Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1318 mails)

[Teruel de Campo MD <chusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2008-11-01 at 07:33 +0100, Clayton wrote:
> > It is easy to keep a backup kernel. I do it since the initial
> > installation.
> >
> > 1. Go to the boot directory****************************
> >
> > #cd /boot
>
> [snip a bunch of manual CLI steps]
>
> Try explaining that to a new user.... while you are on the phone to
> them... because the computer you are supporting is more than 500km
> away.
Clayton,

I do understand your concern but few points:

1. opensuse is a bleeding edge distro. For business Suse linux
enterprise, Linux Desktop etc will do a better job. Look into the Novell
site. 

2. Yast offer two modes:

Mode 1: only the security updates are installed. This is very stable,
and very safe and your client will not have to deal with anything. The
name is YOU; yast online. 

Mode 2: upgrade from few to all the installed application. Here you can
get into trouble. The minimal approach is just to enable only the basic
opensuse repositories that installed during the initial installation.
With the other repositories you can always brake stuff. 


3. Kernel upgrades are tricky because can affect areas that may need
reinstallation. For example some modules may have to be rebuild. Vmware
has to be reinstall etc. The safest approach is to lock the kernel so
there is no upgrades (without your approval).

Regards,

-=terry=-

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