On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Aldo Foot<lunixer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Aldo Foot<lunixer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Peter Diercks<di@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hello List! >>> >>> I am running Fedora 9 on a remote dedicated server leased from a service >>> provider. Access is through SSH. It is a LAMP server with moodle (an >>> educational cms) as the only application. I want to upgrade to Fedora >>> 11, and I need some advice as to which method to choose. Should I >>> >>> - use preupgrade-cli for a direct upgrade F9 to F11? >>> - use preupgrade-cli for upgrading to F10 first, and then to F11? >>> - avoid upgrading with preupgrade-cli at all, and do a fresh F11 install >>> instead? >>> >>> I prefer one of the first two methods over the latter one, but I >>> remember reading many complaints about preupgrade. >> _____ >> >> An interesting note... the documentation says the preupgrade path F9->F11 is >> not possible, but this bugzilla entry[1] says otherwise. Having said that, I'd >> try a direct upgrade F9->F11. >> >> [1]https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=506750 >> >> ~af > > I'll correct myself here. The bug seems to talk about a standard upgrade, > perhaps using DVD media. It does not mention preupgrade. > > ~af Fedora, since about forever (If you don't believe me check the list archives.), has recommended a fresh install versus upgrading an existing system. If you must upgrade use the DVD. The net-install CD is usable; but, it does not allow addition of other repositories (updates, rmpfusion, etc.) so you'll end up performing more updates post-install. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
