Hello fellow Linux users! A quick hint or advice is kindly requested ... I have run Suse 6.4 for quite a while now, and has been very pleased with that. Now, I need to upgrade my Oracle 8i installation to 9i, and this requires glibc 2.2. As with all upgrades, this often results in other upgrades being necessary (like I would think the kernel would have to be upgraded too, no?) So my basic question becomes: A) Should I simply get the newest 8.1 distribution on CD, and trust that installing this will safely upgrade my Linux base? - or - B) Should I try patch up the current 6.4 system with individual RPM's (such as glibc, the kernel, etc.), or is this a no-no? My preference is A) really, as many other things have been updated too in the meantime. But I seem to be unable to find any information anywhere (FAQ's, mailing lists, support Web, etc.) that says anything about how Yast handles upgrades to a newer release. If you have any information in this regard I'd be please to hear from you! Thanks - Henrik Schultz Senior Systems Architect Consultant to Maersk Data AS Tel.: +45 39 10 21 13 Mobile: +45 22 12 24 29 E-mail: hsz@maerskdata.dk