sorry about the html .. thought I changed that. On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 10:40 -0400, tlc wrote: > its not recommended ... but I have done it .. basically you just > change your source packages to the FC4 repos instead of the FC2 repos. > The install deleted a lot of needed packages for xorg and gnome, so I > just kept a list of the deleted packages and then installed those > later on. Many of the package names changed completely so they are not > viewed as a direct upgrade. So you may try to install one of those > packages and you will get a message that says that package has been > replaced by this package, and then you can install that package. > > I wouldn't do it on a production machine, I would only try it if you > were willing to wipe it out and start over if need be. Your safest way > is just to start over. I had a problem upgrading from FC3 to FC4 and > used the DVD. FC4 uses gcc4 and a bunch of things broke. > > So be careful and back your stuff up. > > > On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 12:17 +0300, Ivan Ivanov wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > I have a laptop with FC2 installed on it. Is it possible to upgrade > > the whole FC2 distribution to FC4 distribution using yum? If it is > > possible could you please provide me some steps or pointers. > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > Regards > > Ivan > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
