Support and updates for the OpenMandriva-2013.0 release will cease on the release of the OpenMandriva-2014.1 update which will occur early August. The release of these new isos will, we hope be an ideal opportunity for you to update or re-install your existing versions. Remember that is is quite straightforward to update or completely re-install the OpenMandriva OS. It’s easy to preserve your /home directories and users when you re-install all you need to do is note the numerical uuid of the users you wish to retain or alternatively if you have many users backing up and restoring /etc/password and /etc/shadow may be more convenient. By default the installer will not reformat any partition mounted on /home. When using the the installer to create new users simply select the advanced options during user creation and enter the uuid for each user you wish to retain their “home” directory will be available at the next boot.
For installations that make use of configurations that lie outside the users home directory it is also wise to back up the /etc directory so that any config files you wish to retain may be restored. Web and database server configs and content that are in the /var directory should also be backed up if you have not previously elected to have a separate /var partition.
If you experience any difficulties upgrading please visit our forums or send mail to om-genereral@ml.openmandriva.org or to om-qa@ml.openmandriva.org.