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Feature changed by: Michal Papis (mpapis)
Feature #312233, revision 2
  Title: New Install Method
   
  openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed
  Priority
      Requester: Desirable
   
  Requested by: E. Mangini (c0ff33)
  Partner organization: openSUSE.org
   
Description:
  Ability to install from a running system. With the 11.4 release, I was
  reminded again how stupid it is to require a shutdow to boot to cd/usb
  to watch files being copied unable to use my system.
  We should be able to start the install from a running system. This
  install should copy all needed files to specified partition(s), perform
  normal setup tasks, and add an entry to grub. Then -when I'm ready to
  reboot- I select the new install, which would do a first-boot
  completing whatever tasks could not be performed during the initial
  install.
  In addition to the obvious "I get to use my system" benefit, there are
  others. No more buring to cd or usb, just download and run an install
  file or , for example, openSuse 12.1 could be an option in yast.
  The install could be smarter, checking for and installing "favorite"
  apps (and their settings) or preventing the install of "taboo" apps are
  two simple examples.
   
   
+ Discussion:
+ #1: Michal Papis (mpapis) (2011-04-16 23:26:48) 
+ I had installed gentoo from openSuSE this way, why it is not possible
+ to install openSuSE itself this way ?
   
   
   

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openSUSE Feature: 
https://features.opensuse.org/312233