From 16b74af76a9864a5ec941ef0f986fb15c3a85bd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MCamp859 Date: Tue, 8 May 2018 11:12:09 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Copy edit of multi-boot-sles for branding, grammar, and format. Completed feedback deferred from PR 108. Signed-off-by: MCamp859 --- .../tutorials/multi-boot/multi-boot-sles.rst | 64 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/clear-linux/tutorials/multi-boot/multi-boot-sles.rst b/source/clear-linux/tutorials/multi-boot/multi-boot-sles.rst index 8d3328b6..101dad00 100644 --- a/source/clear-linux/tutorials/multi-boot/multi-boot-sles.rst +++ b/source/clear-linux/tutorials/multi-boot/multi-boot-sles.rst @@ -1,7 +1,10 @@ .. _multi-boot-sles: -Install SUSE\* Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 -************************************** +Install SUSE\* Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 +############################################# + +This guide describes SUSE-specific details of the :ref:`multi-boot` +tutorial. #. Start the SUSE installer and follow the prompts. @@ -10,14 +13,14 @@ Install SUSE\* Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 .. figure:: figures/multi-boot-sles-1.png - Figure 1: SUSE: Suggested partitioning + Figure 1: SUSE: Suggested partitioning. **Optional:** Under :guilabel:`Available Storage on Linux` section, right-click the SUSE :file:`/home` partition and delete it. In this example, it is :file:`/dev/sda8`. See Figure 2. .. figure:: figures/multi-boot-sles-2.png - Figure 2: SUSE: Delete /home partition + Figure 2: SUSE: Delete /home partition. #. Under :guilabel:`Available Storage on Linux` section, right-click the SUSE root partition and resize it. In this example, :file:`/dev/sda7` is @@ -25,13 +28,13 @@ Install SUSE\* Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 .. figure:: figures/multi-boot-sles-3.png - Figure 3: SUSE: Resize root partition + Figure 3: SUSE: Resize root partition. #. Click :guilabel:`Accept`. -#. Follow the remaining prompts to complete the installation of SUSE. +#. Follow the remaining prompts to complete the SUSE installation. -#. At this point, |CL| cannot boot because `Grub` +#. At this point, you cannot boot |CL| because `Grub` is the default boot loader. Follow these steps to make the |CL| Systemd-Boot the default boot loader and add SUSE as a boot option: @@ -39,32 +42,26 @@ Install SUSE\* Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 #. Log in. - #. Get root privileges with the following command: - - .. code-block:: console - - $ sudo -s - - #. Locate SUSE’s :file:`grub.cfg` in the :file:`/boot/grub2/` directory - and look for the primary SUSE :guilabel:`menuentry` section. The - highlighted lines identify the kernel, the :file:`initrd` filenames, - the root partition UUID, and the additional parameters used. Use this - information to create a new Systemd-Boot entry. See Figure 4. + #. Locate the SUSE :file:`grub.cfg` file in the :file:`/boot/grub2/` directory + and look for the primary SUSE :guilabel:`menuentry` section. In Figure 4, the + highlighted lines identify the kernel, the :file:`initrd` filenames, the + root partition UUID, and the additional parameters used. Use this information + to create a new Systemd-Boot entry for SUSE. .. figure:: figures/multi-boot-sles-4.png - Figure 4: SUSE: grub.cfg + Figure 4: SUSE: grub.cfg file. #. Copy the kernel and the :file:`initrd` file to the EFI partition. - .. code-block:: console + .. code-block:: bash - # cp /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.21-69-default /boot/efi + sudo cp /boot/vmlinuz-4.4.21-69-default /boot/efi - # cp /boot/initrd-4.4.21-69-default /boot/efi + sudo cp /boot/initrd-4.4.21-69-default /boot/efi - #. Create a boot entry for SUSE. The file must at least contain these - settings: + #. Create a boot entry for SUSE. At a minimum, the file must contain + these settings: +---------+---------------------------------------+ | Setting | Description | @@ -87,15 +84,15 @@ Install SUSE\* Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 .. note:: The root partition UUID used below is unique to this example. - .. code-block:: console + .. code-block:: bash - # cd /boot/efi/loader/entries + sudo cd /boot/efi/loader/entries - # vi suse.conf + sudo vi suse.conf Add the following lines to the :file:`suse.conf` file: - .. code-block:: console + .. code-block:: bash title SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 @@ -110,18 +107,19 @@ Install SUSE\* Linux Enterprise 12 SP2 #. Re-install Systemd-Boot to make it the default boot loader. - .. code-block:: console + .. code-block:: bash - # bootctl install --path /boot/efi + sudo bootctl install --path /boot/efi .. note:: If an older version of SUSE does not have the `bootctl` command, - skip this step and see :ref:`multi-boot-restore-bl` to restore the |CL| - Systemd-Boot boot loader. + skip this step and see :ref:`multi-boot-restore-bl` to restore + Systemd-Boot. #. Reboot. -If you want to install other OSes, refer to :ref:`multi-boot` for details. +If you want to install other :abbr:`OSes (operating systems)`, refer to +:ref:`multi-boot` for details. .. _systemd boot loader documentation: