Fedora 8

[dwaegerle]

ho do i do a direct installation of fedora 8 if im upgrading from feora 6 to fedora 8?
it downloads but it just sits on my desktop

[tho.mei]

Hallo dwaegerle

I do not know what you are mean with "direct". But i guess you mean an installation without a CD-ROM, an online update with yum.

I would do it step by step. FC6 -> F7 -> F8

see: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq#head-7263cb679ba96af7196108a53a4ad37ee37745b0

You can update the system alternatively with a F8 CD-ROM. There is a option in the installer. But it would be more like a new-installation without to override the user setting and data. (/home)

[dwaegerle]

i understand that but i did one of the downloads online and i dont know how to run it

[tho.mei]

Hallo dwaegerle,

May I misunderstood you at all. Helpfully it helps if you explain exactly:
1. What did you download exactly to you desktop? (post the link)
2. What does "direct" direct mean?

[dwaegerle]

http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora
and i did the kde live media direct download should i install the install media to?

[tho.mei]

Hallo dwaegerle

sorry I'm may be realy narrow mind. But you did download the kde-live-cd. And what else?

I guess the install media means: http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-8-i386-DVD.iso
right?

To install Fedora the kde-live-media is enough. All the other applications you can add after the installation. Use the "add and remove software"-tool (pirut) or yum it self.

Is this the answer you are looking for?

[marcrblevins]

Since you downloaded the ISO file, you need to burn it to a DVD. You could use k3b to burn the ISO to the DVD.

[dwaegerle]

what if my cd drive is not a dvd burner

[tho.mei]

Hallo dwaegerle

Tray: an installation without a CD-ROM, an online update with yum.

I would do it step by step. FC6 -> F7 -> F8

see: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq#head-7263cb679ba96af7196108a53a4ad37ee37745b0Now I repeat my self. See post #2

[Wayne]

No DVD drive, no problem. Download the Gnome or KDE LiveCD and install from that or look through the forum for a link for re-spins, which include a full CD set. I don't have the link handy right now.

Edit: Yes, I do:

http://spins.fedoraunity.org/spins

Wayne

[leadgolem]

Then I would suggest doing a yum upgrade.su
yum upgradeYou may have some dependencies you will need to resolve manually though. Yum upgrades are not usually recommended and will probably cause you other problems. If a yum upgrade doesn't sound good, then use one of the livecd's for a fresh install.

EDIT: Apparently I type slower then wayne.:)

[tho.mei]

Hallo all

pleas stop to reaped to whole thread above.

To install Fedora the kde-live-media is enough. All the other applications you can add after the installation. Use the "add and remove software"-tool (pirut) or yum it self.
If a yum upgrade doesn't sound good, then use one of the livecd's for a fresh install.
Download the Gnome or KDE LiveCD and install from that
Any question left? :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[dwaegerle]

alright ill give it a try thanks

[bling683]

Alright, I've just installed jigdo-lite on my server. That spin link you've provided has a lot of .jigdo links.

How do you know which one to pick from? Based on my understanding, the iso image is downloaded within the jigdo directory on the server box correct?

[dwaegerle]

what are you talikng about

[dwaegerle]

and are you talking to me if so im the wrong personi know nothing aboput fedora execpt how to install it

[bling683]

which fc8 spin did you download ?

there's a re-spin, fc8 everything spin, etc...

[dwaegerle]

i downloaded um fedora 8 i386

[dwaegerle]

i have not downloaded anything from the website yet