[opensuse] Upgrading 10.2 32-bit to 10.3 64-bit
Hi, Usually I don't do upgrades, but the way I've handled that in the past is by using an entirely new disk for new version. That's not an option for me right now and I'm wondering what I can expect if I try to perform an upgrade of my 10.2 to 10.3 when the 10.2 system is a 32-bit installation and the 10.3 would be 64-bit. (It's a Core2 Duo processor.) Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hi,
Usually I don't do upgrades, but the way I've handled that in the past is by using an entirely new disk for new version. That's not an option for me right now and I'm wondering what I can expect if I try to perform an upgrade of my 10.2 to 10.3 when the 10.2 system is a 32-bit installation and the 10.3 would be 64-bit. (It's a Core2 Duo processor.)
I don't think 32 to 64 upgrades are possible. 32 to 32, well, the typical problems are configuration files that are replaced with new ones, with the old named something.rpmold, or the old one remains active with a brand new named something.rpmnew - or something similar. So after install most things work as before, but you have to review a dozen or two configurations (the script "rcrpmconfigcheck" tells you which). I always upgrade, so I know what it is - but I haven't done it yet :-) -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 10.3-RC2) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 07 October 2007 16:43, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hi,
Usually I don't do upgrades, but the way I've handled that in the past is by using an entirely new disk for new version. That's not an option for me right now and I'm wondering what I can expect if I try to perform an upgrade of my 10.2 to 10.3 when the 10.2 system is a 32-bit installation and the 10.3 would be 64-bit. (It's a Core2 Duo processor.)
I don't think 32 to 64 upgrades are possible.
What would happen if one tried? Would the installer balk? Refuse? Would it stumble blindly into a failing attempt to upgrade the 32-bit system?
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-- Cheers / Saludos,
Prost!
Carlos E. R. (from 10.3-RC2)
(There be dragons?) Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Oct 7 2007 17:05, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Usually I don't do upgrades, but the way I've handled that in the past is by using an entirely new disk for new version. That's not an option for me right now and I'm wondering what I can expect if I try to perform an upgrade of my 10.2 to 10.3 when the 10.2 system is a 32-bit installation and the 10.3 would be 64-bit. (It's a Core2 Duo processor.)
I don't think 32 to 64 upgrades are possible.
What would happen if one tried? Would the installer balk? Refuse? Would it stumble blindly into a failing attempt to upgrade the 32-bit system?
It could happen that during package installation, some %post or %postun scripts fail because the 32-bit counterpart has been deleted before the corresponding 64-bit one has been put into place. *Generally*, if you load rpm into memory (e.g. by executing it) and let it handle all packages in one transaction, you might upgrade to 64-bit, but it's usually not worth the hassle. Better reinstall. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Sunday 07 October 2007 16:43, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hi,
Usually I don't do upgrades, but the way I've handled that in the past is by using an entirely new disk for new version. That's not an option for me right now and I'm wondering what I can expect if I try to perform an upgrade of my 10.2 to 10.3 when the 10.2 system is a 32-bit installation and the 10.3 would be 64-bit. (It's a Core2 Duo processor.)
I don't think 32 to 64 upgrades are possible.
What would happen if one tried? Would the installer balk? Refuse? Would it stumble blindly into a failing attempt to upgrade the 32-bit system?
At worst, the cpu core will go super critical and take out your part of town. ;-) Actually, why don't you give it a try and see what happens. Just back up your data etc. first, in case you have to do a reinstall. I'd be surprised if it worked though. -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Carlos E. R.
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James Knott
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Jan Engelhardt
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Randall R Schulz