fedora-docs/install-guide fedora-install-guide-upgrading-en.xml, 1.2, 1.3
Paul W. Frields (pfrields)
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<chapter>
- <title>Upgrading Over An Existing System</title>
+ <title>Upgrading an Existing System</title>
<para>
- The installation system will automatically detect any existing
- installation of &FC;. If there is a copy of &FC; then you will be
- presented with this screen:
+ The installation system will automatically detect any existing
+ installation of &FC;. If there is a copy of &FC; then you will be
+ presented with this screen:
</para>
- <figure id="fig-upgrade-examine">
- <title>Upgrade Examine Screen</title>
- <mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
+ <figure id="fig-upgrade-examine">
+ <title>Upgrade Examine Screen</title>
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="./figs/upgrade-examine.eps" format="EPS"/>
- </imageobject>
- <imageobject>
+ </imageobject>
+ <imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="./figs/upgrade-examine.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
<para>
- Upgrade examine screen.
+ Upgrade examine screen.
</para>
- </textobject>
- </mediaobject>
- </figure>
-
+ </textobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </figure>
- <sect1>
- <title>Upgrading an Existing System</title>
- <para>
- To perform an upgrade of an existing system, select the appropriate
- installation from the drop-down list before selecting <guibutton>Next</guibutton>.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ To perform an upgrade of an existing system, select the appropriate
+ installation from the drop-down list and then select
+ <guibutton>Next</guibutton>.
+ </para>
- <para>
- An upgrade will update the existing &FC; installation using the software
- packages for the new version. Your data and the configuration of your
- system will not be changed or lost. The upgrade process
- does not delete any files in the <filename>/home/</filename> and
- the <filename>/usr/local/</filename> directories.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ An upgrade consists of updating the existing &FC; or &RHL;
+ installation with the software packages for the new version. Your
+ data is not lost, and the existing partition structure on your hard
+ drives does not change. Your system configuration changes only if a
+ package upgrade demands it. The upgrade process does not delete any
+ files in the <filename>/home/</filename> and the
+ <filename>/usr/local/</filename> directories.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <title>Manually Installed Software</title>
<para>
- The existing partition structure on the hard drives of your machine is
- also not altered by an upgrade.
+ Software which you installed manually on your existing &FC; or
+ &RHL; system may behave differently after an upgrade. You may
+ manually recompile this software after an upgrade to ensure it
+ performs correctly on the updated system.
</para>
-
- <note>
- <title>Upgrades may affect manually installed software</title>
- <para>
- Software may behave differently after an upgrade. Manually compiled
- software should be recompiled after an upgrade to ensure that it
- performs correctly on the updated system.
- </para>
- </note>
+ </note>
- <sect2>
- <title>Upgrading Boot Loader Configuration</title>
+ <section>
+ <title>Upgrading Boot Loader Configuration</title>
- <para>
- Your completed &FC; installation must be registered in the
- <firstterm>boot loader</firstterm> in order for it to start. The boot
- loader is the software on your machine that boots the main operating
- system. If you have multiple operating systems then the boot loader
- determines which operating system to boot, usually by offering a menu of
- options to the user. Operating systems install their own preferred
- boot loader, but you may have chosen to use a third-party boot loader.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ Your completed &FC; installation must be registered in the
+ <firstterm>boot loader</firstterm> to boot properly. The boot
+ loader is software on your machine that locates and starts the
+ operating system. If you have multiple operating systems, the
+ boot loader determines which one to boot, usually by offering a
+ menu. An operating system may install its own preferred boot
+ loader, or you may have installed a third-party boot loader.
+ </para>
<figure id="fig-upgrade-bootloader">
- <title>Upgrade Bootloader Screen</title>
+ <title>Upgrade Bootloader Screen</title>
<mediaobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="./figs/upgrade-bootloader.eps" format="EPS"/>
- </imageobject>
- <imageobject>
- <imagedata fileref="./figs/upgrade-bootloader.png" format="PNG"/>
- </imageobject>
- <textobject>
- <para>
- Upgrade bootloader screen.
- </para>
- </textobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="./figs/upgrade-bootloader.eps" format="EPS"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="./figs/upgrade-bootloader.png" format="PNG"/>
+ </imageobject>
+ <textobject>
+ <para>
+ Upgrade bootloader screen.
+ </para>
+ </textobject>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
- <para>
- If the existing boot loader has been installed by a Linux distribution
- then the installation system can modify it to load the new &FC; system.
- To amend a Linux boot loader, select <guilabel>Update boot loader configuration</guilabel>.
- This is default option for upgrading from one version of &FC; to another.
- </para>
-
- <note>
- <title>GRUB is the default boot loader</title>
- <para>
- GRUB is the default boot loader installed by &FC;, recent &RH; operating
- systems and some other Linux distributions. &FC; also supports LILO,
- the boot loader provided by older Linux distributions.
+ <para>
+ If the existing boot loader has been installed by a Linux
+ distribution then the installation system can modify it to load
+ the new &FC; system. To amend a Linux boot loader, select
+ <guilabel>Update boot loader configuration</guilabel>. This is
+ default option for upgrading from one version of &FC; to another.
+ </para>
+
+ <note>
+ <title>GRUB is the default boot loader</title>
+ <para>
+ GRUB is the default boot loader installed by &FC;, recent &RH;
+ operating systems and some other Linux distributions. &FC; also
+ supports LILO, the boot loader provided by older Linux
+ distributions.
</para>
- </note>
+ </note>
- <para>
- If your machine is using another boot loader, such as
- <trademark>BootMagic</trademark> or the loader installed
- by <trademark class="registered">Microsoft</trademark> <trademark
- class="registered">Windows</trademark>, then the &FED; installation
- system cannot update it. You must manually add the settings for loading
- &FC; after completing the installation process. To leave the existing
- boot loader unmodified, select <guilabel>Skip boot loader updating</guilabel>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- You should only install a new boot loader as part of an upgrade process
- if you are certain that you wish to replace the existing boot loader.
- This may prevent other operating systems on the same machine from being
- loaded until you have reconfigured the new boot loader. Select
- <guilabel>Create new boot loader configuration</guilabel> to remove the
- existing boot loader and install GRUB as part of the installation process.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ If your machine is using another boot loader, such as
+ <trademark>BootMagic</trademark> or the loader installed by
+ <trademark class="registered">Microsoft</trademark> <trademark
+ class="registered">Windows</trademark>, then the &FED;
+ installation system cannot update it. You must manually add the
+ settings for loading &FC; after completing the installation
+ process. To leave the existing boot loader unmodified, select
+ <guilabel>Skip boot loader updating</guilabel>.
+ </para>
- <para>
- Click <guibutton>Next</guibutton> once you have made a selection.
- </para>
+ <para>
+ You should only install a new boot loader as part of an upgrade
+ process if you are certain that you wish to replace the existing
+ boot loader. This may prevent other operating systems on the same
+ machine from being loaded until you have reconfigured the new boot
+ loader. Select <guilabel>Create new boot loader
+ configuration</guilabel> to remove the existing boot loader and
+ install GRUB as part of the installation process.
+ </para>
- </sect2>
+ <para>
+ Click <guibutton>Next</guibutton> once you have made a selection.
+ </para>
+ </section>
- </sect1>
</chapter>
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