Re: yum update os?

[Steven Pasternak <stevenp500@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Cornette wrote:
> Marc wrote:
> > Can I do a yum update from FC5 to the latest FC6?  How hard is that 
> > to do?
> > Marc
>
> It is possible. You first need to download and install the 
> fedora-release package with rpm, once FC6 is released. It still has 
> awhile to go for release. Test 3 starts Sept 11th. The release is 
> afterward.
>
> Next you need to run yum -y upgrade at a minimum. You should be at 
> runlevel 3 and in a terminal as root to do this. If the X server 
> resets while you are upgrading, a big mess happens to your system and 
> the rpm database.
>
> Also, you might want to upgrade yum first before continuing. Then take 
> care of any packages that were removed or changed drastically.
>
> I recently ran this process on an FC4 to FC5 system and it left an 
> /etc/fstab file with an entry which interfered with the mounting of a 
> CD as user. There were no major problems except for needing to update 
> packages which used hotplug, which was removed for FC5 and then 
> upgrade initscripts and other packages before I could get the upgrade 
> going. Upgrading from FC5 to FC6 might have other problems which need 
> addressed before you can upgrade. You might want to read the release 
> notes before attempting the upgrade.
>
> I suggest downloading the media and allowing the installer for FC6 to 
> upgrade your system. The developers should have taken action to make 
> upgrading from FC5 to FC6 easier. They cannot catch all problems, but 
> do catch a lot of reported or discovered bugs.
>
> Upgrading via yum takes a lot of time over my cable network. There 
> might be unanticipated problems upgrading with yum.
>
> Jim
I have the livna repo installed, so theoretically if I wait until FC6 
final and the livna repo to catch up, all I have to do is install the 
fedora-release rpm and do like you said, right?