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Post by anonymouse on Aug 24, 2020 5:29:27 GMT
If I get Bodhi, and install lots of software for it (WITH the package manager), and then upgrade to a new version of Bodhi when it comes out (just chuck in the new disc and click "Upgrade" or whatever), will it break all the installed software?
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Post by Hippytaff on Aug 24, 2020 7:57:20 GMT
Hi anonymouse
An update/upgrade shouldn't break any software installed with apt. It will update the software, mostly security updates.
Edit - I misread and though you meant just standard updates/ upgrades as opposed to a version upgrade. However, all going well. Neither should break anything.
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Post by rcatbc on Aug 25, 2020 0:07:07 GMT
If I get Bodhi, and install lots of software for it (WITH the package manager), and then upgrade to a new version of Bodhi when it comes out (just chuck in the new disc and click "Upgrade" or whatever), will it break all the installed software? to clarify, if you are referring to the upcoming release of bodhi 6 there is no software upgrade from one numbered version (4 to 5 or 5 to 6) that i know of. point releases (from 5 to 5.1 for example) happen with regular updates and upgrades, but a full version upgrade requires a clean install. unless there is a way to do so being added to 6 that hasn't been announced yet, that wasn't possible with the previous version. |
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Post by majpooper on Aug 25, 2020 14:56:18 GMT
This is one of those topics that can become very opinionated - at least that has been my experience with other distros including Windows in my very ancient past. Intra-version (how is that for a term) upgrades, those within a version typically are not a problem. However - again only in my experience and that of a few other of my linux friends - upgrades from on version of an OS to another can often be more trouble than they are worth. You will always find instances where someone has no problems and everything went well - good for them - that has rarely been my experience. Early on I had it work with Ubuntu once but not with subsequent Ubuntu based OSs.
I guess a lot has to do with hardware, kernels.software etc. on a particular system, as a layman I really can't give an intelligent explanation where the pitfalls exsist. I suppose this raises problems/concerns from a Windows/Mac former user's perspective - would they even dream of reformatting a HD and doing a fresh (clean) install? The ones I know that I have brought over to and installed linux for would not have a clue. So there is the expectation that an upgrade to a newer version should be Windows or Mac like.
I personally prefer a clean install - I just like starting fresh - yes it takes a couple of hours but to me it is worth the time spent. But then that is just me - I can't count how many times I have installed BL in the last few weeks on a VM and two laptops just playing with it and learning it.
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