SUSE Studio

User Guide

Publication Date 05 Mar 2011

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Contents

About this Guide
1. Feedback
2. Documentation Conventions
3. About the Making of This Manual
4. Acknowledgments
5. For More Information
1. Conceptual Overview
1.1. Key Benefits
1.2. Key Features
1.3. Workflow
1.4. What You Need for SUSE Studio
2. Creating Appliances
2.1. Logging In
2.2. Selecting a Base Template
2.3. Importing from KIWI or AutoYaST
2.4. Adding Software
2.5. Changing your Configurations
2.6. Knowing Appliance Formats
2.7. Building Appliances
2.8. Building Additional Formats of an Appliance
2.9. Viewing the Supportability Report
2.10. Sending Feedback
2.11. Sharing Appliances with Other Users
2.12. Exporting KIWI Configuration
3. Testing Appliances
3.1. Using a Browser
3.2. Using a VNC Session
3.3. Using a SSH Session
3.4. Working with Overlay Files
4. Deploying Appliances
4.1. Using Live CD/DVD
4.2. Deploying USB-, Hard Disk, or Preload Images
4.3. Using Vmware/VirtualBox/KVM Images
4.4. Using Xen Guests
Glossary

List of Figures

2.1. Selecting from Available Base Templates
2.2. Home Site Displaying Own And Shared Appliances
2.3. Physical Partitioning versus LVM
2.4. Feedback Link on The Home Site
2.5. Appliance Summary for Sharing

List of Tables

2.1. Supported Settings for Import (KIWI and AutoYaST)