Feature changed by: Nick Mantas (orion_0) Feature #318635, revision 3 - Title: Installation-update to newer vesrions without CD/DVD + Title: Installation-Update to newer versions without CD/DVD openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Nick Mantas (orion_0) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: My proposal is the development of a way to install new distros or update to new ones without having to use CD/DVD. This feature can be available within YaST or as a stand-alone program ,to be available for use for other Linux Distros as well. You mount the ISO within the program and the installation starts without having to burn a disk Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: We all get excited when the new version of openSUSE becomes avalable for download. We literally RUSH to the local computer store to get a CD/DVD,or beg others to lend us one, in order to test it... unless we have... Now imagine a program or a YaST extention where you mount the ISO you just downloaded without having to to burn a disk. Not only convenient but also eco-friendly as it reduces the amount of disks and unnecesary waste!! Proposed name: ISOtope (isotopes are variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number. Same here:same ISO, different installation way) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/318635

Feature changed by: Karl Cheng (qantas94heavy) Feature #318635, revision 5 Title: Installation-Update to newer versions without CD/DVD openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Nick Mantas (orion_0) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: My proposal is the development of a way to install new distros or update to new ones without having to use CD/DVD. This feature can be available within YaST or as a stand-alone program ,to be available for use for other Linux Distros as well. You mount the ISO within the program and the installation starts without having to burn a disk Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: We all get excited when the new version of openSUSE becomes avalable for download. We literally RUSH to the local computer store to get a CD/DVD,or beg others to lend us one, in order to test it... unless we have... Now imagine a program or a YaST extention where you mount the ISO you just downloaded without having to to burn a disk. Not only convenient but also eco-friendly as it reduces the amount of disks and unnecesary waste!! Proposed name: ISOtope (isotopes are variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number. Same here:same ISO, different installation way) Discussion: #1: Per Jessen (pjessen) (2015-03-12 11:59:35) I think what you're asking for is already well supported by openSUSE. I have not burned an openSUSE CD or DVD in years. Many of my systems no longer have a DVD drive, I install/upgrade over the network. If you'd prefer downloading the ISO and install from there, that's perfectly possible, I think you specify something like install=iso:///<filename> or install=nfs://<url>.iso + #2: Karl Cheng (qantas94heavy) (2016-11-18 04:42:00) + For installation on a Windows base system, you can use Instlux to run a + net install without DVD or USB. For upgrade, this is possible using + "zypper dup". + Having said that, I am not sure about booting an installation ISO from + openSUSE or another Linux distro. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/318635