On Fri, 2009-01-16 at 15:50 +0100, Antonio M wrote: > 2009/1/16 Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 18:27 -0500, Chris Snook wrote: > >> B Wooster wrote: > >> > I wonder if this can be done - I'm have a system that is running Fedora Core 7. > >> > > >> > I want to avoid shutting down and rebooting and spending the hours to > >> > install Fedora 10 on this. > >> > > >> > I do have a second drive in this system that is not being used. > >> > > >> > So, wondering if I could run some special install program, that > >> > formats, partitions the second drive, installs Fedora 10, allows me to > >> > select and update and install packages. > >> > > >> > Then after I'm done, I'll just boot using the second drive. > >> > > >> > Is this possible? > >> > > >> > >> The short answer is no. The long answer is yes, but it's way more trouble than > >> it's worth. Last time I checked, installing F10 only took a few minutes. Just > >> wait until you've booted up into it before you install every single package in > >> the distro. > >> > >> -- Chris > >> > > I don't understand your answer Chris.. The answer is clearly yes. That > > is what people do when they install Fedora on a machine with Windows. > > -- > > ======================================================================= > > If you teach your children to like computers and to know how to gamble > > then they'll always be interested in something and won't come to no real > > harm. > > ======================================================================= > > Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > > > > User wants to install on a running system, to be re-booted only after > installation, so the downtime would be only the time for re-booting!!! His quesstion was could it be done not whether it would save time. > -- ======================================================================= Famous quotations: " " -- Charlie Chaplin " " -- Harpo Marx " " -- Marcel Marceau ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
