[ATrpms-users] How long upgrading FC4 to FC6 using smart should take?

[Axel Thimm]

On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 08:18:35PM +1100, Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm trying to upgrade a FC4 machine into FC6 (as all Australian
> mirrors have stopped carrying FC4).
> To do so I'm using smart.
> 
> I've configured all the channels, installed the FC6 package
> fedora-release and installed it.
> 
> Now doing smart upgrade has been stuck "Computing transaction..." for
> the past 1 hour and 20 minutes, taking 100% of the CPU time on my
> 3.2Ghz P4..
> 
> Is this normal?

Yes, you need to upgrade to smart 0.50 first (in atrpms-testing).

> Did I take the wrong approach in trying to upgrade directly from FC4 to FC6 ?

It's a valid approach if you have gone 0.50, but I personally prefer
either a fresh install or using the DVD for the upgrade and then smart
for getting the bits back that the DVD upgrade may have broken.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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