When you called support did you say SUSE 9 or SLES 9? There's a big difference.
As long as you have a support agreement, I think they support SLES for 7 years. On Monday 15 May 2006 3:12 pm, Ranga Nathan wrote: > When I applied software updates via Yast about 3months ago, my /usr file > system filled up and broke Yast. Ever since I get the error message > zlp1:~ # yast > /sbin/yast: line 115: set_lang_from_sysconfig: command not found > /sbin/yast: line 119: check_ncurses: command not found > You need to install yast2-ncurses to use the YaST2 text mode interface > ncurses appears to be installed! I see > zlp1:~ # rpm -qa ncurses > ncurses-5.4-61.4 > > I I have been corresponding with Novell and their support S-U-C-Ks. I > have not been able to get anyone to help on this. Just today I finally > managed to get to a human only to be told that SuSE9 is out of support > and they expect me to re-install with SuSE 10. Is someone kidding me? > The person tells me that it is the market trend - just like Microsoft > Vista would require a new install in the place of XP. > > I would like to know what this forum is hearing about this issue. If > this is the state of affairs when a big company buys open source, the > trend is disturbing! If Novell can not support SuSE, I will go Debian or > similar, if I have to install from scratch! > > > -- > __________________ > Ranga Nathan > Work: 714-442-7591 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Main: (262)392-2026 Cell: (414)491-6001 Ans Service: (360)715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2007 - Green Bay, WI - May 18-22, 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
