[K12OSN] Update from FC2 to FC5 via SSH?

[James P. Kinney III]

Hi Jim,

It _is_ possible (although all of your alternative methods _are_ better
methods).

If you can get a copy of the RPMS directory loaded onto the machine to
upgrade, you can do it all with just rpm commands over an ssh
connection.

From the new RPMS directory on the server:

rpm -Fvh *.rpm

This will Freshen (i.e. upgrade packages if and only if they are already
installed) the existing installation. Sadly, the rpm -Uvh *.rpm will
upgrade or install everything instead of just upgrading the already
installed packages.

The gotcha is going to be X11->xorg conversion. FC2 used X11 and all FC
releases after that went to xorg. The package names changed so the -Fvh
may not catch it. In that case, you will need to do a manual rpm removal
of the old X11 files and then a manual rpm install of the new xorg
packages.

On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 19:49 -0500, Jim Kronebusch wrote:
> Okay, I know this is probably not the most recommended option and any 
> answers come with no warranty :-)
> 
> Anyhow, I just want to know if this is feasible.  I have a K12LTSP server 
> based off of FC2 (I can't remember if that was K12LTSP v4 or v3) and I want 
> to upgrade it to K12LTSP v5.0.0.  Now the trick is, I am wondering if this 
> is possible completely via SSH through yum or some other trick.  I am 
> completely nuts?
> 
> If this is possible please let me know the steps necessary.  Again, I know 
> that tarring /home and a handful of config files from /etc/ and wiping the 
> server with a fresh install would be the best option.  I also know that 
> upgrading via CD's would be the next best option.  I just want to know if 
> this is possible and how.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jim Kronebusch
> Cotter Tech Department
> 507-453-5188
> 
> 
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