Upgrade core 1 to core 2 test 1

[Thomas Molina]

On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Robert P. J. Day wrote:

> 
> 
> On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Georg E Schneider wrote:
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> > Edward A Jupin schrieb:
> > 
> > > Could I do an upgrade, or do I definately have to do a clean install?
> > > Thanks!
> 
> > What's a clean install from a *stable* version to a *test* version ?
> > by me it worked not well
> > (problems with the usb-devices caused of the kernel and the 
> > module-init-tools/modutils)
> 
> we went through this before -- *theoretically*, you should be able to 
> upgrade from any stable version to any subsequent test version or the
> next stable version.
> 
> this is not to say that it will work, only that it's something that 
> *should* work.  i suspect the fedora folks would like people to test the 
> upgrade and report problems.

I had one system that had originally been installed as 5.0 and was 
continually upgraded all the way through 8.0.  Package updates were done 
without problems, and I always had a functioning system.  The only hiccup 
I ran into was when RedHat changed the rpm format in mid-stream.

However, there are always differences between a system installed from 
scratch and one upgraded.  On an upgraded system old packages will hang 
around, permissions on files and directories might be different, and there 
will be anomalies.  A bug in rpm, or incorrect assumptions by package 
maintainers can cause problems.

I've developed a few policies as a result.  Backups are job one, of 
course!  I also mount /usr/local and /home from a different disk.  RedHat 
has been good about not messing with these locations, as mandated by the 
standards.  This allows me to maintain user data across re-installs and 
across a network.