Upgarding with Yum FC2 to FC4

[tlc]

sorry about the html .. thought I changed that.

On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 10:40 -0400, tlc wrote:
> its not recommended ... but I have done it .. basically you just
> change your source packages to the FC4 repos instead of the FC2 repos.
> The install deleted a lot of needed packages for xorg and gnome, so I
> just kept a list of the deleted packages and then installed those
> later on. Many of the package names changed completely so they are not
> viewed as a direct upgrade. So you may try to install one of those
> packages and you will get a message that says that package has been
> replaced by this package, and then you can install that package.
> 
> I wouldn't do it on a production machine, I would only try it if you
> were willing to wipe it out and start over if need be. Your safest way
> is just to start over. I had a problem upgrading from FC3 to FC4 and
> used the DVD. FC4 uses gcc4 and a bunch of things broke.
> 
> So be careful and back your stuff up.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 12:17 +0300, Ivan Ivanov wrote: 
> > Dear Colleagues,
> > 
> > I have a laptop with FC2 installed on it. Is it possible to upgrade
> > the whole FC2 distribution to FC4 distribution using yum? If it is
> > possible could you please provide me some steps or pointers.
> > 
> > Thank you in advance.
> > 
> > Regards
> > Ivan
> > 
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