From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2018-08-10 02:53, Batchman wrote:   
   > Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> If your system is complex, upgrade has advantages.   
   > Nope, simple.   
   >>   
   >> If you keep most things "home", it may not matter, just install the same   
   >> applications as needed.   
   >   
   > So it's possible to chose which apps. prior to install?   
      
   You mean, having a list, and then have YaST install it? Not easily, no.   
   I never managed to do it. The feature exists, but doesn't take into   
   account multiple repositories.   
      
   Search for "autoyast", that's the most complex and full feature for   
   automated installs. Overkill.   
      
   You might have a list of packages and tell zypper to install them -   
   after main system install.   
      
   Creating a list of what you have currently installed is easy, but it is   
   not practical to give it to zypper to install again on a different   
   release, because on such an automatically generated list many things may   
   change from one release to another. Libraries, services, apps... Better   
   to install, say, the KDE or Gnome pattern which would install the   
   "normal" things, then add whatever else you use.   
      
      
      
   > [snip]   
   >> Some people keep two system partitions and one home. Say they have 42.3   
   >> in one partition, and install 15.0 on another. They test, and when   
   >> satisfied, switch the default boot. A year in the future they'll install   
   >> 15.1 in the other.   
   >>   
   > The above is what I'm hoping to be able to do.   
   >>   
   >> There are some bugs affecting upgrades. If using the offline aka DVD   
   >> method you can not upgrade if you have a reiserfs partition. You get a   
   >   
   > Suse forums show some problems from upgrades, intend using DVD install.   
   >   
   > Thanks once again for you detailed reply, appreciate it!   
      
   Welcome! :-)   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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