[rhn-users] Upgrade Linux

[Geoff Sweet]

It's not just you.  I have now received this 11 times.  It's really my
favorite next to Bob Metzger's  Out of Office email.  :-)

To add something constructive here, I have now done several upgrades
from ES3 -> 4 and not a single one of them flinched.  It's been all
smoothe sailing.  I can say however that ONLY using packages available
via RHN probably played a big part of that.  9 times out of 10 when I
assist in recovering failed upgrades for others, the culprit is usually
packages that have been added third party.  

However I will acknowledge that upgrading systems in the whole GNU/Linux
world is not nearly as smoothe sailing as say Unix or Winblows.  Perhaps
it's because the average Linux user tends to be more of a
flatten-and-reinstall type mentality and that has trickled down into the
upgrade process.  I know on my home servers and desktops, when it's time
to upgrade (or repair a wild-hair induced boo-boo) I always flatten and
reinstall.

Geoff Sweet
Internet Operations Engineer
WildTangent, Inc.
http://www.wildtangent.com




-----Original Message-----
From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]
On Behalf Of Michael Weber
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 7:01 AM
To: mikeb at Cyclonx.com; Red Hat Network Users List
Subject: RE: [rhn-users] Upgrade Linux

Anyone know why I have been getting a copy of this message about 6 times
a day for the past few days?

Is everyone else getting them, or am I just special?

Thanx!

-Michael

>>> mikeb at Cyclonx.com 5/25/2006 8:05:04 AM >>>
I did upgrade from Fedora 3 to 4. Now some of the desk top icons do not
work any more and, users accouts do not work. Hmmm,,,,...


-----Original Message-----
From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Riley, Liz (ACHE)
Sent: Thu 5/25/2006 8:59 AM
To: Red Hat Network Users List
Subject: RE: [rhn-users] Upgrade Linux
 

I was always told that if you put a CD of a newer version in, and typed
linux upgrade it would would upgrade, sadly, its never worked for me.. I
tried it a few times in case I was going mad.

For me, even things like slackware, cope with upgrading, you download
and upgrading has just never felt as hard.

As a unixy person, I always find redhat hard to work with because
they've had to allow non unix people work with them, so the creating of
numerous generic scripts and odd placement of some stuff, just often has
me scratching my head.

So, you arent alone!

-----Original Message-----
From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]

On Behalf Of Troy A Franklin
Sent: 25 May 2006 13:56
To: rhn-users at redhat.com 
Subject: [rhn-users] Upgrade Linux

As a UNIX administrator, I find the upgrade path for Linux very
challenging.  Does Red Hat plan to implement upgrades in future releases
instead of just a fresh install?

Thanks,
Troy

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