upgrading to the next suse and backup software ?

unionjak · 09-13-2006, 09:48 AM

hello,
i have been told that upgrading from one suse(say 10) to another(say 10.1) is notoriously unreliable and more often than not its best just to do a clean install.

Now having been told that linux is safe, stable and the best for system security how do i upgrade/fresh install without losing all my files(raw files, digital photography). In other words how do i get to play with the latest version of suse ?

Is there backup software that comes with suse 10.1(dvd backup ?)

Many thanks, steve.

J.W. · 09-13-2006, 04:27 PM

Assuming that you have created a separate partition for /home (and that all your data is somewhere in /home) then you can easily install a newer version of SuSE (or any other distro for that matter) by simply retaining the curretn partitioning scheme, and *NOT* reformatting /home. You'll end up with the new distro occupying the same partitions as you're now using, leaving /home untouched.

Of course, it's always a good idea to backup any important data to CD or DVD or another hard drive first, just to play it safe

unionjak · 09-13-2006, 06:13 PM

hello,
thanks for that...simple and to the point. I do make backups to dvd r but i am glad i can have my cake and eat it.

Many thanks, steve.

Ps is there any software that will do a backup(not image software) to a dvd ?

J.W. · 09-13-2006, 09:21 PM

Do you have K3b installed? Personally, it's become my favorite CD/DVD writer app, with a clean interface and simple drag-drop functionality.

A lengthier article that may be of interest: http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT2280165098.html

Good luck with it Steve