Re: SuSe Linux 8.0 patches

dwatson@pmrg.com adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:

> I have inherited a system that is SuSe Linux 8.0 and I am pretty sure
> it is behind on patches but have been unsuccessful in locating a
> resource to help me determine this as everything I find references the
> 9.x version.
>
> Should I try an inplace upgrade or do the patches exist somewhere? I
> am generally not confident in in place upgrades and this system while
> not critical is kind of important.
>
> Help please? Thanks in advance!


This is about the only way you will get updates for 8.0 but even they
stop around 2004 IIRC:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/disconti...86/update/8.0/


Trying an upgrade will be fruitless from such an earlier version, even
going from 9.2 -> 9.3 is not always 100%

The difference between the 2 versions are so big that I would guess it
would really leave you with a very confused system.

A clean install would be the only real way o getting a "good" system.

HTH

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Mark
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N. Wales, UK
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