On 5/9/07, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 5/9/07, Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > gary artim wrote: > > > does this mean I could use the fc7-ga dvd to upgrade. sounds like > > you are talking about changing the yum repo's to allow for the update, > > am I correct? > > > > Yes. That's correct. > > > will report any issues! > > Thanks. > > Rahul I don't want to put cold water on Rahul's recommendation; however, you should reconsider going this route. Although both are rpm based distributions there a few differences between SuSE/openSUSE and Fedora which cause headaches in the upgrade process. You will have to manually remove the SUSE configuration tools (YAST, SAX, etc.) and any other SUSE specific applications/utilities that are no longer useful or applicable. Those may not be a major problem. Package selection and implementation differences may. For example: SUSE uses Sun's java. Fedora uses JPackage.org's. SUSE does not use SELinux. Fedora does. Etc. Etc.
One big factor that I forgot to mention: File system. SUSE's default is reiser. I don't know how FC7 treats that file system.
I highly recommend that you backup any user files that you want to save and perform a fresh installation. It will save you time and effort.
