Yet Another Setup Tool

Yet anotherSetup Tool(YaST), is anoperating systemsetup andconfigurationtool that is featured in theopenSUSElinux distribution, as well asNovell's derived commercial distributions. It is also part of the defunctUnited Linux. AutoYaST allows unattended and automated installation and is based on YaST. The first SuSE distribution that included YaST was released in May, 1996.

YaST isfree softwarethatNovellhas made available under theGPL.[1]

YaST2 is a tool for administering and maintaining a SUSE Linux installation. It allows administrators to install software, configure hardware, set up networks and servers, and more.

A feature of YaST is that it contains bothGUIandncursesfront ends. This is especially useful for non-GUI installations and for system administration over slow Internet connections.

YaST's display configuration module is called SaX2 (which stands for SUSE Automated X configuration, version 2).