Unofficial FAQ

[Cliff Kent]

 >> On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 12:45, Elliott Wilcoxon wrote:
 >>
 >> >> It would be nice if you explained how to update from RH9 using
 >> >> yum/apt/up2date.  I'd like to be able to do a apt-get 
dist-upgrade >> >> to save download and installation time, but the bits 
I've read on >> >> the mailing list don't make it clear if it works or 
doesn't.
 >>
 >>
 >> 	I think that's actually why I didn't include it in the FAQ -- I >> 
am also not sure that it works. Even theoretically, thinking about
 >> the upgrade path from RH9 to FC1, I'm not sure that yum or up2date or
 >> apt would do it flawlessly.
 >>
 >> 	-M

Now I wish I'd taken better notes. I did an upgrade from RH9 to FC1 
using yum and it went very smoothly.

Generally-

* Updated yum on the RH9 box to the latest version

* Made a local yum repository containing all the rpm files from the FC1 CDs

* Edited the existing RH9 yum.conf to remove references to all RH9 
repositories and add the new FC1 repository as [base].

* Started "yum update" and went for coffee

* After looking at the release notes, "package changes" under "removed", 
I ran something like:
yum install fedora-release fedora-logos rpmdb-fedora

The result looks and runs like a clean FC1 install. Although there are 
some other packages that I should remove before putting into service.

I hope that helps a little. I wouldn't suggest that method to a total 
yum beginner, but anyone who has set up even a simple yum server should 
get it right one the first try. I'm no yum expert.

However, if I'd trashed that RH9 machine I'd have lost nothing.

I have not tried it on my working RH9 box and probably won't.

You have been warned...<g>

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