how do I update 10.0 to 10.1 (or 10.2)?

Adrian Baker · 11-28-2006, 04:53 PM

Hi all

I have been using OpenSuse 10.0 for a while now and after weeks of learning how to make my laptop run perfectly I have been sufficiently happy with it to dump windows. However, I can't get ACPI to work and I would like the compiz/xgl effects to work too. So is it time to upgrade?

As a newish user, I've never upgraded before. Also, it has taken me weeks of work to learn how everything works in Suse and I really don't want to have to configure everything on my laptop again. I have the hardware configured and the software I want running well.

Do I:

Just stick with 10.0 now it works well
Upgrade to 10.1
Wait a while and update to 10.2
And do I have to do a fresh install??

I'd appreciate your advice.
Thanks

rshaw · 11-28-2006, 04:55 PM

wait for 10.2 then do a fresh install. my 2 cents

upgrades take much longer and tend to not work 100% of the time.

EclipseAgent · 11-28-2006, 10:21 PM

I like fresh installs, HOWEVER I am going to give 10.2 an upgrade shot from 10.1

Xian · 11-29-2006, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Baker

Do I:

Just stick with 10.0 now it works well
Upgrade to 10.1
Wait a while and update to 10.2
And do I have to do a fresh install??

As long as you don't have a lot of unofficial packages installed it would do no harm to try an update from the InstallCD to 10.2. Most will agree it affords a more stable environment to do a clean installation, and if you separate your /home directory to another partition then your individual user prefs will remain intact. However, I've also seen many people do updates and have very few issues. Again, these are people who generally only use the officially supported RPM's. Otherwise, you will often run into endless dependency conflicts.

Adrian Baker · 11-29-2006, 05:30 AM

Thanks for the advice. I'll wait for 10.2 and miss 10.1 I think. I am reluctant to clean install as I don't want to start from scratch again.... Probably best to though. Perhaps I should try to upgrade, but be prepared to scrap it and start again if necessary?

Thomas Lemmens · 11-29-2006, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Baker

Thanks for the advice. I'll wait for 10.2 and miss 10.1 I think. I am reluctant to clean install as I don't want to start from scratch again.... Probably best to though. Perhaps I should try to upgrade, but be prepared to scrap it and start again if necessary?

When your /home directory is on a separate partition a fresh install isn't that dog.

Adrian Baker · 12-13-2006, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas Lemmens

When your /home directory is on a separate partition a fresh install isn't that dog.

Thanks for the advice. However, please forgive my ignorance.... how do I move it to my shared vfat partition, and what do I do with it after installing 10.2? can I just drag it to my vfat partition, or do I need to set up links to it?

Thanks