On Wednesday 06 September 2006 11:12, LLLActive@GMX.Net wrote:
In the past I had problems when updating an existing SUSE installation to a newer version (I think it was 8.0 to 8.3 back then). I therefore had to do a clean install, and then having to do all the setups for all the other things I had on the older version like Evolution. It is becoming quit a laborious exercise if there are a dozen or so stations to be updated. 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 ;). -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts