I've gotten 13.1 up and running, quite nicely, thanks to all the great help here in the forums.
A quick question about installation choices, though -- looking ahead a bit. I got my clean install -- which is what I wanted -- in a sort of roundabout way. In installed Kubuntu, changed my mind; then I got the option I wanted for opensuse 13.1 -- a clean installation, where I would be starting from scratch with a single, new home partition.
The 3-choice menu was a little confusing. There was no "take over entire hard disk" choice. What I saw was: (1) Create LVM Based Proposal (with option to encrypt volume group), (2) Propose Separate Home Partition, and (3) Use Btrfs as Default File System. Option #2, the default, apparently examines your hard disk and tries to preserve the data in your home partition and much of the software also. Admirable, though what I wanted was a clean installation of the home partition. I did, and I prefer, to have my home partition backed up and squirreled away on a couple of devices, then reload all the data later and reinstall the software anew from the repositories myself.
Back to the "quick" question: So which option would be best for a clean, simple, take-over-the-entire-hard-drive installation?
A quick question about installation choices, though -- looking ahead a bit. I got my clean install -- which is what I wanted -- in a sort of roundabout way. In installed Kubuntu, changed my mind; then I got the option I wanted for opensuse 13.1 -- a clean installation, where I would be starting from scratch with a single, new home partition.
The 3-choice menu was a little confusing. There was no "take over entire hard disk" choice. What I saw was: (1) Create LVM Based Proposal (with option to encrypt volume group), (2) Propose Separate Home Partition, and (3) Use Btrfs as Default File System. Option #2, the default, apparently examines your hard disk and tries to preserve the data in your home partition and much of the software also. Admirable, though what I wanted was a clean installation of the home partition. I did, and I prefer, to have my home partition backed up and squirreled away on a couple of devices, then reload all the data later and reinstall the software anew from the repositories myself.
Back to the "quick" question: So which option would be best for a clean, simple, take-over-the-entire-hard-drive installation?