On Fri, 2005-05-27 at 14:42 +0000, Truls Gulbrandsen wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Danny Terweij wrote: > | From: "Andy Green" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxx> > | Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 12:27 PM > | > | > |>| or even better question, what is going to happen if i change all the > | > | repo > | > |>| files from 2 to 3 and run apt/yum with a update/upgrade ? > | > | > |>You'll update to FC3 -- I have done this. > | > | > | Ok i changed 2 to 3 did a apt-get update > | ran apt-get upgrade -s -V to see first the list and to see any errors. > | 1 fatal showed up. now running apt-get upgrade -d -V to download all > | packages first and look on google to find some stories on FC2>FC3 with > apt . > | I think next is apt-get dist-upgrade and manual a latest kernel install > | > | After all the on the on going, shoul di reboot or can i restart the > daemons? > | > | > |>Mixing and matching packages from different FC versions though -- as > |>opposed to a wholesale "dist-update" -- is a recipe for pain and > | > | suffering. > | > | All can be solved i think, its just to know what you are doing and > | understand all the pain :) > | I dont mind to fix "shit". You can learn from it hehe and if all is > fine and > | FC4 is out then i know what i can excpect :) > | > | Danny > | > Hi, > I did this once from FC2 to FC3 and ended up with a lot of double > installed packages. To remove, I found the best way was to use synaptic > and deinstall those with the lowest version no. However, some critical > packages had to be removed using yum. > > After this experience I decided to have a seperate /home and do a fresh > install of OS. This is the cleanest way to have a clean install. However, if running web services, a database, or anything else that may put the data somewhere other than /home you also would need to make sure your other data is properly retained as well.
