Redhat 8 to 9

[seth vidal]

> That is why there is an "or" in there.  For instance, if you upgrade RH 8.0
> to RH 9 via apt-get using the FL test version of apt-get, it uninstalls
> apt during the upgrade!   If you can get yum to upgrade to an rpmlib 
> newer than
> that built into yum, then yum won't work afterwards...  In other words, there
> are ways to cause problems with both programs if you try hard enough...
> 
ah, I must have misread.

For upgrades from rhl8.0 to 9 I've found a two step process is easiest.

1. yum update rpm rpm-python yum (and a few other items)
2. yum upgrade


-sv