Quick question. If I install OpenSUSE 11.2 RC2 now, would I be able to just run a regular software update from within openSUSE once the final version is released, or would it be a bigger process of re-installing?
If done correctly, yes.
What do you mean? What is the correct way?
Having the appropriate repos for 11.2 and don’t ignore conflicts if there are any.
So, in layman’s terms… What are the exact steps I should take between installing RC2 and updating to Final?
A) Install
B) Choose only repos for 11.2
C) Run updates regularly
Detailed step-by-step please? I’m not exactly an expert with Linux, most of my experience is with Ubuntu, and repositories is one of the most confusing aspects for me of Linux.
macosxp wrote:
> Akoellh;2058880 Wrote:
>> If done correctly, yes.
>
> What do you mean? What is the correct way?
>
>
#zypper dup
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macosxp wrote:
> Akoellh;2058880 Wrote:
>> If done correctly, yes.
>
> What do you mean? What is the correct way?
‘sudo zypper dup’ has been working for me. I’ve taken one system from
M8 to RC1 to RC2.
Repos for 11.2 can be detected by the fact, that they have 11.2 in their URL.
If you don’t know, if a repo is suitable, don’t add it.
Wait, do you mean that I would just run “sudo zypper dup” in the terminal? And what exactly would that do?
So could you just give me a heads up of where I should expect to see openSUSE asking me which repositories to add?
macosxp wrote:
> lwfinger;2058890 Wrote:
>> macosxp wrote:
>>> Akoellh;2058880 Wrote:
>>>> If done correctly, yes.
>>> What do you mean? What is the correct way?
>> ‘sudo zypper dup’ has been working for me. I’ve taken one system from
>> M8 to RC1 to RC2.
>
> Wait, do you mean that I would just run “sudo zypper dup” in the
> terminal? And what exactly would that do?
man zypper
and search for “dup”.
I haven’t the faintest clue what that means or what I’m supposed to do. :\
The command “dup” means distro upgrade.
macosxp wrote:
> lwfinger;2058898 Wrote:
>> man zypper
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>> and search for “dup”.
>
> I haven’t the faintest clue what that means or what I’m supposed to do.
As zypper is a command line program, then its help information is
handled by the command-line help system processor, whose name is
“man”, short for manual.
You open a console, then type the man line above. Actually, as the
output of man is piped to less, you should start with ‘man less’ and
learn how to handle it.
If you’re coming from Ubuntu, then zypper is the equivalent of apt-get. It’s the command line package manager.
As you’re already on RC2, then you should get notification in the system tray when the final release is ready, and it should be a fairly painless upgrade. If you want to be doubly safe, then download the final 11.2 install dvd, as you can very easily install from there while preserving your home partition, or select the repair option if something went wrong with the live update.
Your repositories should already be correct for the base 11.2 distribution. When the final release is available, you will probably then want to install multimedia codecs and proprietary graphics drivers also, which you can do via the “1-click” install links if you search the OpenSUSE wiki. All very easy.
A quick question doesn’t always mean a quick answer will result, as you must now realize. You may get there by luck this time by taking the brave decision to install pre-release. Even very experienced Ubuntu users choose to do a clean install with a new release. It’s much less risky, unless you understand repos and package dependencies, and even then serious problems may occur depending on the state of your original install and any subsequent changes made to it. Many experienced openSUSE users will do a clean install for the 11.2 release. 
macosxp wrote:
>
> Quick question. If I install OpenSUSE 11.2 RC2 now, would I be able to
> just run a regular software update from within openSUSE once the final
> version is released, or would it be a bigger process of re-installing?
>
>
Another way to update, apart from those already mentioned, is to download
the DVD - and add-on CDs if you want - and then boot from it and run
installation and update.
Some people recommend installing from scratch. I’ll be doing that as RC2
just doesn’t work for me and I wouldn’t want any possibility, however
remote, of anything nasty hanging around.
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