Question: Updating SuSE
SuSE Linux 8.2 has been announced, and I know I'm going to get it. Newbie that I am, I'll get a full professional package for any changes to the manuals. I do have a question, though. I've been working at getting my system the way I want it. Not there yet, but it's getting better. What is the procedure for an upgrade of this type? What files / directories do I need to protect? What are the "gotcha's" that I can run into? This is new to me, so all help will be appreciated. -- Penguins eat butterflies, don't they?
On Sunday 30 March 2003 16:59 pm, Michael Satterwhite wrote:
SuSE Linux 8.2 has been announced, and I know I'm going to get it. Newbie that I am, I'll get a full professional package for any changes to the manuals. I do have a question, though.
I've been working at getting my system the way I want it. Not there yet, but it's getting better. What is the procedure for an upgrade of this type? What files / directories do I need to protect? What are the "gotcha's" that I can run into?
This is new to me, so all help will be appreciated.
What I do: 1) Create all new partitions for the new release. 2) Do the install. 3) Modify the new release based on files, etc in the old release (and you can still boot to the old release as well) 4) TAKE GOOD NOTES AS YOU re-TUNE YOUR SYSTEM. (makes it easy for next time) Others will tell you to do an 'upgrade' and it will be easy. It might... but if something breaks, there is no return unless you are fully backed up. I've upgraded once... on one machine out of about 6. Never again. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 03/30/03 11:02 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "Chaos, panic, & disorder - my work here is done."
On Sunday 30 March 2003 16:04, Bruce Marshall wrote:
On Sunday 30 March 2003 16:59 pm, Michael Satterwhite wrote:
SuSE Linux 8.2 has been announced, and I know I'm going to get it. Newbie that I am, I'll get a full professional package for any changes to the manuals. I do have a question, though.
I've been working at getting my system the way I want it. Not there yet, but it's getting better. What is the procedure for an upgrade of this type? What files / directories do I need to protect? What are the "gotcha's" that I can run into?
This is new to me, so all help will be appreciated.
What I do:
1) Create all new partitions for the new release. 2) Do the install. 3) Modify the new release based on files, etc in the old release (and you can still boot to the old release as well) 4) TAKE GOOD NOTES AS YOU re-TUNE YOUR SYSTEM. (makes it easy for next time)
Others will tell you to do an 'upgrade' and it will be easy. It might... but if something breaks, there is no return unless you are fully backed up.
I've upgraded once... on one machine out of about 6. Never again.
On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 15:59:20 -0600 Michael Satterwhite <michael@weblore.com> wrote:
SuSE Linux 8.2 has been announced, and I know I'm going to get it. Newbie that
most experience suse user will tell you to bkup up everything and install from scratch susue update is kind of S%%$^%%^%^%^
On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 08:09, Landy Roman wrote:
On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 15:59:20 -0600 Michael Satterwhite <michael@weblore.com> wrote:
SuSE Linux 8.2 has been announced, and I know I'm going to get it. Newbie that
most experience suse user will tell you to bkup up everything and install from scratch
susue update is kind of S%%$^%%^%^%^
Not so much because SuSE update issues, but I have my /home on a separate partition, that way I can clear out all the other partitions but keep /home safe. Of course backup is good. Reason I start clean is because of all the extra programs I built from source, quite a few will be updated on the SuSE CD and if not I can easily rebuild again. Its good its coming out in Spring though; Time for Spring Cleaning :). Matt
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