[ATrpms-users] Correct way to dist upgrade from FC4 to FC6?

[Axel Thimm]

On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 12:33:13PM +1100, Paul wrote:
> On 7/12/2006 9:21 AM, Keith C wrote:
> > On Dec 6, 2006, at 4:04 PM, David Asher wrote:
> > 
> >> I've been using smart, and its seeming like things are working too  
> >> well
> >> on my mythtv box, so I figured I'd upgrade from FC4 to FC6.
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, I have no idea how.
> >>
> >> Should I use apt for the dist upgrade?  Or does smart have a way to  
> >> do it?
> >>
> >> I don't even know where to start.
> >>
> > 
> > Although there are ways to do it with yum/smart/apt, I'd recommend  
> > using the FC6 install disks.  I've messed up 2 installs in the past  
> > trying to move from one version to another with smart.
> > 
> > I'm now waiting for everyone else to tell me how wrong I am and that  
> > its easy to do.
> > 
> > Keith C
> 
> I'm hoping to do the exact same thing, I've downloaded the DVD iso
> and will attempt this when I can find some spare time...

I'd also do it that way, becuase it is the fastest. anaconda may break
some dependencies, especially such from kmdls, but then just add smart
in again and do a smart fix.

Personally, while I make sure that all ATrpms packages have proper
upgrade paths, I prefer to reinstall from scratch whenever possible
instead of upgrading. That has the benefit of not carrying old baggage
around that was considered deprecated from one release to the next
(direct replacements using Obsoletes: are no issue, but for example
openoffice would not Obsolete: abiword and the like).
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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