The upgrade process from RC 10.1-10.2 was abysmal. The upgrade does NOT take much notice of all the applications that currently exist and upgrade them all.
For example. I have a KDE desktop with Kmail and associated files deleted and at the time Evolution installed with the addition of Monitor class applications, Wireshark and a few backup tools. When I upgraded I got a KDE desktop, New fonts, Kmail, NO Evolution,NO Monitor class tools, Some backup tools went missing a ZEN updater applet and in the desktop applet menu the open suse updater which would only stay in the system tray for 1 session and when ZEN was deleted it remained and worked. In other words it should read the total applications database and upgrade that database and install if required dependant files - Clearly 10.1-10.2 did not do this...If is saw a KDE desktop it performed a KDE pattern groups update and to hell with any other application outside the pattern group. sorry very passionate here Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > do you mean that in your case it's better to get new installation than > upgrade method? > > if i look the development from 10.2 to 10.3 alpha i didn't see significant > ... may be only kernel(if any) .. > so the upgrade is better for me than took longer time to download n > install it form beginning > ==> give me the clues if im wrong about this > > > cheers, > > > tambun > > > >> For those people out there testing the next version of open suse 10,3 - >> could some great degree of testing involve testing the Product in a >> upgrade situation rather than a New installation. >> After I upgraded 10,1 to 10,2 RC I came across more bugs to the extent >> that the upgrade ability could only be rated as beta. I begin reporting >> upgrade bugs, however due to the enormity and frequent comment by >> suse.de (Then you should not buy new software). I was not prepared to >> waste more of my time. >> I always buy boxed software and my only plea for Alpha 10,3 that a great >> deal of testing is done via an upgrade (not clean) installation >> I have been testing software (given most of my earlier life's experience >> was with large Main Frame installations), and latter PC operating systems. >> The upgrade path for all New software application development is always >> the most difficult to achieve. >> As an active tester of RC software I need to gain some personal >> confidence that upgrade-ability has been tested by a few more dedicated >> other >> >> Kind Regards and >> Good Morning 06:30 GMT+10 >> Scott >> >> >> > > > > >
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