FC3 => FC5 upgrade... possible?

[Dan]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> Timothy Murphy wrote:
>> Philip Prindeville wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> I have a system that was installed as FC3, and has been extensively
>>> reconfigured (added outside repos, etc) and did some source-level
>>> builds and installs.
>>>
>>> I'm hoping to find a path to upgrade to FC5, rather than having to
>>> note all my config changes, save all my data, install, reconfigure,
>>> and then restore my data.
>>>
>>> Can this be done?
>>>     
>>
>>   
>     You can try but you can loose everything. I tried to go from FC2 
> to FC5 in one step and it cratered the whole thing. It will not come 
> up. I got most of what was important out by mounting it to another 
> linux and bring files and directories over.
>
>     As for FC5 I got it going but it was just too much for me. I could 
> not get it to work right. I am back with FC2 and happy.
>
> Karl
>
>> It certainly can be done, by upgrading to FC-4 and then to FC-5.
>> I'm not sure if it can be done in one step,
>> but I doubt if you will lose anything by trying.
>>
>>   
>
Heh, didn't even try FC4? Right now it's far more stable and up to date 
than FC2. I need the new features of FC5 though, so I'm sticking around 
with it. :)
-Dan