On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 07:11:26AM -0800, Joel Jaeggli wrote: > On Wed, 10 Nov 2004, Fred Whipple wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >I'm wondering if it's possible to just upgrade directly from FC2 to > >FC3 with, for example, up2date rather than booting from special > >installation media. > > or like freebsd... > > It was done by a few people (myself included although only for one > machine) from fc1 to fc2, there is a fair amount of magic stuff that > gets done by anaconda when you upgrades between version of fc or > redhat, so there's considerable peril involved in doing it, if you > want to do it, I'd recomdn trying on a machine you don't need or a > clone of the one that you really to upgrade. While it is possible the words "fair amount of magic stuff" should give one pause. Since an update from local NFS or local files (see "askmethod" in release notes) takes less than an hour I would ask why a live install in required. And also tell us why there is a desire to do it now so early after FC3 has been released. If you have a test box, try it work through the upgrade and share the problems you encounter. Above I asked why a live install was desired. If we understand your constraints we have a better chance of understanding your 'real' question and options. Recovery options will be important in all this. Sometimes people ask the wrong question... For example do you have a box hosted in a remote rack? Perhaps the question is, what does the hosting service need to help you. What do they need to help you should you get in a bind. Since FC3 is new please expose your constraints and give the community some time to build a body of knowledge on the topic. The good news is that those that work in the development process 'live update' almost all components. There are rare situations where a rescue CD or other serious surgery was needed. Given that experience I believe that it is possible but no one who has worked through the process will tell you how.... They understand how screwed up things can get. Also your constraints will help the tool builders understand your needs and in some cases address the problem in future work. Bottom line is that FC2 will be well supported for a long enough length of time that you can hold off for a bit. -- T o m M i t c h e l l spam unwanted email. SPAM, good eats, and a trademark of Hormel Foods.
