On Wed, September 6, 2006 12:46 pm, stephan beal wrote: <snip>
Is it advisable to update the present SUSE 10.0 systems to SUSE 10.1, and later to 10.2 in stead of each time a new install? Any experiences welcome.
Hi, Al!
Almost anyone on this list will suggest to never to an upgrade and always do a clean install. If you follow conventional wisdom and keep /home on a separate partition (or second drive) then a clean install is almost always less painful than an update.
Check the archives of this list for many such recommendations (not all of them are from me ;).
Hear hear! I have just lived through this painful experience. I upgraded two machines - one from 9.2 to 10.1 and the other from 10.0 to 10.1 - both had their issues. In both instances, I ended up throwing in the towel and reinstalling 10.1 - I've been much happier. The only issue I'm having is a minor one with my KMail history.
From now on - the /home folder gets put on a seperate partition. -- Kai Ponte www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com
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