--- On Sun, 11/23/08, Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Fred Silsbee <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Preupgrade ?? > To: "Dave Feustel" <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 7:31 PM > --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Dave Feustel > <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: Dave Feustel <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: Preupgrade ?? > > To: "Fred Silsbee" > <fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 7:03 PM > > On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:40:03AM -0800, Fred Silsbee > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Dave Feustel > > <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > From: Dave Feustel > > <dfeustel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Subject: Re: Preupgrade ?? > > > > To: fredsilsbee@xxxxxxxxx, "Community > > assistance, encouragement, and advice for using > > Fedora." <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 5:54 PM > > > > On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 09:46:47AM -0800, > Fred > > Silsbee > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Jim > > > > <mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > From: Jim > > <mickeyboa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Subject: Preupgrade ?? > > > > > > To: "Fedora-Maillist" > > > > <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, > 5:09 > > PM > > > > > > FC8/KDE > > > > > > > > > > > > Will it be possible to use > Preupgrade > > to upgrade > > > > from FC8 > > > > > > to FC10, when FC10 stable is > released ? > > > > > > I understand that you should > upgrade > > from FC8 to > > > > FC9 , but > > > > > > since there is so many bugs in > FC9/KDE > > I would > > > > rather just > > > > > > skip FC9. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- fedora-list mailing list > > > > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > To unsubscribe: > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > Guidelines: > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > > > > > > > > > > The old question that had controversial > > answers: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Simple: > > > > > > > > > > answer 1: > > > > > I have F9 > > > > > I run preupgrade > > > > > I continue to do yum update > > > > > and...I will have F10 without further > ado > > > > > > > > This method of update from F9 to F10 will > not > > work > > > > if /boot is not on its own partition. > > > > > > > > > answer 2: > > > > > I download iso dvd F10 > > > > > and do an upgrade F9->F10 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > how does one determine if /boot is on its own > > partition. > > > > > > From my original install (automatic partitioning) > I > > believe it is! > > > > The simplest way that I know of is to run the command > > > > /sbin/parted -l > > > > as root. > > > > This command will list all the partitions of all the > > devices > > attached to your system. > > > > If you have only one partition, then /boot is not on > its > > own partition. > > Thanks > > I got: > > Model: SEAGATE ST336705LW (scsi) > Disk /dev/sdb: 36.7GB > Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B > Partition Table: msdos > > Number Start End Size Type File system Flags > 1 32.3kB 206MB 206MB primary ext3 boot > 2 206MB 36.7GB 36.5GB primary lvm > > so I guess /boot is on its own partition. > > and preupgrade will work. > > bottom line: If I do a preupgrade F9-F10 and continue yum > updates, I'll move effortlessly into F10 without the > time consuming F10 iso dvd download. > > right? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
