openSUSE 13.1
KDE 4.11.2
kernel 3.11.6-4
Acer Aspire netbook which previously had 12.3
I selected an update rather than a new install and my original settings seem to have been saved,
The only issue was when I tried to get out into the internet, I was unable to get beyond my router.
The connection was solid up to the router but I had to enter an entry for a DNS server which was not there before.
After that, all was well.