On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:13:55 -0500 David Boles <dgboles@xxxxxxxxx> took out a #2 pencil and scribbled: > Alex White wrote: > > 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 > > > > Hi Alex. What you said here is true. But this person is obviously > a Newbie with Linux. So I think that you should keep all of the > complicated 'little tricks' for later. What do you think? > Sure. ^_^ -- ethericalzen@xxxxxxxxx Life is a prison, death is a release
