upgrading to FC2

[espique]

hi there,

now that most mirror actually carry the final FC2 branch, I am wondering how I would bring my 1.92 (test3) installation up to FC2. Is it as simple as entering the repositories into yum.conf and do a yum update? if so, what are all the different RPMS.* directories? like .os, .stable etc.? what is what?

also a lot of people warn to upgrade a test install to the final version, but no one really says why. so: why not?

test or not.. no one would complain upgrading from 1.91 to 1.92... I would suppose that upgrading from 1.9x to 2.0 is just the same thing... ?

Thanks,
Sascha

[harlekin]

u can give it a try :)

there can be problems due to package-downgrades cos of the upgrade. some configurations will only be made by anaconda (which is not involved when u just "apt dist-upgrade" meaning LVM for example)

i dont suppose getting in big trouble when u actually use that upgrade option. it's just more save when u choose a real new installions (backing up some config-files and ur homedir)

[espique]

ok, what changes would anaconda do to my system? what would I miss?

I want to avoid doing a fresh install because a) we are in linux-land, not windows-land, and most important, b) I have made so many changes and installations to my system that I would lose a lot of work and time....

any more thoughts on that? :)

thanks,
sascha

[Inola]

I've upgraded my FC2T3 to FC2, the upgrade was clean, with no problems during or after the upgrade...

[espique]

would you mind giving me a brief overview of the upgrade process? which repository directories did you use? are there any dramatic changes between FC2T3 and FC2?

thanks,
sascha

[harlekin]

that would surprise me. officialy core 2 will be released on may 18th.. so i think u cant have upgraded to core 2 (although u might have allready the core 2 repositories in use cos the mirrors have allready changed the path)

and of course u can upgrade from test3 to core 2.
and probably u would miss nothing. but as this upgrade is neither tested or supported u might end up with some bugfixing (due 2 overwritten config-files) on your todo-list ;)

i dont think that will happen and i think, there will be no problems if u upgrade instead of a new installation, buit as it is neither supported nor tested no 1 can garuantee that it work's without any problems...

[espique]

sure. got you.
as for upgrading to FC2 NOW, it is possible, the major repositories already carry the FC2 branch.

[Scotland]

Can someone post one of the mirrors to get fedora core 2 final ?

[espique]

it's in germany, but here you go:

ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/fedora/fedora/2/i386/

[Scotland]

no ISO's ?

[espique]

not until the official release....

[Thoreau]

as much as i want to upgrade right now, i rely on my system too much to not wait. 18th you say... eh, that's not too bad

[ghenry]

Not long to go.