> From: Chris Jones <jonesc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Where are the Fedora 7 CD ISOs > To: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <200706222025.22253.jonesc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Keywords: CERN SpamKiller Note: -52 Charset: west-latin > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On Friday 22 June 2007 8:02:50 pm bdk@xxxxxx wrote: > > Some of the systems I need to upgrade from FC 5/6 to Fedora 7 do not have > > a DVD drive. In the past there was a set of 4 or 5 CDs that one used to > > upgrade. Do these ISO images still exist for Fedora 7? I see a KDE and > > Gnome(?) live ISOs but no full distribution. > > > > If so where are they? > > > > If not how does one go from FC5/6 to Fedora 7 without a DVD drive? > > The live CDs are also installable. Just stick it in, boot to it. If it comes > up OK you will find a "install to harddrive" icon on the desktop. Just run > this. > > It runs anaconda so you should have the full range of upgrade/install options > as a normal install (not 100% sure on this though, when I did it I did a > fresh install and didn't look to see if there was an upgrade option ?) > Chris, thanks for the post. This is one of the most helpful I've seen about getting to F7. I don't mind doing a fresh install, but I do mind buying a new drive. > As there is only one CD there is of course a reduced set of packages > available - But assuming your system has network they are all but a yum > install away, so no big deal. > How can you discover *all* the packages from a Live CD, if its contents are cut down? I've noticed several packages have changed names and many appear to be completely new, at least to me. In the past, I could at the least start browsing around the CD set if I had no other way to find what I wanted. Also, do you know if there are any side-effects that cause trouble with dual-boot systems when you install this way? Erik
