Am Donnerstag, 10. März 2011, 08:28:37 schrieb Karl Eichwalder:
This is not a workaround. This is how it is documented and it is an essential requirement to update the package management stack from the target distribution before starting with "zypper dup". (We actually ask to run "zypper up zypper" or "zypper in zypper"; see the Reference guide, Chap. 15.1.4--it is in the docs that way since ages and developers recently confirmed that it is needed.)
If I search http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:System_upgrade for zypper in zypper or zypper up zypper I do not find anything. So if that is the official way of doing things, the SDB article should be kept up-to-date. I remember that it was part of the article (or its predecessor) yet since it was removed I thought there was a reason for it. For me a simple zypper dup worked. Without any conflicts and without any zypper in zypper or zypper up zypper. I might just have been lucky though. Sven -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org