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I have an old SuSE distribution (9.0) that I neglected for awhile, but want to update, if possible. I have tried updating some packages manually, but the dependencies are very ...
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    Update server for old SuSE distro

    I have an old SuSE distribution (9.0) that I neglected for awhile,
    but want to update, if possible. I have tried updating some packages
    manually, but the dependencies are very difficult to keep straight,
    and automatic updates are a lot easier.
    I tried updating with YaST, but the update servers it knows about
    seem to be either gone or not responding or not accepting my
    request. I think that this might have had something to do with
    the purchase of SuSE by Novell, which happened after I installed
    my distribution. (Yes, I know, it's been a long time!)
    Does anyone know whether there is a server available that I can
    point YaST to, in order to update a number of packages on my
    system? If so, please provide the URL.
    Thanks
    Tom

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    Chances are, you won't have much luck. But anyhoo, here's a link with several repos you might try.
    Yast Repositories - openSUSE Forums
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    Your best bet, and reccomended by the Suse guys on the list is to back up your config files and /home directories and just restart w/ a newer version.

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