F11 upgrade - worse than Windows

[Kevin J. Cummings]

Peter J. Stieber wrote:
> PS = Pete Stieber
> PS>> Thanks for all of the help Kevin.
> PS>>
> PS>> What can I do to start obtaining fc11
> PS>> rpms with yum?
> 
> KC = Kevin Cummings
> KC> Check your fedora-release package.  It
> KC> should be the f11 one.  If so, you'll
> KC> use f11 repos.  If not, you'll use f10
> KC> repos.  Get/install it by hand if you
> KC> have to....
> 
> # rpm -qa | grep fedora-release
> fedora-release-10-1.noarch
> fedora-release-notes-10.0.0-1.noarch
> fedora-release-11-1.noarch
> fedora-release-notes-11.0.0-2.fc11.noarch
> 
> So I'm running
> 
> # package-cleanup --cleandupes
> 
> Will use
> 
> # package-cleanup --orphans
> 
> and
> 
> # package-cleanup --problems
> 
> after that, but I may have more questions.  Thanks again for all of your 
> help.

It's probably simpler to download the current RPM by hand (or save a 
copy of the current one), then do a:

	rpm -e -a --nodeps fedora-release
	rpm -i --nodeps fedora-release-11-1.noarch.rpm

> Pete

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