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On Wed, 2021-07-21 at 15:41 +1200, Robin Klitscher wrote:
On 21/07/2021 15:28, Darryl Gregorash wrote:
On 2021-07-20 8:35 p.m., TomasK wrote:
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The OP spoke of updating, rather than doing a fresh install. It is always a good idea to do an update from the most recent previous version, ie. 15.1 to 15.2 to 15.3 for example. I certainly did not say that updating is preferred over doing a fresh install. If that is what you wish to do, then nothing of what I said applies to you. Finally, this is certainly *not* a "new" installation process. From the DVD/USB image, you have always had a choice to do a new installation, or to update a previously installed version. Description in detail is not necessary anywhere, because the choices are so obvious when you boot from a DVD/USB install image.
I could have been clearer I guess. My problem was worry about the repos to activate to keep 15.3 properly updated *after* a fresh install....
That is how I read it too - fresh install. Regardless, the confusion here speaks about the level of expectations regarding 15.3 I installed 15.3 on a test machine + bunch of VMs in them clouds - the update/patch repos seemed to be broken, at least for a while. I also had/have issues with PHP versions with web server/applications. It feels more than just the usual "change is pain" - some things cannot be easily worked around at the moment. Hopefully at least the repo/update/patch issues are settling down. I wonder if the disappearing mirrors and mirror updates are general linux world problem or another symptom of decay. This is not my thread - I will stop hijacking it and behave now. The Subject resonated with me.