no
There is an option, on the installation CD for installing over the network. The option can be used to point to a local (in-house) server or across the internet to any of several university servers that host installation files. I picked a server fairly close to me (I think it was Berkeley) and used that for installation. I’ve done it before & it works well as long as you have a fast, reliable, internet connection.
looking at /boot I currently see:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 136097 Feb 3 13:49 config-3.7.10-1.28-desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 136068 May 12 06:23 config-3.7.10-1.32-default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 136097 May 12 06:18 config-3.7.10-1.32-desktop
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 2 13:02 grub
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Jan 7 03:03 grub2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Apr 18 2013 grub2-efi -> grub2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Jun 5 12:15 initrd -> initrd-3.7.10-1.32-desktop
-rw------- 1 root root 32099320 Jun 5 12:15 initrd-3.7.10-1.28-desktop
-rw------- 1 root root 32330959 Jun 5 12:15 initrd-3.7.10-1.32-default
-rw------- 1 root root 32099313 Jun 5 12:15 initrd-3.7.10-1.32-desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 690768 May 12 07:55 symtypes-3.7.10-1.32-default.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 691701 May 12 08:37 symtypes-3.7.10-1.32-desktop.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 670828 May 12 07:15 symtypes-3.7.10-1.32-xen.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 241500 Feb 3 15:21 symvers-3.7.10-1.28-desktop.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 241447 May 12 07:51 symvers-3.7.10-1.32-default.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 241500 May 12 08:19 symvers-3.7.10-1.32-desktop.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 516 Feb 3 15:21 sysctl.conf-3.7.10-1.28-desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 409 May 12 07:50 sysctl.conf-3.7.10-1.32-default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 516 May 12 08:19 sysctl.conf-3.7.10-1.32-desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2532218 Feb 3 15:04 System.map-3.7.10-1.28-desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2445972 May 12 07:37 System.map-3.7.10-1.32-default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2532218 May 12 07:58 System.map-3.7.10-1.32-desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5815569 Feb 3 15:20 vmlinux-3.7.10-1.28-desktop.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5560892 May 12 07:50 vmlinux-3.7.10-1.32-default.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5816224 May 12 08:18 vmlinux-3.7.10-1.32-desktop.gzl
rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 May 20 08:47 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-3.7.10-1.32-desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5000376 Feb 3 17:05 vmlinuz-3.7.10-1.28-desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4773656 May 12 10:13 vmlinuz-3.7.10-1.32-default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5001016 May 12 11:04 vmlinuz-3.7.10-1.32-desktop
looking in Yast I see multiple kernels marked as installed.
and (sigh) I apparently deleted something I shouldn’t have because the system now won’t boot into desktop - only desktop-safe mode.
(some days it does not pay to get out of bed)
On 2014-06-05 21:36, n hand wrote:
> Code:
> --------------------
>
> -rw-r–r-- 1 root root 136097 Feb 3 13:49 config-3.7.10-1.28-desktop
> -rw-r–r-- 1 root root 136068 May 12 06:23 config-3.7.10-1.32-default
> -rw-r–r-- 1 root root 136097 May 12 06:18 config-3.7.10-1.32-desktopd
> rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 2 13:02 grubd
…
>
> --------------------
Your code section got posted with awful wrap on nntp :-?
I had to do some editing to read it.
> looking in Yast I see multiple kernels marked as installed.
It is not typical to have both desktop and default kernels installed.
You only need “desktop” for normal machines.
> and (sigh) I apparently deleted something I shouldn’t have because the
> system now won’t boot into desktop - only desktop-safe mode.
Oh?
> (some days it -does not- pay to get out of bed)
I know that feeling. 
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)
On 2014-06-05 21:26, n hand wrote:
>
> robin_listas;2647494 Wrote:
>> On 2014-06-05 00:56, n hand wrote:
>> Does this mean you used “zypper dup”?
>>
>
> no
> There is an option, on the installation CD for installing over the
> network.
Ok, right, I know the one. I do it myself. I thought you might be using
that one.
Then, run this in a terminal (does not need to be root):
rpm -q -a --queryformat "%{INSTALLTIME} %{INSTALLTIME:day} \
%{BUILDTIME:day} %-30{NAME} %15{VERSION}-%-7{RELEASE} %{arch} \
%25{VENDOR}%25{PACKAGER} == %{DISTRIBUTION} %{DISTTAG}
" \
| sort | cut --fields="2-" | tee rpmlist \
| egrep -v "openSUSE.12\.3" | less -S
The intention is to locate packages that do not have the string
“openSUSE.12.3” as ‘DISTRIBUTION’ tag, and sorted with the older package
first. If there are any such, you will have to consider if you need to
upgrade them or not (because packages from extra repos might not follow
the labelling convention).
This is something that typically happens when doing upgrades with the
DVD method, because not all packages can be contained in a single DVD.
It should not happen when instead you tell it to use an outside repo,
specially one in Internet, because they should be complete.
But, just in case, check it. I have seen similar problems to those you
report detected by that search.
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)
the query returned several lines of information - going back to 2006 (contact security@Novell.com:X) - but I’m not sure how to read the information.
Mon Jul 05 2010 Mon Jul 05 2010 gpg-pubkey 0dfb3188-41ed929b (none) (none) (none) == (none) (none)
is 0dfb3188-41ed929b a file identifier?
(ps - I got the system working again by re-installing the desktop kernel)