On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 15:59 -0400, Gordon Keehn wrote: > Ric Moore wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 19:51 +0100, Chris Jones wrote: > > > > > >> I suggest you backup your data first if you do this. > >> A FC(n) ->FC(n+1) is reasonable but still not really recommended, normally it > >> works for most people. FC(n) -> FC(n+2) is not so well tested... > >> > > > > I wouldn't think of doing it at all. An upgrade just from one level to > > the next is an iffy proposition. Just one bleep or bloop on your > > net-connected massive yum session might leave you crippled and broken > > past the point of reasonable recovery. Ordering a set from one of the > > software houses is almost as cheap as buying blank CD's. Or, ask one of > > your friends that use Fedora to send you copies. That's what I did! > > <chuckles> At least you'd have the tools to recover with and could > > install from the CD's, if the upgrade fails. YMMV, but I'd prepare in > > advance for catastrophe. Most guys that have an upgrade session fail > > will report almost a week's worth of work to recover. I did that once, > > never again. Ric > > > That's fine and dandy, except that I've tried twice to upgrade from > FC5 to FC6 with two different sets of CDs. In both cases the .iso files > and the CDs verified successfully, but the install crashed just before > the end of the first CD with an error related to a lock file. (I > misremember the exact message, but it was the same both times I tried.) > In both cases, it left me with an unrecoverably trashed system. However > rather than taking a week or more to straighten out, it took 1 1/2 > days. A day to reinstall FC5, and about 12 hours to let YUM reapply all > the updates. > I'm now waiting for FC7 to see if it's any better, but I'm not > really optimistic. Maybe I'll give kubuntu a try next. I've got friends using kubuntu reporting the same thing. :) Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
