Upgrade to 11.3 using zypper dup

[mchojrin]

Hi:

I just run

zypper dup

on my 11.2 box. Apparently it did ok, but I can't see any change. How can I check if I have 11.3 now? Thanks!

[elksi]

You should read this:

SDB:System upgrade - openSUSE

You haven't upgrade to 11.3 with a simple "zypper dup".

[dvhenry]

If you can find the space on your hard disk, then I would suggest a clean install of 11.3 alongside your 11.2 install.
This allows you to setup 11.3 while still being able to use 11.2 normally.

[elksi]

Don't be afraid to upgrade. I have done it at multiple systems, without problems. Just follow the guide.

[mchojrin]

Ok, I have read man pages for zypper dup and now I understand better what it does. I thought It'd perform the upgrade to the new distribution version. I'll try the yast2-wagon module and see.

Thanks!

[mchojrin]

Well, I tried wagon, but quite frankly I didn't understand what it was doing... so I'm moving to the command line tools.

I see in the guide that the only repos to be added are those for the 11.3 distro. I have some others (like nvidia, packman & google chrome), which have been disabled as stated in the upgrade guide. Should I change those? Where can I find new urls for those? Thanks!

[Barry_Nichols]

Hi,

You will need to find the correct repositories for the openSUSE version
you are using; a list of repositories can be found here:
'http://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories'.


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Regards,
Barry

[Carlos E. R.]

On 2010-08-14 22:36, mchojrin wrote:
>
> Well, I tried wagon, but quite frankly I didn't understand what it was
> doing... so I'm moving to the command line tools.
>
> I see in the guide that the only repos to be added are those for the
> 11.3 distro. I have some others (like nvidia, packman & google chrome),
> which have been disabled as stated in the upgrade guide. Should I change
> those? Where can I find new urls for those? Thanks!

IMO, it is better to leave out any other repo except oss, non-oss, and update. Do the dup, and
later, once your system runs ok, add the others and whatever apps you need from them.


Note: I always do system upgrades, since SuSE 5.2. But also, I always test the new version on
another partition: the new version might not work for you. Also, I always make a full backup.

In other words: don't jump without a safety net. This goes for fresh install and upgrades. Both.


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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 "Emerald" GM (Elessar))

[consused]

IMO, it is better to leave out any other repo except oss, non-oss, and update. Do the dup, and
later, once your system runs ok, add the others and whatever apps you need from them.


Note: I always do system upgrades, since SuSE 5.2. But also, I always test the new version on
another partition: the new version might not work for you.

+1. Pleased to hear it, as I've successfully stuck with both parts of that approach, and the very few install problems I recall were down to my own mistakes.

[mchojrin]

Thanks for your help! I have succesfully upgraded my system, and it seems to be working just fine. The process was a little cumbersome though. I did backup my system first, so just in case, I can go back to previous state if things go wrong, but apparently it's not the case .

So, btw, what upgrade method do you recommend? (I still need to upgrade two similar systems, and I don't want to do this mess all over) Should I download the network installation iso, the liveCD, or any other? Thanks!