[ale] SUSE 9.2

[Bob Owen]

On Friday 14 January 2005 21:58, Geoffrey wrote:
> 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.

Thanks, Geoffrey