Review: United Linux 1.0

Fine Tuning

To finalize the system setup, some terminatory work has to be done. This includes the allocation of the root password as well as the definition of user accounts. For each user a password validity period and a time limit for retroactively changing expired passwords can be defined.

Setting up the X Window system is done with the SuSE-specific tool SaX2. Based on an excellent hardware detection routine and an extensive monitor database, SaX in the majority of cases automatically recommends a well suited and hardware-compatible graphics mode. Optionally the administrator has the opportunity to reconfigure all parameters manually and to test the settings before saving them.

The final setup of networking, printers, modems and WAN adapters (ISDN, DSL) completes the installation procedure. Here too, the hardware detection does a quite reliable job. In most cases only a hand full of manual adjustments are necessary. They essentialy concern static IP settings for the network interfaces, which by default are configured via DHCP.