On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 15:43:42 -0800 (PST) "Dean S. Messing" <deanm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> took out a #2 pencil and scribbled: > > David Boles wrote: > > Dean S. Messing wrote: > > > I just freshly installed F8 (February respin) and during > > > installation I added & subtracted the packages/package groups > > > I wanted during the package choosing phase. Unfortunately, > > > some package conflict caused the installer to barf and exit > > > prematurely. > > > > > > So I tried to install but just installed the default system. > > > (I.e., I took the default package choices.) > > > > > > Now I'd like to go back and use the same interface to (again) > > > choose the packages I want and "upgrade" the system. However > > > the installer just skips the "package choosing" phase when I > > > choose "upgrade" on the existing system. > > > > > > Is there a way to get the installer to do what I want? > > > > > > Why don't you use the 'Install & Remove Software' option from > > the menu for this? > > I'm not seeing this option. > Maybe more detail is needed. > I did a network install by booting off a Rescue DVD. > The options I see when it comes up are: > > Install or upgrade an existing system > Install or upgrade an existing system (text mode) > Rescue installed system > Boot from local drive > Memory test > > "Install & Remove Software" does not ever appear (or I missed it) > when I choose the 1st option above. At some point, after > answering several questions, entering the NFS server and > directory, and a _long_ wait, the installer brings up a nice > graphical interface which gives me two Radio Buttons: > > Install Fedora > Upgrade an Existing installation > > If I choose the first, it leads to stuff that looks like it will > overwrite the existing (freshly installed) system. > > Here's a blow-by-blow if I choose the second option: > > I get two more options: > > Upgrade Fedora Core 5 (/dev/sda1) > Upgrade Fedora 8 (/dev/sdb9) > > > I choose the 2nd, which is the freshly installed system to that I > want to add/subtract packages using the installer's interface > > I now get 3 more Radio Buttons: > > Update Boot loader configuration > Skip boot loader updating > Create New Bootloader configuration > > I choose the 2nd and a popup says: > > Retrieving Installation Information > > Then it says "Click next to begin upgrade of Fedora" > > Then another Popup appears for about 1 microsecond :-) followed > by another which says > > Performing post upgrade configuration > > Then I get: > > Congratuations, the installation is complete. > Press the "Reboot" button to reboot your system. > > Something of a let-down, I must say. > > What am I doing wrong? > > Dean > > I believe you're looking in the wrong place. It's not during install that you want to do this. You want to Add and Remove Software using /usr/bin/pirut There should be a menu entry for it, but you can also call it from the cli. pirut is a GUI app. HTH, Alex White -- ethericalzen@xxxxxxxxx Life is a prison, death is a release
