openSuSe 11.3 to 11.4 distribution upgrade

First you need to upgrade all distribution update on 11.3 :

linux-kvyv:~ # zypper ref
Repository 'openSUSE-11.3 Non-OSS' is up to date.
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-11.3 OSS' metadata [done]
Building repository 'openSUSE-11.3 OSS' cache [done]
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-11.3 Updates' metadata [done]
Building repository 'openSUSE-11.3 Updates' cache [done]

then update :

linux-kvyv:~ # zypper dup

then disable 11.3 repos:

linux-kvyv:~ #zypper modifyrepo --all --disable

insert new 11.4 repos in zypper repos:

linux-kvyv:~ #zypper addrepo --name "openSUSE-11.4 OSS" http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/oss/ repo-11.4-oss

 

 

linux-kvyv:~ #zypper addrepo --name "openSUSE-11.4 Non-OSS" http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.4/repo/non-oss/ repo-11.4-non-oss

 

 

linux-kvyv:~ #zypper addrepo --refresh --name "openSUSE-11.4 Updates" http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.4/ repo-11.4-update

 

then update zypper repos metadata;

linux-kvyv:~ #zypper ref

 

after refreshing finished, do the upgrade:

 

linux-kvyv:~ #zypper dup

 

after upgrading completed check distribution version :

linux-kvyv:~ # cat /etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 11.4 (i586)
VERSION = 11.4


Enjoy SuSe 11.4