Changing from RedHat 9 (Shrike) To Fedora?

[Richard Emberson]

BACKUP EVERYTHING YOU CHERISH.

Dirk J. Botha wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> Probably a noob question, but then again, I've only been using Linux for about 
> 6 months.
> 
> Lucky for me I have the advantage of being a C++ developer so I'm not a total 
> idiot. The unlucky part is that I'm rather out of it as far as updateing my 
> system is concerned. I've noticed that the RedHat up2date utility does not 
> work for me, it keeps telling me that it's unable to register me. Regardless 
> of what username I use.
> 
> Is it perhaps possible to update my system to Fedora, i.e. use a similar 
> utility as "up2date" to look at the Fedora sources and RPMs to update my 
> system? The purpose being to end up with a Fedora Core 2 system that I can
> use in order to aid the development and testing.
> 
> I'd appretiate any assistance.
> 
> Regards,
> Dirk J. Botha
> 
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