Ubuntu beats OpenSuse: Upgrading Versions

Take a look at this warning on the OpenSuse website:
Warning: Updating from one version to another is unsupported and may result in system inconsistencies. Performing distribution upgrades in the running system increases the risk of causing damage.
If you ask me, not being able to upgrade my operating system is major problem. Fedora also appears to have sub-par support for upgrading from one version to the next. Take a look at this warning on the Fedora wiki:
Although upgrades with yum have been tested and work, live upgrades are not recommended by the Fedora Project. If you are not prepared to resolve issues on your own if things break, you should probably use the recommend installation methods instead. With a typical installation, this method usually works well, but it can break third-party packages not available in the Fedora repositories. Please search the mailing list archives first if you run into problems.
Based on the information on that page, it appears that upgrading Fedora can be simple, but it is definitely not recommended. While this is not as bad as the Suse warning above, I would still be nervous to upgrade Fedora.

For comparison, you can read on the Ubuntu wiki about how easy it is to upgrade to a new version of Ubuntu. Anyone got a testimonial about your experience with upgrading an operating system?

Comments

  1. I have updated Ubuntu from Dapper to Edgy using Synaptic, it worked fairly well, though I did have a problem with an apparent regression in xmodmap, but that is based on the version Edgy uses and happened even on a clean install on another computer.

    My friend uses Open Suse and couldn't get an update to work at all so ended up doing a fresh install which was painful for him because he hadn't seperated out his home folder (I helped him set it up properly on this install though).

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