

Step 2. Select Custom Configuration Wizard

Step 3. Select Virtual Machine Hardware Compatibility

Step 4. Select the Operating System Media

Step 5. Select Guest Operating System

Step 6. Name the Virtual Machine Name and location

Step 7. Allocate the Processors

Step 8. Allocate the Memory for Virtual Machine

Step 9. Choose the Network Configuration

Step 10. Select the I/O Controller Type

Step 11. Select Disk Type

Step 12. Select Virtual Disk

Step 13. Select Disk Capacity

Step 14. Browse the Virtual Disk File

Step 16. Click Finish

Step 16. Supply SUSE ISO Image to Virtual Machine

Step 17. Power On the Virtual Machine

Step 18. Start Up The Quest Operating System

Step 19. Press F3

Step 20. Select – INSTALLATION

Step 21. Waite

Step 22. Add-On Product Installation – Click Next

Step 23. Loading Basic Drivers – Waite

Step 24. Initializing Network Configuration – Waite

Step 25. Language , Keyboard and Product Selection (English (US) – Tick SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 – Click Next

Step 26. Tick – I Agree to the Licese Terms – Click Next

Step 27. Network Settings – Click Next

Step 28. System Probing – Waite

Step 29. Registration – Tick Skip Registration – Click Next

Step 30. Extension ad Module Selection Screen – Select All – Click Next

Step 31. Adding a New Repository – Waite

Step 32. Initializing Screen – Waite

Step 33. Suggested Partitioning – Click Next

Step 34. Clock and Time Zone – Region (USA), Time Zone (Eastern New York) – Click Next

Step 35. Local User – User Full Name, User Name, Password , Confirm Password – Tick (Use this password for system administrator , Automatic Login) – Click Next

Step 36. Installation Settings Screen

Step 37. Installation Settings – Click Install

Step 38. Confirm Installation – Click Install

Step 39. Installation in progress… Please wait for some time.

Step 40. Booting in progress, please wait for some time.

Step 41. SUSE desktop is getting prepared….

Step 42. First login screen of SUSE Enterprise Linux

Step 43. Activate the SUSE Enterprise Linus in this activities screen

This is how you should install SUSE Linux on VMWare Workstation. We hope this tutorial post will help you in installing SUSE Linux on VMWare Workstation. Thanks for reading this post. Please share this post and help to secure the digital world. Visit our social media page on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Telegram, Tumblr, & Medium and subscribe to receive updates like this.