Re: what if I reinstall?

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On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 15:08 -0800, Kam Leo wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 18:43 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote:
> >> Just curious about this with respect to the repo changes
> >> (and from what I hear more changes yet to come).
> >>
> >> Just before the repo disaster, I had to reinstall because
> >> my disk died.
> >>
> >> With the original DVD images still pointing to old repos,
> >> what happens if someone has to reinstall in a few weeks
> >> after all the planned repo changes are complete?
> >>
> >> Does it "just work", or will they need some manual intervention
> >> to get updates functioning on a system installed from
> >> original DVDs?
> >>
> >> Just curious - I'm hoping not to need to know :-).
> > ----
> > you need to follow the instructions to obtain any updates (and many of
> > the updates were sorely needed).
> >
> > Craig
> 
> Why all these uncertainty questions? Have either of you checked any of
> the F8 and F9 updates repositories? There is only one rpm in F8
> updates and a hand full in F9 updates. When you do an update you're
> going to get a new fedora-release and/or PackageKit update. After the
> update yum will be pointed toward the newkey mirrors.

I imagine one could also use the next Unity re-spin, which will probably
use newkey-signed packages.

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