On Tue, 2004-06-29 at 07:59 -0400, Michael Cortes wrote: > We have several linux servers. RH 7.2 and RH9 > > I also have RH9 on my laptop. > > I jut d/l'ed and was getting reading to install FC2 and I got to the question > of new install or upgrade. > > I thought I could not run the upgrade from the old RedHat distros to Fedora > but Fedora correctly identified my previous installation of RH9 and seemed to > give me the option of upgrading. > > Can i do an upgrade and not lose my settings? Yes, BUT - many reported problems on upgrades with XFree86 -> Xorg, mice, LVM, ... Also depends on standard RH vs 3rd part packages/non-packaged software installed that may conflict or confuse anaconda. Highly recommend searching Bugzilla and list archives for items relative to your hardware/software configuration. Cleanest approach is to back up (needed prerequisite anyway) and do a fresh install, but many have made upgrades work. My laptop has been upgraded from RH 7.x -> FC2 but not without some pain. I always like to have a bootable "clone" of the OS before pursuing either upgrade or install. Finally, taking a step back, FCx is not recommended for production environments. Would suggest you take a look at RHEL, if your pockets are deep enough and you want/need the support; or the free clones - WBEL, Tao, CentOS for servers. We're very satisfied with WBEL http:// www.whiteboxlinux.org/ for our servers. Phil
