Re: update to F11 with yum

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Monday 01 June 2009, David wrote:
>On 6/1/2009 3:12 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
>> On Monday 01 June 2009, David wrote:
>>> On 6/1/2009 12:29 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
>>>> On Monday 01 June 2009, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>>>>> David wrote:
>>>>>>> Is there a way I can try to upgrade now to what will be F11 or do I
>>>>>>> have to wait another week?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Use preupgrade. Works like a charm.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How to use PreUpgrade
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PreUpgrade
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This will take a while. A long while.
>>>>>
>>>>> Assuming you have to check the "Display unstable test releases"
>>>>> and then choose Rawhide,
>>>>> why not say this?
>>>>
>>>> And it should pointed out that if this is not checked, you have a blank
>>>> list, it is NOT possible to select from an uptodate F8 to F10.  That
>>>> sucks.
>>>>
>>>> Whats the deal in forcing everybody into rawhide when there is a show
>>>> topper bug extant and holding up the F11 release?
>>>>
>>>> That smacks of a rather massive insult to those of us who just want to
>>>> use the machine.  It better work or there will be YAKubuntuI before the
>>>> day is out. All I wanted to do was add fmit to its (F8 on a HP dv5120us)
>>>> repertoire.  But F8 doesn't have libasound which the fmit build needs.
>>>> This F10 built it ok, and fmit itself hasn't been touched since F6 days,
>>>> so why can't an F8 install build it?
>>>>
>>>>> It may be obvious to you,
>>>>> but would not be to many Fedora users.
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, obviously getting rawhide shoved down our throats. :(
>>>
>>> For Fedora 8 to Fedora 10 I can not say. Just this weekend I did a
>>> preupgrade test of Fedora 9 to Fedora 10 that worked with no problems.
>>>
>>> I then did a preupgrade test of that same Fedora 10 to what will be,
>>> eventually, Fedora 11 which is still Rawhide. Again with no problems.
>>> Just time consuming. No one 'forced' me to do an upgrade to Rawhide.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>  David
>>
>> That was my point, David.  F9 or F10 is not being presented as an option
>> in preupgrade, the only thing you can do is check the box for bleeding
>> edge and chose rawhide.  That has a very high vacuum rating IMO.
>
>Where did you 'get' the preupgrade.

F8 repo via yumex.
>
>The Fedora 9 that I started with Saturday came with preupgrade. I clean
>installed Fedora 9 and did updates to current. When I ran preupgrade, in
>Fedora 9, I was offered Fedora 10 or, by checking the box, Rawhide (to
>be Fedora 11). Since the Fedora 10 was up-to-date it's preupgrade
>offered 'nothing' except the check box that get 'Rawhide'.
>
>There was a bug for some, IIRC, with preupgrade in Fedora 9 to Fedora
>10. Some but not all.
>
>Fedora would never 'force' you to use Rawhide. Although it kicks the
>poo, IMO, out of Fedora 10. Many changes and improvements. I run Rawhide
>all of the time anyway.
>--
>
>
>  David


-- 
Cheers, Gene
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
The NRA is offering FREE Associate memberships to anyone who wants them.
<https://www.nrahq.org/nrabonus/accept-membership.asp>

I got this powdered water -- now I don't know what to add.
		-- Steven Wright

-- 
fedora-list mailing list
fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines

[Index of Archives]     [Current Fedora Users]     [Fedora Desktop]     [Fedora SELinux]     [Yosemite News]     [Yosemite Photos]     [KDE Users]     [Fedora Tools]     [Fedora Docs]

  Powered by Linux