I am a very happy openSUSE general user. This is my current desktop system: (CPU): Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz; (RAM): 7.8 GiB; (GPU): GeForce GTX 560; (OS): Linux 3.7.10-1.40-desktop x86_64; (SYS): openSUSE 12.3 (x86_64) KDE: 4.10.5. It gets a lot of general use.
The system has been regularly upgraded (zypper dup) since 11.4 and I would now like to upgrade to openSUSE 13.1. However total boot and startup time relative to a fresh installation of openSUSE 13.1 on a separate partition on this machine, is getting a bit slow. So, I have a few general questions that I don't want to bother the support forums with but I think may also be of interest to others.
How long to others persist with upgrades before doing a fresh install?
What techniques do others use to keep upgraded systems clean and efficient?
What issues (apart from backup) are likely to arise with a fresh install of openSUSE 13.1 retaining a current openSUSE 12.3 /home/user?
What tools are available to monitor boot and startup hogs?
The system has been regularly upgraded (zypper dup) since 11.4 and I would now like to upgrade to openSUSE 13.1. However total boot and startup time relative to a fresh installation of openSUSE 13.1 on a separate partition on this machine, is getting a bit slow. So, I have a few general questions that I don't want to bother the support forums with but I think may also be of interest to others.
How long to others persist with upgrades before doing a fresh install?
What techniques do others use to keep upgraded systems clean and efficient?
What issues (apart from backup) are likely to arise with a fresh install of openSUSE 13.1 retaining a current openSUSE 12.3 /home/user?
What tools are available to monitor boot and startup hogs?