Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (341 mails)

[Eberhard Moenkeberg <emoenke@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

On Wed, 4 Feb 2009, Rob OpenSuSE wrote:
> 2009/2/4 Patrick Shanahan <ptilopteri@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > * Rob OpenSuSE <rob.opensuse.linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [02-04-09 14:56]:

> > > There's a risk to in updating old "stable" systems, if something goes
> > > wrong with an update to something critical like zypper, there will be
> > > a huge fuss.
> > >
> > > Does the OP know how to work round the issue?  If it is not obvious to
> > > him, finding a way, might make a backport seem less of an issue.
> >
> > He "forgot" that 11.0 zypper did *not* keep replaced/updated kernels.
> > He knows that rpm -i and smart are available and will accomplish what
> > he wishes.  BUT he has lost the kernel that *worked* for his
> > environment.  Thus the discussion.
>
> So providing the kernel that worked is required.  Updating zypper
> alone is not a solution!
> Presumably someone who runs 11.0 actually backs up their system?

That would not help.
A "native" OpenSUSE/SLES/SLED system just has one kernel to boot.
And if it does't, you won't reach your backups with ease.


Viele Grüße
Eberhard Mönkeberg (emoenke@xxxxxxx, em@xxxxxxx)

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