Upgrading from a previous version using yum

[RahulSundaram]

Hi

The older method was to download fedora-release from the repo, run rpm -Uvh fedora-release and then run yum update. This would still work but newer versions of yum support a --releasever option, so this is now easier. I have updated the instructions at

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/Branched#Yum_update_from_previous_official_release

Have fun!

[leigh123linux]

I have used the distribution-synchronization switch for upgrading.

yum --releasever=14 distribution-synchronization

[kurtdriver]

Why is the old way deprecated? It seems to have worked for me several times.
Edit: It didn't work for me yesterday, no network, bit of troubleshooting required.

[RahulSundaram]

Hi,

It is not deprecated. This is just a option.

[snoze]

First ctrl+alt+F2

this will bring loging screen without X

login as root

type following:

yum clean all

then install the current linux reslease.

yum install fedora-release*noarch.rpm fedora-release-notes*noarch.rpm

where * is release number

then yum -y upgrade

After successful upgrade boot your linux box.
goodluck

[trufflesdad]

I have just upgraded 13 to 14 yet uname -a tells me I am still using 13 as does cat /etc/issue also cat /etc/fedora-release tells me the same..Should this be so ?

[cohensam]

I have used the distribution-synchronization switch for upgrading.

yum --releasever=14 --disablerepo=updates distribution-synchronization

Hope this works I am :)going from 12 to 13
Thanks

[kurtdriver]

I have just upgraded 13 to 14 yet uname -a tells me I am still using 13 as does cat /etc/issue also cat /etc/fedora-release tells me the same..Should this be so ?

Have you rebooted onto the new kernel?

[AdamW]

trufflesdad: no, that would indicate you did something wrong.

[trufflesdad]

Have you rebooted onto the new kernel?

Thanks for the reply..
It boots....
Linux ubuntu.lan 2.6.34.7-56.fc13.i686 #1 SMP Wed Sep 15 03:33:58 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

My other fully updated box boots2.6.33.3-85 fc13..and has not yet been uograded to fc14 as yet..

[cohensam]

Finally managed upgrade from f12 to f13 with preupgrade

[ddkay]

Is this what I need to upgrade from F14 RC1 to F14 Final? Or will yum update be enough?

[kurtdriver]

That'll be sufficient. Your computer already knows that it's F14.

[ddkay]

Thanks kurt