F7 To F8

[lexuss]

how do i upgrade my fedora 7 to fedora 8 wthout burning a media?

[strikeforce]

Download the fedora-release package then go yum -y upgrade.

While this is unsupported I'm doing it now and I've just got to clean up some packages first then it should work.

[JN4OldSchool]

I too am trying it for the first time. My terminal has been scrolling at 60MPH for the last 30 minutes processing deps so it is doing something :rolleyes: I figure if I FUBAR my F7 no harm done and I always wanted to try the upgrade path. I will also jump on the x64 torrent when this is done as I want to convert from 32 to 64 bit this go-round. I will be doing a fresh install on that alongside this 32 bit install (if I dont F this one up) until I get 64 running smoothly. Then I will trash this partition and install something else. Will check back after the upgrade is done and let you know how it went. I suspect a few hours though.

[lexuss]

where do i get this package?

[strikeforce]

Go to a mirror and download the fedora-release-8.3 package.

Backup your files

http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/publiclist/Fedora/8/

[lexuss]

Missing Dependency: /etc/redhat-release is needed by package initscripts
i having this problem when i try to install fedora-release :S

[JN4OldSchool]

I ran into too many dep problems also, I give up. Not worth the bother in my case and I want to get this torrent downloaded.

[lexuss]

it is possible to upgrade using unetbootin?

[mirosol]

Anyone got this "yum -y upgrade" to work?

Or does anyone know alternative way to upgrage without cd/dvd?

I can't afford to lose stability, but somehow am appealed to get 8 running...

[sys0pc64]

Missing Dependency: /etc/redhat-release is needed by package initscripts
i having this problem when i try to install fedora-release :S

I had the same exact problem, but I am having success by following these steps:

I downloaded the FC8 release and notes package independently.

http://www.ioncannon.net/system-administration/99/upgrade-fc5-to-fc6-with-yum/

The dependencies resolved and the upgrade is running now, looks to be an hour or so.

Your mileage may vary.

[mirosol]

I had the same exact problem, but I am having success by following these steps:

I downloaded the FC8 release and notes package independently.

http://www.ioncannon.net/system-administration/99/upgrade-fc5-to-fc6-with-yum/

The dependencies resolved and the upgrade is running now, looks to be an hour or so.

Your mileage may vary.

Tell us how it went once it's finished...

[lexuss]

ill try this ;D

EDIT: still the same error :S

[strikeforce]

I've got no error yet. Make sure you do a yum clean all before you start the upgrade process.

I used rpm -Uvh fedora-release-8.3.rpm

[leigh123@linux]

I updated my F7 i386 install without to much trouble , I had to remove a few orphans first to sort out unfulfilled deps i.e compiz-fusion , after updating I recommend checking for problems with these commands


yum install yum-utils
package-cleanup --problems

if there are any you will need to manually satisfy any missing deps

package-cleanup --dupes

if you have any run

package-cleanup --cleandupes

[strikeforce]

Yeah I forgot I ran that a few days ago.

[Virtus]

Here's what I have done so far..

downloaded
http://ftp.crc.dk/fedora/linux/releases/8/Everything/i386/os/Packages/fedora-release-8-3.noarch.rpm
http://ftp.crc.dk/fedora/linux/releases/8/Everything/i386/os/Packages/fedora-release-notes-8.0.0-3.noarch.rpm
then ran.
yum clean all
rpm -Uvh fedora-release-8-3.noarch.rpm fedora-release-notes-8.0.0-3.noarch.rpm
yum -y update

And now I'm just waiting for it to finish updating all the packages..

I did this from a clean install of FC7 since all my prior attempts to burn a FC8 dvd has failed.. (My burner apparently is worthless, cd's work fine but dvds.. naah)..

[brr872002]

Here's what I have done so far..

downloaded
http://ftp.crc.dk/fedora/linux/releases/8/Everything/i386/os/Packages/fedora-release-8-3.noarch.rpm
http://ftp.crc.dk/fedora/linux/releases/8/Everything/i386/os/Packages/fedora-release-notes-8.0.0-3.noarch.rpm
then ran.
yum clean all
rpm -Uvh fedora-release-8-3.noarch.rpm fedora-release-notes-8.0.0-3.noarch.rpm
yum -y update

And now I'm just waiting for it to finish updating all the packages..

I did this from a clean install of FC7 since all my prior attempts to burn a FC8 dvd has failed.. (My burner apparently is worthless, cd's work fine but dvds.. naah)..


Also run
rpm -Uvh http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-8.rpm

After running the code yum upgrade and manual erase of 20 pakages i got a list as below
gnucash i386 2.2.1-4.fc8 fedora 5.6 M
kaffeine i386 0.8.5-5.fc8 fedora 3.1 M
kdebase i386 6:3.5.8-5.fc8 fedora 27 M
kdegraphics i386 7:3.5.8-5.fc8 fedora 5.7 M
kdemultimedia i386 6:3.5.8-8.fc8 fedora 3.1 M
kdenetwork i386 7:3.5.8-4.fc8 fedora 10 M
kdepim i386 6:3.5.8-4.svn20071013.ent.fc8 fedora 13 M
kdesdk i386 3.5.8-2.fc8 fedora 7.0 M
kdevelop i386 9:3.5.0-4.fc8 fedora 15 M

Transaction Summary
================================================== ===========================
Install 124 Package(s)
Update 1524 Package(s)
Remove 5 Package(s)

Total download size: 2.3 G
Is this ok [y/N]: n
Exiting on user Command
Complete!
yum upgrade not worthy
Its very long list . Now I am going for DVD torrent.

[strikeforce]

Do you use kde or gnome?

I had about 10 packages removed. Generally kernels, video drivers and the like.

[viejo]

I updated my F7 i386 install without to much trouble , I had to remove a few orphans first to sort out unfulfilled deps i.e compiz-fusion , after updating I recommend checking for problems with these commands


yum install yum-utils
package-cleanup --problems

if there are any you will need to manually satisfy any missing deps

package-cleanup --dupes

if you have any run

package-cleanup --cleandupes

I am VERY disappointed that Fedora 8 did not include gnucash in the DVD. :mad: I don't have a high speed internet connection and had to take several hours to download gnucash when I upgraded to FC7. I don't want to repeat that. Can I get the DVD and upgrade my FC7 or FC6 and keep an older version of gnucash? If I wanted to download gnucash again, I would switch to Ubuntu which is totally free, including postage for the CD. :eek:

[strikeforce]

No idea what comes in the dvd I just upgraded using the internet. I'm lucky that I have a good net connection.

You can request free-media from fedora as well just search for it on fedoraproject.org

[lexuss]

i upgraded but after i installed Pulseaudio,frets on fire doesnt have sound :S
and now i think theres a problem on the mirrors because i cant open anything related to yum

[strikeforce]

You need to manually change your sound in the configuration to use pulse-audio.

[lexuss]

how do i do this?

[strikeforce]

System -> Preferences -> Hardware -> Sound

Then when you are in there.

Devies should all be pulse-audio except for the default mixing tracks.

Under the sounds tab

esd should be ticked.

If you still don't get audio run system-config-sound

[lexuss]

im receinving command not found :S (with normal and root user)
EDIT: whats happening with yum?

[strikeforce]

Refer to this thread http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=897473#post897473

[lexuss]

thanks man, the sound problem is gone

[viejo]

Since OpenSUSE 10.3 has everything I want on the DVD: gnucash, firefox, openoffice, I have ordered it. I am sorry that Fedora dropped gnucash from the DVD, but without a high speed connection, I have no choice but to switch. Bye.

[JN4OldSchool]

---Bye---:)

[leigh123@linux]

Since OpenSUSE 10.3 has everything I want on the DVD: gnucash, firefox, openoffice, I have ordered it. I am sorry that Fedora dropped gnucash from the DVD, but without a high speed connection, I have no choice but to switch. Bye.


Since OpenSUSE 10.3 has everything I want on the DVD

Dont slam the door on the way out :p :p



P.S I hope you are happy with Mirco-linux ( Suse ) :)

[Jongi]

Do the rpms (the fedora-release and livna ones) backup the existing repo files and replace them with ones that point to FC8 data? I ask because it will be imperative that I do the upgrade process via local mirrors.

[strikeforce]

Yep I believe so check though.

[Jongi]

Well I am a teth of the way through a yum upgrade by changing my fedora.repo, fedora-updates.repo and livna.repo mirror from 7 to 8. Dependencies checked out ok except for an initial loop with beryl-settings, kdenetwork, NetworkManager and heliodor. But then I just removed those via yum and continued. Hopefully this premption won't before it all finishes will not prove to be a jinx.

[strikeforce]

Yeah I had to do the same thing Jongi. NetworkManager wasn't an issue for me however, something will pull it in though.

[Jongi]

So a little disappointed. Had hoped the upgrade would fail and I would install x86_64 instead. Guess that will have to be for a separate partition.

First boot went well. Watch out for me in General Support with a lot of *****ing. Hopefully not.

[strikeforce]

lol so the upgrade worked? I would have thought you would be happy that it worked........