# SUSE Installation

With openSUSE 13.1, Salt 0.16.4 has been available in the primary repositories. The devel:language:python repo will have more up to date versions of salt, all package development will be done there.

## Installation

Salt can be installed using `zypper` and is available in the standard openSUSE 13.1 repositories.

### Stable Release

Salt is packaged separately for the minion and the master. It is necessary only to install the appropriate package for the role the machine will play. Typically, there will be one master and multiple minions.

    zypper install salt-master
    zypper install salt-minion

## Post-installation tasks openSUSE

Master

To have the Master start automatically at boot time:

    systemctl enable salt-master.service

To start the Master:

    systemctl start salt-master.service

Minion

To have the Minion start automatically at boot time:

    systemctl enable salt-minion.service

To start the Minion:

    systemctl start salt-minion.service

## Post-installation tasks SLES

Master

To have the Master start automatically at boot time:

    chkconfig salt-master on

To start the Master:

    rcsalt-master start

Minion

To have the Minion start automatically at boot time:

    chkconfig salt-minion on

To start the Minion:

    rcsalt-minion start

### Unstable Release

### openSUSE

For openSUSE Factory run the following as root:

    zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:python/openSUSE_Factory/devel:languages:python.repo
    zypper refresh
    zypper install salt salt-minion salt-master

For openSUSE 13.1 run the following as root:

    zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:python/openSUSE_13.1/devel:languages:python.repo
    zypper refresh
    zypper install salt salt-minion salt-master

For openSUSE 12.3 run the following as root:

    zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:python/openSUSE_12.3/devel:languages:python.repo
    zypper refresh
    zypper install salt salt-minion salt-master

For openSUSE 12.2 run the following as root:

    zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:python/openSUSE_12.2/devel:languages:python.repo
    zypper refresh
    zypper install salt salt-minion salt-master

For openSUSE 12.1 run the following as root:

    zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:python/openSUSE_12.1/devel:languages:python.repo
    zypper refresh
    zypper install salt salt-minion salt-master

For bleeding edge python Factory run the following as root:

    zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:python/bleeding_edge_python_Factory/devel:languages:python.repo
    zypper refresh
    zypper install salt salt-minion salt-master

### Suse Linux Enterprise

For SLE 11 SP3 run the following as root:

    zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:python/SLE_11_SP3/devel:languages:python.repo
    zypper refresh
    zypper install salt salt-minion salt-master

For SLE 11 SP2 run the following as root:

    zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:languages:python/SLE_11_SP2/devel:languages:python.repo
    zypper refresh
    zypper install salt salt-minion salt-master

Now go to the Configuring Salt page.

Current Salt release: 0.17.1

### Table Of Contents

- SUSE Installation
  - Installation
    - Stable Release
  - Post-installation tasks openSUSE
  - Post-installation tasks SLES
    - Unstable Release
    - openSUSE
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