| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Documentation Chapter 3. Installation with YaST / 3.7. Installation Mode | ||||
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 | 3.6. License Agreement | 3.8. Clock and Time Zone |  | |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Documentation Chapter 3. Installation with YaST / 3.7. Installation Mode | ||||
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| 3.6. License Agreement | 3.8. Clock and Time Zone | | |
After a system analysis where YaST tries to find other installed systems or an already existing SUSE Linux Enterprise system on your machine, YaST displays the installation modes available:
Select this option to start a new installation from scratch.
Select this option to update to a newer version. For more information about system update, see Chapter 9, Updating SUSE Linux Enterprise.
This option provides an opportunity to abort installation and boot or repair an installed system instead. To boot an already installed SUSE Linux Enterprise, select . If you have problems booting an already installed SUSE Linux Enterprise, see Section 46.3, “Boot Problems”.
To repair an installed system that fails to boot, select . Find a description of the system repair options in Section 46.6.3.1, “Using YaST System Repair”.
![[Note]](admon/note.png) | Updating an Installed System |
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Updating is only possible if an older SUSE Linux Enterprise system is already installed. If no SUSE Linux Enterprise system is installed, you can only perform a new installation. | |
