I use an OpenSuse desktop machine (currently version 11.2) on campus for my work. I want to upgrade it to 12.3, and it seems like the live upgrade is the easiest solution. I started following the instructions here:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I use an OpenSuse desktop machine (currently version 11.2) on campus for
> my work. I want to upgrade it to 12.3, and it seems like the live
> upgrade is the easiest solution. I started following the instructions
> here:
>
> ‘SDB:System upgrade - openSUSE’
> (http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:System_upgrade)
>
> When I type ‘zypper refresh’ for the beginning of Step 3, I get the
> following output:
>
> Repository ‘Google-Chrome’ is up to date.
> Repository ‘openSUSE:12.3:Update’ is up to date.
> File ‘/content’ not found on medium
> ‘http://mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss’
> Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a):
>
> What might be going on here? I use Linux for my work but am very much a
> noob on the system management side, so any help is greatly appreciated.
>
I’ve had good luck upgrading from 11.4 -> 12.3 but I always do it from DVD
(or USB images of the DVD .iso). While the system functions basically go
OK, the only time I tried the online update path was on a VM and KDE got
totally screwed up. Seems there are a bunch of KDE migrations with changed
configs that get all balled up - not to mention a bunch of old dependencies
which don’t get updated. 11.2 -> 12.3 is a big step for a process only
promised for a single version gap so I always test very carefully before
trying anything bigger.
wigity wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I use an OpenSuse desktop machine (currently version 11.2) on campus for
> my work. I want to upgrade it to 12.3, and it seems like the live
> upgrade is the easiest solution. I started following the instructions
> here:
>
> ‘SDB:System upgrade - openSUSE’
> (SDB:System upgrade - openSUSE Wiki)
>
> When I type ‘zypper refresh’ for the beginning of Step 3, I get the
> following output:
>
> Repository ‘Google-Chrome’ is up to date.
> Repository ‘openSUSE:12.3:Update’ is up to date.
> File ‘/content’ not found on medium
> ‘http://mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/11.2/repo/non-oss’
> Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i/?] (a):
>
> What might be going on here? I use Linux for my work but am very much a
> noob on the system management side, so any help is greatly appreciated.
>
>
The webpage you have pointed out states that update from a prior
version is supported and 11.2 is not a prior version for 12.3
Starting with openSUSE 11.2, a live upgrade from the prior
version is officially supported
Ok, makes sense that this may not be easy given that 11.2 is so old. This thread seems to suggest that an upgrade through so many versions may simply not be possible:
Should I just be looking at a fresh install for 12.3? If so, is there anything I should be careful of, aside from backing up my home directory before starting any new installations?
You might want to backup the /etc branch since most system configs are there but only use as a reference if you have a complicated setup you are trying to duplicate. Also with that big a jump rename the ~/.kde directory and use the new default one. just too many changes and KDE will not know what to do.
wigity wrote:
> Ok, makes sense that this may not be easy given that 11.2 is so old.
> This thread seems to suggest that an upgrade through so many versions
> may simply not be possible:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/q6wj4hs
>
> Should I just be looking at a fresh install for 12.3? If so, is there
> anything I should be careful of, aside from backing up my home directory
> before starting any new installations?
I would do a fresh install. You may also encounter problems with the
install, so if you can I would not overwrite the existing system.
Instead install it to a new partition or a new disk if necessary. That
way you will still have the old system to boot and use if getting the
new one working takes some time. And you will have all the old
configuration information to refer to if you later discover that
something doesn’t work as you expect on the new system.
The exact details will depend on your hardware layout, such as disk
sizes etc and how you use the machine.
On 2013-10-15 07:26, wigity wrote:
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> Ok, makes sense that this may not be easy given that 11.2 is so old.
> This thread seems to suggest that an upgrade through so many versions
> may simply not be possible:
An upgrade is possible. If you do a live upgrade you have to go one
single version at a time; ie 11.2 to 11.3, 11.3 to 11.4, etc. And
possibly the repos for 11.2 have disappeared, so you can not do the
requisite online update first.
Alternatively, you can attempt an offline upgrade instead. You could try
to go to 11.4 in the first jump, then perhaps 12.3 - if you follow the
instructions below: