[ATrpms-users] Re: FC3 to FC4 upgrade

[Axel Thimm]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 01:42:44PM -0400, Preet Khalsa wrote:
> David Rees wrote:
> 
> >On 6/15/05, Tako Schotanus <quintesse at palacio-cristal.com> wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>But what I wondered is if this will install any nice new features that
> >>FC4 might have over FC3?
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >Well, I can tell you after having upgraded a machine from FC3 to FC4
> >through yum using the FAQ I noted earlier as a guide and upgrading
> >another with the CDs, using the CDs didn't update the grub bootloader
> >(hmm, thinking about it now, maybe I selected the wrong option during
> >the upgrade process) and didn't create a working initrd.
> >
> >If you want the graphical boot process, you just need to add rhgb as
> >an option to your bootloader.
> >
> >-Dave
> > 
> >
> 
> Well I tried to do an upgrade with apt-get and failed miserably.  Lucky 
> I am back to FC3.  The problem is the splitting off of libraries for 
> freetype, howl etc.  The dist-upgrade does not allow me to continue 
> because the new packages come complete and conflict with Axel's.  Since 
> have no obsoletes, I am stuck.  Is there a secret option to help me 
> out?  Would yum be better?

No, but apt-get upgrade would already upgrade 90% of your system. You
need to dist-upgrade with ATrpms for FC4 present.

> As an aside, is there no atrpms-package-config for FC4?

No, I'll ready one tomorrow.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://lists.atrpms.net/pipermail/atrpms-users/attachments/20050616/b2cec0a5/attachment-0001.bin