Zypper-Upgradedistro script

A simple script that implements all the steps discussed in the Upgrading openSUSE with zypper article in an interactive mode, taking advantage of the ZypperUpgradeRepo CLI application.

• Name:
  Zypper-Upgradedistro
• Language:
  Bash
• Type:
  Bash script
• License:
  GPL v.3
• Platform:
  KDE
• Requirements:
  zypper-upgraderepo
• First release:
  1.0.0 (October 05, 2022)
• Current release:
  1.1.0 (February 03, 2023)
• Links:

  • Source files

  • Issues queue

Main Features

• Help messages guide step by step in the upgrade process;
• Make use of the zypper-upgraderepo app to performs the repository search and upgrade;
• Able to resume from the last succesful step with a single switch;
• Every step can be ignored with the proper switch.

Installation

Manual Install

1. Clone the git repo:

   $ git clone https://github.com/fabiomux/zypper-upgradedistro.git
   

2. Switch to the project folder:

   $ cd opensuse_leap_upgrade
   

3. To install the script and the plugin:

   $ make install
   

4. To install only the script:

   $ make install_script
   

5. Uninstall:

   $ make uninstall
   

From openSUSE Build Service

$ sudo zypper ar https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/FabioMux/15.5/home:FabioMux.repo
$ sudo zypper in 'zypper-upgradedistro-plugin'

Articles on FreeAptitude

• Upgrading openSUSE Leap with zypper-upgradedistro

Changelog

Version 1.1.0 (February 03, 2023)

• Added the support for the new zypper-upgraderepo executable name;
• Added a basic code documentation and cleanup the code;
• Added the error handling when the package management system is already in use;
• Updated the man page and the README file;
• Fixed the research of an unstable version in the openSUSE page using the --allow-unstable option;
• Added the --load-overrides option to load a list of overriden repository URLs;
• Added the $check_for variable usage in the fix_repos_upgrade function;
• Added a different value for tasks variables to identify the skipping and the resume actions;
• Added the user check to prevent starting it as a root user;
• Added the $EDITOR usage variable;
• Improved the Usage section with Options and The default editor subsections;
• Improved the messages.

Version 1.0.0 (October 05, 2022)

• First public release.