FC5: unofficial kernel updates?

[wwp]

Hello,


On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:35:53 +1000 David Timms <dtimms at iinet.net.au> wrote:

> wwp wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:53:51 +1000 David Timms <dtimms at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> > 
> >> wwp wrote:
> 
> >>> just to know, now that support for FC5 has gone.. is there any
> >>> unofficial repository or site for kernel updates?
> >> There was a fedoralegacy project where interested parties were releasing 
> >> security updates for the older releases. Over time, there was a lack of 
> >> willing developers. A vote was held that determined to abandon the 
> >> effort, see: http://www.fedoralegacy.org/
> >>
> >> Dare I suggest moving onto F7 {perhaps via F6} ?
> > 
> > I'm afraid of upgrading from F5 to F5+n (where n>1) using yum. I'll
> > probably re-install the system when F8 is out and I have 2 spare days.
> > You know.. it takes time and things must be done safely, and it's a
> > production machine.
> 
> FYI, a fedora Live Upgrade SIG has been born: 
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2007-October/msg00951.html
> 
> The idea is to make upgrades like that at least well documented if not 
> automatic. There is also pre-existing material on doing it at:
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/yum/YumUpgradeFaq
> 
> I did in fact do a production fc3>fc4>fc5>fc6 about a year ago. I did 
> end up needing an onsite person to do somethings on the fc3>fc4 
> transition, because I lost control of it.

Thanks Dave for those pointers, I'm sure this will help.


Regards,

-- 
wwp
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