On 2/9/19 3:23 pm, Doug McGarrett wrote:
On 09/02/2019 01:05 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 2/9/19 5:04 am, Doug McGarrett wrote:
(Having said that, the question arises: what will happen when Leap 15.2, due out next May, is released?)
BC
THAT'S why I won't install Leap. I used a rolling release for years-- actually two rolling releases, first KDE4, then KDE5 and only the once did I have to reinstall everything. And then they castrated PCLOS, they took out a whole batch of apps and made it impossible to install them from other sources, and that['s why I'm here.
--doug
You have the wrong idea about Leap.
When a new version of Leap comes out -- eg, 15.2 next May -- one only needs to first alter the names of repositories to reflect the ones for the latest version and then execute as root 'zypper dup' on a command line and the current Leap (say, 15.1) will be updated to (say) 15.2.
See https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:System_upgrade#1._Check_if_the_update_repository....
QED.
BC
I think, Basil, you have my best interests at heart, but I believe that Suse would not be making Tumbleweed unless it wanted a rolling release, which is what I want. I've fiddled around with Linux versions that expire every so often, and I don't want to get trapped in one of them. It's a real pita to go out and find and get and reinstall all the things you are used to using, including your screen background, particularly if you find that those apps are no longer available, as PCLOS did to me. That's why I'm trying to get used to this Tumbleweed version, which I hope to be running until I die. (I'm almost 82 right now.) I sincerely hope that what is working now, will work for the rest of my life without reinstalling anything, and I hope that I will get the scanner running, even if I have to buy the app. Or use Windows--achhh!
--doug
Doug, I will repeat it once again: you have the wrong idea about Leap. I gave you an URL to read about what how easy it is to upgrade from one version of Leap to the latest -- have you read what is stated there? In any case,one does not have to upgrade Leap everytime a new version comes out (around 18 months) but keep using what you already have. There are people here who are still using openSUSE 42.3 which was released in July 2017. Now, the EOL for Leap 15.1 is November 2020. You cannot tell me that you won't be able to get to grips on how to easily upgrade 15.1 to 15.2 by November 2020? BC -- A three-year-old boy was examining his testicles while taking a bath. "Mum" he asked, "are these my brains?" "Not yet," she replied. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org