Suse 9.1 to 9.2
 

I have the 9.1 running on my PC and it is great. I have it in a dual boot setup with XP Pro. I have the following HW system,

Del Dim. 4300 - CPU Intel P4 1.7GHz, 1GB RAM, 400GB HDD (+40GB External), nVidia Gforce Ti4200 128MB RAM, DVD burner, Intel 10/100 pro network card, and I have DSL 2000 (Telekom).

Having installed the 9.1 (bought and registered), a friend is giving me the 9.2 complete version. Should I just do a normal upgrade or a complete installation. Are there big differences between the two versions, differences that I could only take advantage of if I did a complete installation?

My questions are these:


1) If upgrading is the way to go, how do I do it, from the DVD. I am unsure how
to run an upgrade from the DVD. Also, by upgrading, will my present settings
be taken over without me having to do anthing, ie, save them in a file or
directory?

2) If a complete new installation is the way to go, how do I save all my settings
so that they will be carried over to the new installation.

I would appreciate any help.

Thanks.

I did an upgrade from 9.0 to 9.1 with almost zero problems, the installer works very well. I will be doing a full new install with 9.2 because I have been using my 9.1 box for testing and playing with settings, and I want to clean up the machine a bit. That said, the difference between 9.1 and 9.2 is much smaller than the difference between 9.0(2.4 kernel) and 9.1(2.6 kernel). I suggest doing an upgrade in your case. If after playing with it you don't like the results, you can still do a fresh install if need be.

How do I do the upgrade. Just put in the DVD and then ......!!!!?????

yes - when you install the new version it will ask whether you wish to do a fresh install or update your existing system.

I much prefer to back-up any necessary files to a cd or networked computer and perform a fresh install... makes me feel... cleaner... but that's just me.

How exactly do I do the upgrade. I boot up in linux, pop the 9.2 DVD in, does it start automatically, like in windows, or do I have to run a shell or some upgrade helper program to run it?

Insert the DVD, boot and choose Upgrade System from the menu. (boot from the CD, not run the system and then insert DVD)
Please refrain from asking so many questions prior to actually trying things out

Electronique is correct........... Just remember that folks like to get all of the facts prior to leaping in to a new adventure like this...

When you stick in the CD or DVD and reboot (make sure hat the CD-ROM or DVD is the first in the boot order) the CD will install the basic info and drivers in memory then check your current installation. It will ask you if you want to upgrade (Default) or do a clean install. Most folks usually go with the clean install since there are no issues that migrate from your older version to your newr version.

SuSE will tell you if there are application or dependency issues and ask you what you want to do (for the upgrade). Then the new version installs itself over the old one, keeping all of your personal settings intact.

Barney