Upgrading to SuSE 7.2 Systems at DESY

	Last modified: Thu Nov 7 08:39:57 MET 2002
	Upgrading to SuSE 7.2 Systems at DESY

When upgrading a DESY Linux PC from an older (SuSE 6.1 or SuSE 6.3) release to SuSE 7.2, there are a few things to keep in mind:

Don't use the old bootdisks for the new system; there is some chance that they will fail. Check the bootdisk page on how to get new images even on older installations.
Since operating systems tend to grow with time, the root partition of the old desktops is likely to be too small for the new system. You may want to repartition. See the partitioning considerations.
Before installing, you should save a few critical files like ssh host keys so that you can restore your PC with the same identity later. I have a small helper script for that task.

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Last update: 31. Jul. 2003