OpenSuse upgrade from 10.2 to 10.3

[kenmo]

Do I upgrade my OpenSuse 10.2 to 10.3 or is a complete new re-install required?

The reason I asked is because of this thread in the OpenSuse forum where some advised against upgrade and thought installing new would circiuvent some of the dependency issues upgraders are having...

http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=61666&mode=threaded

So which route have OpenSuse users used?

TIA

Kenmo

[GMaq]

Hi,
I started with JackLab which was basically openSUSE 10.2 with many extra multimedia packages. When I upgraded to openSUSE 10.3 I did a clean install and then was able to add all the Jacklab repos and packages into 10.3. I would advise a clean install, 10.3 has a lot of improvements and new code. I don't blame you for wanting to upgrade though, YAST is a slooooooow beast of a package manager! I personally eventually ended up leaving openSUSE, the Nvidia driver was giving me really bad display "tearing", but that's just my experience, hopefully yours is better!

[kenmo]

Can I ask what distro you are now using?

Thanks kindly....

[GMaq]

Hi Again,
I am using Linux Mint 4.0 "Daryna", it is a derivative of Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon and is compatible with all Ubuntu repositories. I like it because it comes with all the multimedia stuff and NTFS support already installed (Which makes it a great "Rescue Disc" as well) and since it is compatible with Ubuntu I can cherry-pick all my favourite apps and even kernels from other Ubuntu-based distros like Ubuntu Studio. I also run SimplyMEPIS32 in Virtualbox on another machine it is a rock-solid home/office kind of distro but isn't very hardcore multimedia. I have also found that www.getdeb.net is a great place to get the latest releases of multimedia applications for Ubuntu based distros. As I'm sure you are aware there are many good distros getting better all the time, This is what has worked best for me. All the best!

[CubDukat]

Do I upgrade my OpenSuse 10.2 to 10.3 or is a complete new re-install required?

The reason I asked is because of this thread in the OpenSuse forum where some advised against upgrade and thought installing new would circiuvent some of the dependency issues upgraders are having...

http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=61666&mode=threaded

So which route have OpenSuse users used?

TIA

Kenmo

The last time I used OpenSUSE was 10.2 Reloaded (?), but every time I've installed a new version, it's always been a full clean install. I haven't used OpenSuse for the last year and a half for a variety of reasons:

1. I felt like a change;
2. I was disappointed with 10.2. It felt unfinished, especially YAST. I only have dialup, and it would take at least an hour before I could even see what upgrades were available through YAST;
3. I installed Ubuntu because I had been using it on my laptop and I grew to like it, and
4. I don't particularly like the way Novell/OpenSUSE have gotten into bed with Microsoft when they threatened to sue because bits of Windows code is in Linux without demanding proof. So far, Debian and its offspring (including Ubuntu) and Fedora are the ones I know of that refuse to kowtow to M$.

BTW, I recently uninstalled the latest Ubuntu because it's way too buggy for me, and I replaced it with Fedora 8 because I wanted to try a power distro with my dual-core system. Unfortunately, I'm not happy with that because its package manager appears to be a distant cousin of YAST! Anyone know of another power distro other than Debian that would work? (I say other than debian because I'm looking for something new)

[GMaq]

@CubDukat,
Yes, I also found Ubuntu 7.10 to be a little weird especially when installing "restricted formats" the msttcorefonts package was a killer! Strangely I found both Mint 4.0 and Ubuntu Studio to be far more stable, even though they share the same code base. Ubuntu is already busy on the 3rd Alpha of "Hardy Heron", I really like Ubuntu but their 6 month release schedule is going to do them harm in the long run, the packages at www.getdeb.net have hardly caught up with 7.10 yet!

[kenmo]

Is this a Suse thing? In the past I ran Mandrake and was able to do an upgrade without backing up anything....

[pragen]

Do I upgrade my OpenSuse 10.2 to 10.3 or is a complete new re-install required?

The reason I asked is because of this thread in the OpenSuse forum where some advised against upgrade and thought installing new would circiuvent some of the dependency issues upgraders are having...

http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=61666&mode=threaded

So which route have OpenSuse users used?

TIA

Kenmo

I upgraded one PC from OpenSuse 10.2 to 10.3 and on another I did a clean install. I did not have a problem with either. My preference is to do a clean install in case there are any inconsistencies, but I try to save and reuse my /home directory. A clean install takes more work for me to get it back to all the settings I want but sometimes it nicer to have a fresh build.

Patrick

[kenmo]

Hi...

In OpenSuse 10.2 I would download a rpm and clicking on it Yast would do a dependency check and inform me if I need any dependencies.

Now that I have 10.3, clicking on a rpm does run the software installer but most often it just closes to the desktop without any warnings or messages!

Thinking my dvd iso may have been corrupt, I downloaded a new copy and reinstalled fresh, wiping out my partitions.... The problem with Yast remained...

So I downloaded Mepis 7 and it's Synoptic package manager works wonderfully...

At work I downloaded another copy of OpenSuse 10.3 and installed it on a virtual machine (VirtualBox on XP) and the problem continues...

Any ideas....

[pragen]

Hi...

In OpenSuse 10.2 I would download a rpm and clicking on it Yast would do a dependency check and inform me if I need any dependencies.

Now that I have 10.3, clicking on a rpm does run the software installer but most often it just closes to the desktop without any warnings or messages!

...

Any ideas....

I have seen the same problem. I don't have an explanation or exact solution but a workaround is to use the command line rpm install. Something like:
rpm -Uvh file_to_install.rpm

[kenmo]

I'm now a Mepis convert....