Re: Upgrading 8.2 Pro to 9 via FTP?

From: Peter Hoff (no_spam_for_pete_at_lineardesigngroup.com)
Date: 10/01/03 

Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 06:45:22 GMT

SuSE_Fan wrote:
> I bought 8.2 Pro about 6 months back and see now that 9 is due for
> release in October. Can 8.2 Pro be updated to 9 online or do I need
> to either do a fresh FTP install or purchase 9 to get there?
>
>

It should be possible. It seems like they put the ftp version up about a
month after the boxes hit the shelves. I've had about a 50% success rate
with upgrading vs reinstalling. Upgrading from 8.1 to 8.2 went pretty
well, but not flawlessly. When I go to 9.0 it will be a fresh install.