Upgrading from FC1 to FC2

[Fritz Whittington]

On or about 2003-12-05 16:17, Brian Fahrlander whipped out a trusty #2 
pencil and scribbled:

>On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 15:01, M A Young wrote:
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>>On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, mike webster wrote:
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>>>I was wondering about the upgrade procedures from FC1 to FC2 (when it
>>>becomes available.)
>>>
>>>Is this going to be a simple up2date and reboot, or will the boxes
>>>running FC1 need to be reinstalled?
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>>>
>>I suspect that hasn't been decided yet, though the previous policy has
>>been that the supported method was to upgrade via the standard anaconda
>>installer. However the up2date and reboot method has often worked.
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>   Just so ya know, I've updated a RH 7.3 -> 9 using apt; it was
>amazingly simple, secure and the process was even fun.  "apt-get
>dist-upgrade" was all there was.  All online, I didn't even _have_ to
>reboot.
>
>   Surely up2date can do this, too, right- it's still just a mechanism
>of transport...RPMs are RPMs, aye?
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Can you *really* swap to a new kernel without re-booting?  Sounds like a 
really tough trick to me, but I suppose it could be managed somehow, but 
it would be quicker to re-boot.....

-- 
Fritz Whittington
Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt. (George Sewell)

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