# Looking for SLES Live DVD **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Install-Boot\ **Created:** [July 22, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185 "2013-07-22T22:12:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zeffan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@zeffan](https://forums.suse.com/u/zeffan)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185/1 "2013-07-22T22:12:42Z")
Can anyone tell me where to find an iso image of a Live DVD, the kind that boots right off the disk and gives you a chance to dig around and get used to the OS without making changes to my drive? TIA, Alan ---
**Author:** ![ab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@ab1](https://forums.suse.com/u/ab1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185/2 "2013-07-22T22:21:05Z")
I do not think SLES provides one of these as shipping media, though you could go to SUSE Studio, setup a free account, and then build a SLES box there trivially and then run it to see how things look on a system that’s basically out-of-the-box. Comparing the time to do that with the time to download an ISO, it’s likely faster to go through SUSE Studio and will give you the same results, plus you can customize things a bit to get a sample of a box as you would build it, not just with default packages. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![zeffan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@zeffan](https://forums.suse.com/u/zeffan)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185/3 "2013-07-22T22:52:12Z")
I tried that, and the download came down as a GZ instead of a burnable ISO, which is really what I’m looking for. ---
**Author:** ![ab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@ab1](https://forums.suse.com/u/ab1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185/4 "2013-07-22T23:29:46Z")
Sorry, I should have been more clear. SUSE Studio lets you run it there without downloading anything via the Testdrive feature. Of course, if you want more than an hour-long testdrive you’ll either need to build again (modifications usually going in, but not required) or to download. The service lets you choose several different formats, and I’m guessing you did not have the LiveCD/DVD option chosen, so be sure that was selected as the default media type (or as an additional media type; you can have multiples built per build). Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![zeffan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@zeffan](https://forums.suse.com/u/zeffan)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185/5 "2013-07-22T23:49:02Z")
I’m sorry, I should have been more clear. I selected the LiveCD/DVD option and it still came down as a GZ. ---
**Author:** ![Jim1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/jim1/32/9120_2.png) [@Jim1](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jim1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185/6 "2013-07-22T23:48:05Z")
On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:14:01 +0000, zeffan wrote: [color=blue] > Can anyone tell me where to find an iso image of a Live DVD, the kind > that boots right off the disk and gives you a chance to dig around and > get used to the OS without making changes to my drive?[/color] I think you can build one at [http://www.susestudio.com](http://www.susestudio.com) - Live media is an option, and SLES is an option, so it should be possible to do that. Another option would be to use a virtual machine. Jim – Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10 Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner ---
**Author:** ![Jim1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/jim1/32/9120_2.png) [@Jim1](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jim1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185/7 "2013-07-22T23:56:18Z")
On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:54:02 +0000, zeffan wrote: [color=blue] > I’m sorry, I should have been more clear. I selected the LiveCD/DVD > option and it still came down as a GZ.[/color] What’s the filename you ended up with? It may well just be that the iso is zipped and needs to be unzipped. gunzip [filename] Will do that. Or if you’re on Windows, Winzip or pretty much any other popular compression/archiving tool will handle that. Jim – Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10 Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner ---
**Author:** ![zeffan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@zeffan](https://forums.suse.com/u/zeffan)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185/8 "2013-07-23T00:13:07Z")
Okay, I see what I did wrong. I clicked Preload ISO under the Additional Formats section, but missed changing the Default Format to .ISO I shall now hang my head in shame for performing such a (l)user mistake. Feel free to remove this whole idiotic thread. ---
**Author:** ![ab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@ab1](https://forums.suse.com/u/ab1)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185/9 "2013-07-23T00:26:06Z")
On 07/22/2013 03:14 PM, zeffan wrote:[color=blue] > I shall now hang my head in shame for performing such a (l)user > mistake. > > Feel free to remove this whole idiotic thread.[/color] If you were the only person to ever do this, I might consider it. Since I’ve done the same thing… nope. Thank-you for posting back your resolution as it will almost certainly help others. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Jim1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/jim1/32/9120_2.png) [@Jim1](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jim1)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/looking-for-sles-live-dvd/24185/10 "2013-07-23T01:22:12Z")
On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:14:01 +0000, zeffan wrote: [color=blue] > Okay, I see what I did wrong. I clicked Preload ISO under the Additional > Formats section, but missed changing the Default Format to .ISO I shall > now hang my head in shame for performing such a (l)user mistake. > > Feel free to remove this whole idiotic thread.[/color] As ab said, we’re not in the habit of removing threads - the history might be useful (and I’ve also done the same thing). It’s a good thing you didn’t boot from the media, though - I don’t remember if it prompts before overwriting the drive. 🙂 But I’m glad you got it sorted out. ## Jim Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10 Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner