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Re: [SLE] Upgrading to SuSE 8.0
- From: Patrick <tracerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 19:57:04 -0400
- Message-id: <200206011957.04396.tracerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Saturday 01 June 2002 12:11, Alfredo Cole wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I have just ordered SuSE 8 and I'm waiting for it to arrive. My
> system has 7.2 Personal installed, and I use it daily to work, mainly
> developing accounting software for Linux. I have a lot of additional
> software installed, some of which I had to compile myself. Therefore,
> I can not afford to be without it for long. In the past, whenever I
> bought a new version, be it Red Hat, Mandrake or SuSE, I was always
> told it was best to do a fresh install instead of an upgrade, because
> the upgrade programs were not that smart. Has this changed with SuSE
> 8? Any successful experiences?
>
> Thank you.
-----------------------------
Alfredo,
These are my thoughts only not facts, so the final decision always
comes down to you. If I were you, I would probably try the upgrade as
is first, realizing of course that it may not go well. With that in
mind, I would do backups of those things you might need later,
especially your home directory where all your settings are stored. If
you have the capabilities, you might want to make a complete backup,
but I doubt that would be necessary.
With all the changes & additions you have made to the original install
of 7.2, I would be doubtful of the success of an upgrade, but it will
take only a short time to do that and determine if it worked or not.
In my almost one year experience, yes June will make me a seasoned one
year novice/pro, I have found that the fresh installs always give you
the best results. I did do a 7.2 to 7.3 update with success, but you
are spanning more versions than I did and usually those are not as
simple.
I too don't believe using Linux for one year makes you anywhere near the
pro status either! ;o)
I have only just begun to learn! :o)
Patrick
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> Hi:
>
> I have just ordered SuSE 8 and I'm waiting for it to arrive. My
> system has 7.2 Personal installed, and I use it daily to work, mainly
> developing accounting software for Linux. I have a lot of additional
> software installed, some of which I had to compile myself. Therefore,
> I can not afford to be without it for long. In the past, whenever I
> bought a new version, be it Red Hat, Mandrake or SuSE, I was always
> told it was best to do a fresh install instead of an upgrade, because
> the upgrade programs were not that smart. Has this changed with SuSE
> 8? Any successful experiences?
>
> Thank you.
-----------------------------
Alfredo,
These are my thoughts only not facts, so the final decision always
comes down to you. If I were you, I would probably try the upgrade as
is first, realizing of course that it may not go well. With that in
mind, I would do backups of those things you might need later,
especially your home directory where all your settings are stored. If
you have the capabilities, you might want to make a complete backup,
but I doubt that would be necessary.
With all the changes & additions you have made to the original install
of 7.2, I would be doubtful of the success of an upgrade, but it will
take only a short time to do that and determine if it worked or not.
In my almost one year experience, yes June will make me a seasoned one
year novice/pro, I have found that the fresh installs always give you
the best results. I did do a 7.2 to 7.3 update with success, but you
are spanning more versions than I did and usually those are not as
simple.
I too don't believe using Linux for one year makes you anywhere near the
pro status either! ;o)
I have only just begun to learn! :o)
Patrick
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Magic Page Products -- Amiga-SuSE-PC Sales & Service
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