[opensuse-factory] updating from beta's to RC, etc
Hi I have a question that seems to get mixed answers. On news.opensuse.org it has been stated by people that we can update from the beta to the release candidate to then the final release without having to download and do a fresh install. However on the Opensuse Forum, the moderators speak against it saying that we should do a clean install because config files from the beta could be left behind. Gets confusing when you have one part of Opensuse saying you can do it, and another part saying you shouldn't do it. So could someone please clarify whether updating from the beta to the RC to the final release is recommend, or if we should do a clean install Thanks. Richard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
Richard Allen escribió:
Hi
I have a question that seems to get mixed answers.
On news.opensuse.org it has been stated by people that we can update from the beta to the release candidate to then the final release without having to download and do a fresh install.
yes using zypper dup
However on the Opensuse Forum, the moderators speak against it saying that we should do a clean install because config files from the beta could be left behind.
config files may be different, or maybe not ;) if you have modified the configuration files they shouldn't be replaced. -- "We have art in order not to die of the truth" - Friedrich Nietzsche Cristian Rodríguez R. Platform/OpenSUSE - Core Services SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Research & Development http://www.opensuse.org/
Am Freitag 21 November 2008 schrieb Richard Allen:
Hi
I have a question that seems to get mixed answers.
On news.opensuse.org it has been stated by people that we can update from the beta to the release candidate to then the final release without having to download and do a fresh install.
However on the Opensuse Forum, the moderators speak against it saying that we should do a clean install because config files from the beta could be left behind.
Gets confusing when you have one part of Opensuse saying you can do it, and another part saying you shouldn't do it. So could someone please clarify whether updating from the beta to the RC to the final release is recommend, or if we should do a clean install
Fact 1: You can do that. Zypper dup will bring you updated Fact 2: You very likely will not get 100% the same result as a fresh install of the final. Defaults change, default installs get changed. All this very often a zypper dup will not repair Fact 3: Some don't care about Fact 2 Greetings, Stephan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday, 2008-11-22 at 13:20 +0100, Stephan Kulow wrote:
Fact 3: Some don't care about Fact 2
Yea, we just complain a bit here now and then X-) - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkkn/S0ACgkQtTMYHG2NR9Wt6wCdFtjuihujO+ceRXAS4rhuBY0C I8IAn1/iRxsXCA2ZiPNxbsPiGtnD6jDz =6/84 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org
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Carlos E. R.
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Cristian Rodríguez
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Richard Allen
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Stephan Kulow