On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 19:31 -0700, Joe Giles wrote:
> 1. Once Fedora is installed, and a new version comes out (Say "Fedora
> 4"), will updating my system using up2date or yum install the current
> packages for the new version on my system; thereby updating the system
> with the same new software as the new release ("Fedora 4")? I like to
> keep my systems around for a while and don't like to reload the OS very
> often.
>
Not really. As a package ages, updates keep it current but new releases
contain additional packages and configuration differences. Using yum to
update to a new release will not have the same outcome as installing a
new release and allowing the installer to perform the upgrade.
> 2. Does the RPM package manager still suffer issues with dependencies as
> it used to? Example... Trying to install "Package 1" reveals Dependant
> packages needing to be installed, reveling yet more packages that need
> to be installed to satisfy the last Dependant package; wash, rinse, and
> repeat. Will up2date and/or yum take care of these dependencys for you now?
>
Yum handles dependencies very nicely, avoiding the moebius strip of
dependency hell.
> I appreciate your time in answering these questions for me.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Joe
>
>
