Preface #
1 Available documentation #
- Online documentation
- Our documentation is available online at https://documentation.suse.com. Browse or download the documentation in various formats. Note: Latest updates- The latest updates are usually available in the English-language version of this documentation. 
- SUSE Knowledgebase
- If you run into an issue, check out the Technical Information Documents (TIDs) that are available online at https://www.suse.com/support/kb/. Search the SUSE Knowledgebase for known solutions driven by customer need. 
- Release notes
- For release notes, see https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/. 
- In your system
- For offline use, the release notes are also available under - /usr/share/doc/release-noteson your system. The documentation for individual packages is available at- /usr/share/doc/packages.- Many commands are also described in their manual pages. To view them, run - man, followed by a specific command name. If the- mancommand is not installed on your system, install it with- sudo zypper install man.
2 Improving the documentation #
Your feedback and contributions to this documentation are welcome. The following channels for giving feedback are available:
- Service requests and support
- For services and support options available for your product, see https://www.suse.com/support/. - To open a service request, you need a SUSE subscription registered at SUSE Customer Center. Go to https://scc.suse.com/support/requests, log in, and click . 
- Bug reports
- Report issues with the documentation at https://bugzilla.suse.com/. - To simplify this process, click the icon next to a headline in the HTML version of this document. This preselects the right product and category in Bugzilla and adds a link to the current section. You can start typing your bug report right away. - A Bugzilla account is required. 
- Contributions
- To contribute to this documentation, click the icon next to a headline in the HTML version of this document. This will take you to the source code on GitHub, where you can open a pull request. - A GitHub account is required. Note: only available for English- The icons are only available for the English version of each document. For all other languages, use the icons instead. - For more information about the documentation environment used for this documentation, see the repository's README. 
- You can also report errors and send feedback concerning the documentation to <doc-team@suse.com>. Include the document title, the product version, and the publication date of the document. Additionally, include the relevant section number and title (or provide the URL) and provide a concise description of the problem. 
3 Documentation conventions #
The following notices and typographic conventions are used in this document:
- /etc/passwd: Directory names and file names
- PLACEHOLDER: Replace PLACEHOLDER with the actual value 
- PATH: An environment variable
- ls,- --help: Commands, options, and parameters
- user: The name of a user or group
- package_name: The name of a software package 
- Alt, Alt–F1: A key to press or a key combination. Keys are shown in uppercase as on a keyboard. 
- , › : menu items, buttons 
- AMD/Intel This paragraph is only relevant for the AMD64/Intel 64 architectures. The arrows mark the beginning and the end of the text block. - IBM Z, POWER This paragraph is only relevant for the architectures - IBM Zand- POWER. The arrows mark the beginning and the end of the text block.
- Chapter 1, “Example chapter”: A cross-reference to another chapter in this guide. 
- Commands that must be run with - rootprivileges. You can also prefix these commands with the- sudocommand to run them as a non-privileged user:- #- command- >- sudo- command
- Commands that can be run by non-privileged users: - >- command
- Commands can be split into two or multiple lines by a backslash character ( - \) at the end of a line. The backslash informs the shell that the command invocation will continue after the end of the line:- >- echoa b \ c d
- A code block that shows both the command (preceded by a prompt) and the respective output returned by the shell: - >- commandoutput
- Notices Warning: Warning notice- Vital information you must be aware of before proceeding. Warns you about security issues, potential loss of data, damage to hardware, or physical hazards. Important: Important notice- Important information you should be aware of before proceeding. Note: Note notice- Additional information, for example about differences in software versions. Tip: Tip notice- Helpful information, like a guideline or a piece of practical advice. 
- Compact Notices - Additional information, for example about differences in software versions. - Helpful information, like a guideline or a piece of practical advice.