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
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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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