On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 09:51 -0400, Todd Denniston wrote: > Mustafa Qasim wrote, On 03/28/2008 09:07 AM: > > Hello! > > Is it just a myth or really people frequently face problems in > > upgrading FC so they just re-install it. In some other Linux list one said > > that Fedora recommends to Re-install instead of upgrade. Is it true? . And > > what is the ratio and most common reasons that cause the problems people > > face while upgrading FC to new release. > > > > Well for me I haven't tried upgrade I just reinstall FC but now i'll try to > > upgrade and see if I encounter any problems. > > > > > > there are folks trying to make upgrade less painful/more reliable, so that > reinstall is not a necessity. > Here is their documentation: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq > > > I tend to go for reinstall, because I don't have to wonder 'is this strange > little issue I am seeing because of something left over from before the > upgrade?', i.e., support is more straight forward on reinstall. Quite a bit of the traffic on this list is over something gone crazy over an upgrade. After one experience trying to upgrade, I've stayed with a complete re-install since. The other consideration is what to copy back to the fresh install, from the previous version backup files like the user's dot-files. No matter which you chose, upgrade or re-install, the potential for breakage is always there. That's why you got this loose family here! <chuckles> 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 <---down4now too ================================================
