release-notes/devel/en_US OverView.xml,1.47,1.48

Murray McAllister (mdious) fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Sat May 17 01:38:55 UTC 2008


Author: mdious

Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv8944/en_US

Modified Files:
	OverView.xml 
Log Message:
- adding preupgrade section. 
- zero day updates for final web release notes



Index: OverView.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/OverView.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.47
retrieving revision 1.48
diff -u -r1.47 -r1.48
--- OverView.xml	25 Apr 2008 03:16:56 -0000	1.47
+++ OverView.xml	17 May 2008 01:38:53 -0000	1.48
@@ -123,6 +123,55 @@
         </listitem>
       </orderedlist>
     </section>
+    
+    <section id="Upgrading-using-PreUpgrade">
+	    <title>Upgrading using PreUpgrade</title>
+	    <para>
+		    PreUpgrade is an application users run on an existing Fedora 7 or 8 installation, that resolves and downloads packages required to upgrade Fedora. While PreUpgrade downloads the necessary packages, users are free to continue using their systems.
+	    </para>
+	    <para>
+		    To use PreUpgrade to upgrade Fedora 8 to Fedora 9:
+	    </para>
+	    <orderedlist>
+		    <listitem>
+			    <para>
+				    Back up all important data before upgrading.
+			    </para>
+		    </listitem>
+		    <listitem>
+			    <para>
+				    Run the <command>yum update</command> command as root to make sure all packages are updated to their latest versions.
+			    </para>
+		    </listitem>
+		    <listitem>
+			    <para>
+				    Run the <command>yum install preupgrade</command> command as root to install PreUpgrade.
+			    </para>
+		    </listitem>
+		    <listitem>
+			    <para>
+				    Run the <command>preupgrade</command> command as root to start the PreUpgrade application.
+			    </para>
+		    </listitem>
+		    <listitem>
+			    <para>
+				    Select <guimenuitem>Fedora 9 (Sulphur)</guimenuitem> on the <computeroutput>Choose desired release</computeroutput> screen, and click the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button.
+			    </para>
+		    </listitem>
+		    <listitem>
+			    <para>
+				    When all of the packages have downloaded, reboot your system to start the Fedora 9 installer.
+			    </para>
+		    </listitem>
+	    </orderedlist>
+	    <para>
+		    For further information, refer to the PreUpgrade Wiki:
+	    </para>
+	    <para>
+		    <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/PreUpgrade" />
+	    </para>
+    </section>
+		    
 
     <section id="sn-New-Features">
       <title>Features</title>
@@ -223,7 +272,7 @@
         </listitem>
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>
-	    Firefox 3 brings a number of major improvements including
+	    Firefox 3 (beta 5) brings a number of major improvements including
 	    a native look and feel, desktop integration, the new
 	    Places replacement for bookmarks, and a re-worked address
 	    bar.




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