Re: What is "Migration-Toool" for?

GMX via openSUSE Users <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:37:26 +0200
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Hi,

Everything is easy once you know how=E2=80=94especially when it comes to th=
e
command line and the terminal. But if you're a beginner, a tool like
this can really lower the barrier to entry. There are probably other
reasons as well, but none that I'm aware of.

Best Niclaas
-------- Urspr=C3=BCngliche Nachricht --------
Von: Daniel Bauer via openSUSE Users <[email protected]>
Antwort an: Daniel Bauer <[email protected]>
An: [email protected]
Betreff: What is "Migration-Toool" for?
Datum: 27.07.2026 15:19:22

Hi,

Soon I will have to change my main computer from OS 15.6 to 16.0. I'm=20
asking because I am not completely sure if I missed something and want=20
to do it right with the machine that's most important for my daily
work.

There is a "migration tool" but I read of a lot of problems with it.

So I just updatet a fully (except /boot) encrypted Laptop directly from
15.5 (not 15.6) to 16.0 the easy "classic" way:
- deactivated packman and deleted all other repos except repo-oss and=20
repo-non-oss.
- as root: zypper --releasever=3D16.0 ref
- as root: zypper --releasever=3D16.0 dup
There were like 50 "problems" which I solved using one of the offered=20
options (mostly No. 1)
after the download and install:
- activated packman repo
- as root: zypper dup --from packman --allow-vendor-change
- added Mozilla and Showimage repo, for latest firefox and the very=20
useful showimage app, and installed the desired

This all went smoothless and as much as I can see it just works.

Now that was so easy and without any problems that I wonder what the=20
migrations tool could be good for. As it obviously exists I wonder if I
missed something with my update that I will find out only later and=20
would be important when I update my main PC? Or was my simple way just=20
the way I should also go with my main computer?

Please enlighten me. Thanks!

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</style></head><body><div>Hi,</div><div><div><br></div><div><div><div>Every=
thing is easy once you know how=E2=80=94especially when it comes to the com=
mand line and the terminal. But if you're a beginner, a tool like this can =
really lower the barrier to entry. There are probably other reasons as well=
, but none that I'm aware of.</div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Be=
st Niclaas</div><div>-------- Urspr=C3=BCngliche Nachricht --------</div><d=
iv><b>Von</b>: Daniel Bauer via openSUSE Users &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:Daniel=
%20Bauer%20via%20openSUSE%20Users%20%[email protected]%3e">users@l=
ists.opensuse.org</a>&gt;</div><div><b>Antwort an</b>: Daniel Bauer &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:Daniel%20Bauer%20%[email protected]%3e">linux@daniel-=
bauer.com</a>&gt;</div><div><b>An</b>: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
se.org">[email protected]</a></div><div><b>Betreff</b>: What is "Mig=
ration-Toool" for?</div><div><b>Datum</b>: 27.07.2026 15:19:22</div><div><b=
r></div><div>Hi,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Soon I will have to change my=
 main computer from OS 15.6 to 16.0. I'm <br></div><div>asking because I am=
 not completely sure if I missed something and want <br></div><div>to do it=
 right with the machine that's most important for my daily work.<br></div><=
div><br></div><div>There is a "migration tool" but I read of a lot of probl=
ems with it.<br></div><div><br></div><div>So I just updatet a fully (except=
 /boot) encrypted Laptop directly from <br></div><div>15.5 (not 15.6) to 16=
.0 the easy "classic" way:<br></div><div>- deactivated packman and deleted =
all other repos except repo-oss and <br></div><div>repo-non-oss.<br></div><=
div>- as root: zypper --releasever=3D16.0 ref<br></div><div>- as root: zypp=
er --releasever=3D16.0 dup<br></div><div>There were like 50 "problems" whic=
h I solved using one of the offered <br></div><div>options (mostly No. 1)<b=
r></div><div>after the download and install:<br></div><div>- activated pack=
man repo<br></div><div>- as root: zypper dup --from packman --allow-vendor-=
change<br></div><div>- added Mozilla and Showimage repo, for latest firefox=
 and the very <br></div><div>useful showimage app, and installed the desire=
d<br></div><div><br></div><div>This all went smoothless and as much as I ca=
n see it just works.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Now that was so easy and =
without any problems that I wonder what the <br></div><div>migrations tool =
could be good for. As it obviously exists I wonder if I <br></div><div>miss=
ed something with my update that I will find out only later and <br></div><=
div>would be important when I update my main PC? Or was my simple way just =
<br></div><div>the way I should also go with my main computer?<br></div><di=
v><br></div><div>Please enlighten me. Thanks!<br></div><div><br></div><div>=
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