I understand your point of view, Henk. But there wasn’t that much to it. I opened a few discussions regarding the upgrade and was able to use the info provided (both in response to alienbee and to my own situation) in this one to realize my own upgrade, and I think that speaks for itself. As to whether the zypper dup procedure or using the net install iso to do an upgrade installation is best I don’t know. One advantage to using zypper dup was, I was already on line and in communication, albeit on a thread started by someone else. But I don’t think that constitutes hijacking the thread or hiding valuable information someplace where it won’t be found.
I think it’s the interchange that drives oSUSE users, along with the technical info, since each situation is somewhat different, anyway.
And I hope alienbee hangs in there and accomplishes his goal. Sometimes we need help or encouragement and that’s what this is all about, IMO.
That is the most logical solution, and is what I was going to do if the zypper dup failed. (Since I have a good internet connection and the net install allows me to choose what I want to install without downloading the full dvd - and even more options seem to be available, so that’s my preference. And I may use the cd I burned to install oSUSE 13.1 to another computer or two, if things continue to pan out well with this upgrade).
On 2013-12-07 21:46, d hinds wrote:
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> wolfi323;2606003 Wrote:
>> Again, just download the NET-install iso or full DVD iso, burn it to a
>> CD/DVD/USB and boot from it.
>> Then select “Upgrade an existing installation”.
>>
>> That’s the easiest way to do it I guess, even for new users and those
>> that despise the command line…
>
> That is the most logical solution, and is what I was going to do if the
> zypper dup failed. (Since I have a good internet connection and the net
> install allows me to choose what I want to install without downloading
> the full dvd - and even more options seem to be available, so that’s my
> preference. And I may use the cd I burned to install oSUSE 13.1 to
> another computer or two, if things continue to pan out well with this
> upgrade).
Upgrading with the full DVD (ie, boot it, choose upgrade) is a very
reliable procedure. It has been available for well over a decade. It has
some advantages, like it does some configuration changes that zypper dup
is unable to do (currently at least). Example, it removes certain
obsolete entries in fstab. It can also repair very broken installs.
On the other hand, it doesn’t upgrade everything, as the DVD can not
contain everything; thus you have to upgrade the rest online afterward.
Or, use the net-install iso instead.
