[ATrpms-users] FC5 to FC8 upgrade attempt

[Axel Thimm]

On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 10:08:11AM +0000, Neil Bird wrote:
> Around about 27/11/07 11:49, Axel Thimm typed ...
> > BTW thin kabout moving to RHEL5/CentOS5 if you are on FC5. It means
> > that you don't upgrade that often (FC5->F8 is 1.5 years), and that
> > cycle is the same as RHEL's so you might be better off following
> > RHEL's/CentOS' cycle then.
> 
>    Hmm, hadn't considered that ...
> 
>    Would I get away with using a CentOS 'upgrade' on top of an FC5, do you 
> think?

I *think* yes, and I have done such a similar transition (FC6 ->
RHEL5) with apt. But ...

> I don't *really* want to faff around re-installing my Myth settings
> [yet], as there's usually already enough of a downtime just tidying
> up the upgrade.

... as usual when you least expect it problems will show up and spoil
the small downtime. I would at least make sure that everything is
backed up and that if it takes longer than a couple of hours that you
do have an emergency F8 DVD at hand to quickly restore the system to
have it available at evening hours. Especially if you are sharing the
myth system with a better half ;)
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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