Hello list. I am wondering how to upgrade Linux. I am using Suse Linux 7.0 Professional and would like to upgrade to a newer version (newer is better correct?). Can this be done without allot of headaches. Is it recommended to upgrade by sequential version numbers? I have a dual processor Proliant 850R that I am using as a print server for our Macintosh and PC clients and do not want to disrupt printing services for an extended period. Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance. Mark ----------------- Mark Lucier Public Schools of CLK 57070 Mine Street Calumet, MI 49913 Phn 906-337-0311 Ext 1110 Fax 906-337-3848 mlucier@clk.k12.mi.us
I am wondering how to upgrade Linux. I am using Suse Linux 7.0 Professional and would like to upgrade to a newer version (newer is better correct?). Can this be done without allot of headaches. Is it recommended to upgrade by sequential version numbers? I have a dual processor Proliant 850R that I am using as a print server for our Macintosh and PC clients and do not want to disrupt printing services for an extended period. Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance.
Later is better as long as you stick to stable releases of software. Anything from SuSE is considered stable unless you go to wierd places on the ftp site. Moving from 7.0 to 8.0 would be a big jump, which, in theory the packages can handle, but in practise would probably introduce hard-to-find errors. Upgrading is generally OK across point releases, but when going across major releases I'd recommend a clean install. Which will, of course, distrupt your services. Think about whether you actually need to upgrade, and if you decide you do, find a spare machine to try things out on. -- 3:01pm up 8 days, 5:40, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00
If it works fine as a printserver I would let it be; to upgrade this to
8.0 -or most anything else- you would have to do a fresh install -and
with 8.0 you will have to use yast2 to set this up (which may be harder
if you are not used to it).
* Mark Lucier
Hello list.
I am wondering how to upgrade Linux. I am using Suse Linux 7.0 Professional and would like to upgrade to a newer version (newer is better correct?). Can this be done without allot of headaches. Is it recommended to upgrade by sequential version numbers? I have a dual processor Proliant 850R that I am using as a print server for our Macintosh and PC clients and do not want to disrupt printing services for an extended period. Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance.
Mark
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Mark Lucier Public Schools of CLK 57070 Mine Street Calumet, MI 49913 Phn 906-337-0311 Ext 1110 Fax 906-337-3848 mlucier@clk.k12.mi.us
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