upgrading / dating from 12.2 to 12.3 without fresh install: doable!?

good day dear suse-experts

running opensuse version 12.2

now i want to upgrade to 12.3 without doing a fresh install.

Q:
is this doable?
do you have any advices?

Yes it is. Here is the page on how to do it properly. Take no short cuts on your own: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:System_upgrade

Thank You,

On 2013-04-13 20:36, jdmcdaniel3 wrote:

> Yes it is. Here is the page on how to do it properly. Take no short
> cuts on your own: https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:System_upgrade

That’s not the only method, that’s only the online method; there is also
an offline method.

Online upgrade
method

Offline upgrade
method

Chapter 16. Upgrading the System and System Changes


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)

hello dear James hello dear Robin

many many thanks for the answers - great to hear from you!

well your suggestions were great.

i will try out which way i can go. For the Offline-version i need to have a copy of the distribution on DVD -
so i will grab one and will burn a ISO-DVD.

many thanks for the hints.

i come back and report all my findings

greetings

dilbert

Good luck and please come back and tell us of your success.

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