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.