/ must be on a partition or LV that will be formatted. Reusing an existing / is not allowed.

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On 17/10/11 15:46, Chris Lumens wrote:
>> Does this entry in the anaconda changelog really mean what I think it does:
>>
>> "/ must be on a partition or LV that will be formatted. Reusing an
>> existing / is not allowed."
>>  --
>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Changes#Fedora_15_to_Fedora_16_.28as_of_anaconda-16.14.3-1.29
> 
> It means if you're doing a fresh install, you've got to format wherever
> / is going.  You can't install over top of an existing /.  Is that what
> you thought it meant?
> 
> - Chris

Ah only for fresh installs. Well that makes sense. I wasn't reading it
for upgrades too, which would have caused a problem or two.