Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4165 mails)

[David McCrossan <David.McCrossan@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 30 March 2003 16:04, Bruce Marshall wrote:
> On Sunday 30 March 2003 16:59 pm, Michael Satterwhite wrote:
> > SuSE Linux 8.2 has been announced, and I know I'm going to get it.
> > Newbie that I am, I'll get a full professional package for any changes
> > to the manuals. I do have a question, though.
> >
> > I've been working at getting my system the way I want it. Not there
> > yet, but it's getting better. What is the procedure for an upgrade of
> > this type? What files / directories do I need to protect? What are the
> > "gotcha's" that I can run into?
> >
> > This is new to me, so all help will be appreciated.
>
> What I do:
>
> 1) Create all new partitions for the new release.
> 2) Do the install.
> 3) Modify the new release based on files, etc in the old release (and you
> can still boot to the old release as well)
> 4) TAKE GOOD NOTES AS YOU re-TUNE YOUR SYSTEM.  (makes it easy for next
> time)
>
> Others will tell you to do an 'upgrade' and it will be easy.  It might...
> but if something breaks, there is no return unless you are fully backed
> up.
>
> I've upgraded once... on one machine out of about 6.  Never again.