Am I correct that the highlighted files within the package(s) represent the components that are to be updated ? (The example shows highlight /use/bin/intel … files).
I would like to know the recovery options. This is a test system, and the cost of a failure is a reinstall and re-update. If an Xorg update produces undesirable results, what are my options for removing the updates ? Would the use of zypper instead of YAST be the desired process ?
(FWIW: I tried to paste the screenshot into SUSE Paste without success)
I would be very careful using the “switch system packages” option as it can have unintended consequences. I would add that using Intel Graphics hardware may work very well with this selection, but on an nVidia system, it was death while running the proprietary driver. If your system is working just fine, I would never arbitrarily make such a package switch. Intel graphics seems to suggest the latest Xorg files should be used, but that does not seem true with other graphic chipsets. I would wait until the next openSUSE came out with newer versions of Xorg before I would try to use them.
For future reference, I would always recommend creating a separate partition when experimenting with newer Xorg files.
The only file I would recommend updating is Mesa to see if you have better performance. If it doesn’t, you can always switch back to the original file using Yast via the console.
Start up Yast and Software Repositories to disable Updates and any other repos that weren’t included withe the default installation. Ensure that OSS and NON-OSS and cd/dvd are only enabled.
Select Software Management and select View → Repositories.
Click on the Repositories tab and click on the left hand column entry: openSUSE 11.3-Oss
Navigate to the top of the
Repositories tab and click on “Switch system packages” - Click on the “Accept” button to proceed with the roll-back
It’s true that is isn’t in the ncurses Yast view. The other option I used was zypper.
Disable Updates and any other repos that weren’t included with your default installation. Ensure that openSUSE-11.3-Oss and openSUSE-11.3-Non-oss and cd/dvd are only enabled.
