Nix, Robert P. wrote:
As I recall, when I upgraded from CD I still had the option of selecting packages, so I was able to pull in all the great new stuff. Of course I never tried deselecting packages (kernel?) that had been autoseleceted "just to see what would happen".-----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gordon Keehn Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:56 AM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: Upgrade vs Reinstall
I've upgraded from RH9->FC1->FC2->FC3 from the CDs. The only problem I've had each time is getting APT / SYNAPTIC upgraded to the new repositories. When I initially bring up synaptic, it complains of multiple duplicate packages, and it takes a few cycles to get everything cleaned up. Also, I find that while I can download the necessary RPMs to update apt itself to the new release, they can't be installed from apt (bootstrap problems?) so I then have to go into the apt cache folder and install the apt RPMs manually. I've never tried upgrading using apt-get, but maybe I'll try that out when FC4 is released. Problem is while that should upgrade existing packages I'm not sure what it'll do with any new packages that are in the new release. At least if I have the CDs I have a base-level that I can work from.
Cheers,
Gordon Keehn
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If I'm not mistaken, the one major flaw in upgrading is that, while everything you have installed is upgraded to the levels in the new distribution, you miss out on anything / everything that is new to the distribution. So a neat new package that didn't exist in FC2 or before, that is now included in FC3 by default, won't show up on your system during the upgrade.
I had upgraded beginning with RH 7.3, through 8 and 9, then to FC1. Then I started noticing people talking about "program such and such", and I didn't have it. It would seem that, other than hand installing a bunch of stuff after upgrading, there's no simple way to pick up anything "new" from distribution to distribution.
(Please, someone; Prove me wrong...)
Cheers,
Gordon Keehn
