--- doc/build/suse11.1_install.frag	2010/05/25 18:49:30	1.1
+++ doc/build/suse11.1_install.frag	2011/11/26 20:48:03	1.4
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ The installation process takes the follo
 
 <h2>1. <a name="obt">Obtain SuSE Linux 11.1</a></h2>
 <p>
-A SuSE 11.1 iso for burning to DVD can be obtained from the opensuse download site: <a href="http://software.opensuse.org/">http://http://software.opensuse.org/</a>, or from an opensuse mirror site - <a href="http://en.opensuse.org/Mirrors_Released_Version">http://en.opensuse.org/Mirrors_Released_Version</a>.  You will also find links there to sites with iso files for burning a Start-CD-Image (e.g., openSUSE-11.1-NET-i586.iso for 32 bit) used in a network install, if burning a CD is more convenient for you.
+A SuSE 11.1 iso for burning to DVD can be obtained from the opensuse download site: <a href="http://software.opensuse.org/">http://software.opensuse.org/</a>, or from an opensuse mirror site - <a href="http://download.opensuse.org"/>http://download.opensuse.org</a>.  You will also find links there to sites with iso files for burning a Start-CD-Image (e.g., openSUSE-11.1-NET-i586.iso for 32 bit) used in a network install, if burning a CD is more convenient for you.
 </p>
 
 <h2>2. <a name="net">Determine Network Settings</a></h2>
@@ -51,12 +51,11 @@ DHCP is <em>not</em> supported.
 
 <h2>3. <a name="lin">Minimal SuSE 11.1 Install</a></h2>
 <p>
-Installing SuSE 11.1 is quite easy if you've installed Linux products
-before.  Some documentation is available from
-<a href="http://en.opensuse.org/INSTALL_Local">
-http://en.opensuse.org/INSTALL_Local</a> for installations from DVD and
-<a href="http://en.opensuse.org/INSTALL_Internet">http://en.opensuse.org/INSTALL_Internet</a> for installations via the network, booting from the NET iso CD.<br /><br />
-Most of the subsequent installation screens are self explanatory.
+Installing SuSE 11.1 is quite easy if you've installed Linux products 
+before.  Some documentation is available from the
+<a href="http://doc.opensuse.org/products/opensuse/openSUSE/opensuse-startup/art.osuse.installquick.html">
+Installation Quick Start</a> guide.<br /><br /> 
+Most of the installation screens are self explanatory.
 There are a few steps that require comment and are dealt with below.
 </p>
 <dl style="list-style:square outside none">
@@ -91,9 +90,7 @@ There are a few steps that require comme
        IP address.  When configuring your network card, you should include host name information (e.g., host name = tmp1, domain = lite.msu.edu), as well as name server. Other settings (ip address, gateway, netmask will have been set when you included them in the boot configuration).
    </dd>
    <dt>Firewall</dt>
-   <dd>Enable the firewall, and allow the following services: web services (http and https) and login services (SSH).</dd>
-   <dt>Online Update Configuration</dt>
-   <dd>It is recommended that you register your server with Novell for future updates during the installation process, and then run the online update.</dd>
+   <dd>Enable the firewall, and allow login services (SSH).</dd>
    </dt>
 </dl>
 <p>
@@ -132,7 +129,7 @@ After saving this configuration informat
 <p>Use zypper to add two additional repositiories provide by openSuSE - one for the R statistics package (the R-patched repo), and one for the Maxima computer algebra system (the science repo).  Use the following commands to add them.
 <pre>
 zypper ar -f 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:R:patched/openSUSE_11.1' R-patched
-zypper ar -f 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/openSuSE_11.1' science
+zypper ar -f 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/openSUSE_11.1' science
 </pre>
 <h2>5. <a name="ilc">Installing LON-CAPA</a></h2>
 <h3>Install prerequisites</h3>
@@ -140,20 +137,27 @@ zypper ar -f 'http://download.opensuse.o
 <pre>
 yast -i LONCAPA-prerequisites
 </pre><p>
-This may take a moment due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
+This may take some minutes due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
+</p>
+<h3>Configure firewall settings for Apache</h3>
+<p>After Apache has been installed use yast to configure the Firewall to open port 80 for http (and port 443 for https, if you plan to use Apache with SSL).
+<dl style="list-style:square outside none">
+   <dt>Firewall</dt>
+   <dd>Allow the following services: web services (http and https).</dd>
+</dl>
 </p>
 <h3>Retrieve and execute LON-CAPA setup program</h3>
 <p>
 Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with the following command:
 </p>
 <pre>
-wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/suse/11.1/suse11.1_install.tar
+wget http://install.loncapa.org/linux/install.tar
 </pre>
 <p>
 Extract the archive with the following command:
 </p>
 <pre>
-tar xf suse11.1_install.tar
+tar xf install.tar
 </pre>
 <p>
 This creates a directory named <tt>installation</tt>.  Change to it and
@@ -164,7 +168,26 @@ cd installation
 ./install.pl
 </pre>
 <p>
-This script will prompt you for the MySQL root password and will download the latest LON-CAPA release.
+The script is used to prepare a Linux system to run LON-CAPA, and can also be
+used to check the configuration of a system on which LON-CAPA has already been installed.  Typically, though, you will run this script only once, when you first install LON-CAPA.
+</p>
+<p>
+The script will analyze your system to determine which actions are recommended.  The script will then prompt you to choose the actions you would like taken.
+Once a choice has been entered for all nine possible actions, required changes will be made.
+</p>
+<p>The possible actions are:
+<ul>
+<li>Create the www user/group</li>
+<li>Install the package LON-CAPA uses to authenticate users.</li>
+<li>Set-up the MySQL database</li>
+<li>Set-up MySQL permissions</li>
+<li>Configure Apache web server</li>
+<li>Configure start-up of services</li>
+<li>Check firewall settings</li>
+<li>Stop services not used by LON-CAPA,<br />
+    e.g., services for a print server: cups daemon</li>
+<li>Download LON-CAPA source code in readiness for installation</li>
+</ul>
 </p>
 <h3>Determine LON-CAPA Settings</h3>
 <p>
@@ -182,13 +205,13 @@ for it to function at all.  Below is a l
   <dt>LON-CAPA domain</dt>
   <dd>Each site or school which installs LON-CAPA needs its own domain.
       Here at MSU we use 'msu'.  You should choose something short but
-      meaningful.  <i>Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or
-      special characters.</i>
+      meaningful.  <i>Restriction: One word, no underscores or
+      special characters (except hyphens).</i>
   </dd>
   <dt>LON-CAPA host id</dt>
   <dd>Each LON-CAPA server requires a unique internal name.  We use names
       such as "msul1" for the first library server. <i>Restriction: One word,
-      no hyphens, underscores, or special characters.</i>
+      no underscores or special characters (except hyphens).</i>
   </dd>
   <dt>Host administrator email</dt>
   <dd>The amount of email sent to this address is relatively minimal.  Messages
@@ -202,7 +225,7 @@ for it to function at all.  Below is a l
 To configure and install LON-CAPA, execute the following commands:
 </p>
 <pre>
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N     (N.N should correspond to a version number like '2.9.0')
+cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z     (X.Y.Z should correspond to a version number like '2.10.0')
 ./UPDATE
 </pre>
 <p>
@@ -215,15 +238,13 @@ in the previous section.
 You will need at least one user at your site who has the role of
 'domain coordinator'.  This user creates accounts for other users and
 grants them additional privileges.  The make_domain_coordinator.pl script
-invoked below requires that you enter the users password.  The password will
-show in plaintext as you type it.  Feel free to use the "passwd username"
-command to change it later.  Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an
-appropriate user name and your domain.
+invoked below requires that you enter the user's password.
+Feel free to use the "passwd username" command to change it later.
+Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an appropriate user name and your domain.
 </p>
 <pre>
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N/loncom/build
+cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z/loncom/build
 perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME DOMAIN
-(WILL PROMPT FOR PASSWORD HERE)
 </pre>
 
 <h2>7. <a name="sts">Start/Restart Services</a></h2>