[ale] SUSE 9.2

[Geoffrey]

Bob Owen wrote:
> I downloaded and burned a DVD copy of SUSE 9.2 a couple of days ago.
> I did an upgrade on a 9.1 box, but it did some strange things.  In
> trying to go into YAST, it put a string of dots in the pwd line
> before I could begin to type the pwd.  After a cold reboot it doesn't
> do that any more.
> 
> I've been a SUSE user since v6.4, which I installed on a 133MH
> laptop.  What I would like is to have SUSE users  to share
> experiences on doing an upgrade vs doing a new install.  I've always
> done a new install when changing versions, I guess because of bad
> experiences with upgrading MS.

I generally do a re-install, although I've done a couple of upgrades 
with 9.2 that were quite successful.

Since I generally need everything working on my boxen, I historically 
keep a dual boot environment so that I can build a new install while 
retaining my previous instance.  Once I get the new install working 
completely, I move to it full time.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey