OpenSUSE Leap 15 Installation on VirtualBox

 OpenSUSE captured my mind when my class went on some Hunger-Games-like thing on hunting operating system on distrowatch. The Germany origin OS is basically used like Windows without any specific use like for medic or military. It’s just there just like the substitution of any other big OS. Pretty underground, but when I found it, it felt like I found a treasure, I may say.

First off, the reason I picked OpenSUSE for my assignment; simulation on installing an operating system (OS) on VirtualBox, was that OpenSUSE is known worldwide (have active forums at least), that looks like this page:

Spoiler 1. OpenSUSE Forum

Pretty convenient whenever I have to look for solutions when I’m having problems on installing the OS. But not only that, I picked this over 1001 Oss was that this OS basically have many tutorials on YouTube, like the one I followed:

Courtesy 1. SysAdminsHowto’s Tutorial

Shout out to SysAdminsHowto’s channel for making it possible for me to finish my assignment.

                Because of I had a hard time trying to installing the OS, I’d like to share how I did it, that I hope you guys won’t have any difficulties later. So, just get yourself ready, and let’s get it.

"There's innovation in Linux. There are some really good technical features that I'm proud of. There are capabilities in Linux that aren't in other operating systems."
 -Linus Torvalds

                Without any further ado, follow my step-by-step guide (even tho I’m not even an expert) to get the installation done, you guys.

1.       Download and Install OpenSUSE Leap 15 and VirtualBox

I suggest to download the OS first, then the VirtualBox, as the OS has huge size. Get the OS here, then choose this one. And for VirtualBox, get it for WIN or Mac. Once VB is in, install it immediately as you’re waiting for the OS get into your PC.

Once you installed the VB, double click to run it.

Spoiler 2. Pardon my desktop bg tho

Spoiler 3. This is how the newest version interface  looks like.

                Oh, once the OS is downloaded,  leave it untouched as we want to install it on VB, and not reinstalling the current OS, as for me, Windows 8.1.

2.       Pre-installation Setup

First thing first, open your VB, and choose ‘New’

Spoiler 4. You gotta choose this.

                Follow the steps below, fam:

RAM CHOOSING

Spoiler 5.  Computer naming & OS choosing.

Name your 'computer' just like the OS' name, so that you don't have to look for the Linux versions. Then, ad optional names you’re required to add. In my case, they were my full name and my class.

Spoiler 6. RAM size choosing.

Know your computer well, as this is the crucial thing I faced. Match the requirement the OS wants and then your computer has. Take a look at:

Spoiler 7. My computer specifications.

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Spoiler 8. The OS requirement.

                As I didn’t want to wait for looooong installation duration,  I picked the minimal RAM; 2 GB, even tho I have 8 GB RAM.

HDD CHOOSING

Spoiler 9. Hard disk choosing.

                No further explanation about this and next step on HDD choosing. Just follow.

Spoiler 10. Hard disk file type choosing.

Spoiler 11. Physical HDD Storage types.

Spoiler 12. HDD size choosing.

                I picked 54,89 GB just because the OS required big size of HDD, alright. You can choose bigger, but not any smaller than 50 GB. Then, click ‘Create’.

CREATED MACHINE SETTINGS

Spoiler 13. Settings.

                Right click on the machine you’ve created, then choose ‘Settings’, or you can just CTRL+S.

Spoiler 14. General setup.

                First, General. Go to ‘Advanced’, then change ‘Shared Clipboard’ and ‘Drag’n’Drop’ into ‘Bidirectional’.  If you’re connected with the internet. If not, don’t change anything in General.

Spoiler 15. System setup.

Uncheck the ‘Floppy’ in the ‘Motherboard’ tab, then go to ‘Processor’ tab.

Spoiler 16. CPU Processor choosing.

                I was only using 2 processors (the minimal requirement) for it. Didn’t pick larger because my PC won’t  cooperate if I picked more than two. If I choose more processors, there will be a notification like this:

Spoiler 17. System Processor.

Spoiler 18. Storage setup.

                First, click on the ‘Empty’, then click the little blue icon on the edge of the right side. Then, click the ‘Choose Virtual Optical Disk File…’. After that, look for the downloaded OS file location.

Spoiler 19. ISO inserting.

                After that, click ‘Open’.

Spoiler 20.  Network setup.

                This one is optional. If you are connected to wi-fi, choose ‘Bridged Adapter’. If you’re not, choose ‘NAT’, or do not change anything in the Network setup.

Spoiler 21. Begin to start.

                Right after that, right click the machine, then choose ‘Normal Start’.

3.       The Booting Screen

Spoiler 22. Booting screen.

                When you’re on this, choose the ‘Installation’ by using your keyboard, then click Enter. Wait until you’re on this:

Spoiler 23. 1.

Spoiler 24. 2.

Spoiler 25. 3.

                Right after that, you click ‘Next’ repeatedly per stage like these ones:

Spoiler 26. Language, Keyboard and License Agreement.

                Oh, choose your language preferences, and test the keyboard input if you want to, then click ‘Next’.

Spoiler 27. User Interface.

                Let’s use KDE PLASMA, because it’s the default. Use other if you don’t feel like it.

Spoiler 28. Suggested Partitioning.

                This part is THE key. Make sure you surpassed the requirements shown below:

Spoiler 29. Once again, the KEY.

                Might be different on many PCs. Gotta make sure everything match, then you’re free to go.

Spoiler 30. Timezone choosing.

                Doesn’t really matter, but be free to choose.

Spoiler 31. Account Making.

                I unchecked the ‘Automatic Login’ as I don’t wanna miss steps whenever I wanna install it on VirtualBox.

Spoiler 32. on the way to installation.

                Choose ‘Next’, then ‘Install’.

4.       The Installation

Spoiler 33. Performing Installation.

                It is that loooong as its size is 3,6 GB. I recommend you not to stay in front of your PC while it’s installing. If you’re impatient, you will be upset, as it takes 15 minutes to get done.

Spoiler 34. Login.

                Login with account you’ve created earlier.

Spoiler 35. OpenSUSE desktop.

                There you go. Behold the OpenSUSE desktop. Looks pretty good isn’t it?

Spoiler 36. About.

Spoiler 37. About 2.

                Now let’s look for the features!

5.       The Features

Pretty convenient and easy using plus good interface. Works well just like Windows, but nowhere close to Windows, I may say.

Spoiler 38. Features.

Spoiler 39. Testing the browser out.

Spoiler 40. Testing out...

Spoiler 41. Stopping the machine (ending the simulation).

                Choose the ‘Shut Down’, and you’re done.

Those steps guided me in installing OpenSUSE. So simple that could be done in 2 minutes in Pre-Installing Setup, plus 15 minutes in Installing. So easy, yet challenging if your setup wrong. If you have any question, just comment down below.

Cheerio!

References:

https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/archive/42.2/startup/html/book.opensuse.startup/art.opensuse.installquick.html

https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/archive/42.2/startup/html/book.opensuse.startup/cha.inst.html

https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/archive/42.2/startup/html/book.opensuse.startup/part.reference.administration.html

https://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/leap/archive/42.2/startup/html/book.opensuse.startup/cha.y2.lang.html