Upgrade or Fresh Install?
by upnort from LinuxQuestions.org on (#56DZ0)
Lately I've been thinking about updating my 14.2 systems to Current.
I don't need to update. My current hardware is well covered by 14.2. After 15.0 is released I would not mind buying newer AMD based hardware. So Current/15.0 is in my future one way or another.
Since using Slackware with 10.0, the only time I performed a fresh install was moving from 32-bit to 64-bit. Otherwise, perhaps remarkably I have updated each release in line. There were always speed bumps with each update, but nothing to scream about.
There are so many changes in the next release. I am wondering whether the volume of changes might lean toward a fresh install. The caveat is 16 years of customizing and tweaking that need to be migrated too. When I moved from 32-bit to 64-bit the dust shaking and settling took a few months because of little corner case issues that don't bubble out immediately.
I suspect that whether I choose to update or install fresh, this specific release will require more sweat equity than with past releases.
This isn't a critical discussion. Perhaps other Slackers are pondering the same question. Just looking for opinions on updating vs. a fresh install!
I don't need to update. My current hardware is well covered by 14.2. After 15.0 is released I would not mind buying newer AMD based hardware. So Current/15.0 is in my future one way or another.
Since using Slackware with 10.0, the only time I performed a fresh install was moving from 32-bit to 64-bit. Otherwise, perhaps remarkably I have updated each release in line. There were always speed bumps with each update, but nothing to scream about.
There are so many changes in the next release. I am wondering whether the volume of changes might lean toward a fresh install. The caveat is 16 years of customizing and tweaking that need to be migrated too. When I moved from 32-bit to 64-bit the dust shaking and settling took a few months because of little corner case issues that don't bubble out immediately.
I suspect that whether I choose to update or install fresh, this specific release will require more sweat equity than with past releases.
This isn't a critical discussion. Perhaps other Slackers are pondering the same question. Just looking for opinions on updating vs. a fresh install!