<tt><font size=2>> From: Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com></font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>> This is probably a terrible time to try preupgrade.
It gets no major<br>
> love until Beta, usually. If your goal is a working install of F18,
your<br>
> best option at present is a yum update from F17, following the<br>
> directions at<br>
> </font></tt><a href=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/><tt><font size=2>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/</font></tt></a><tt><font size=2><br>
> Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_17_-.3E_Fedora_18 .</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Oh, well that would be easier for me since it stays
more in my familiar realm. (Preupgrade looks neat, but my norm is
fresh installs + puppet.) Should this wisdom (both waiting until
Beta and that link) be incorporated into </font></tt><a href=https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/Branched#Yum_update_from_previous_official_release><tt><font size=2>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/Branched#Yum_update_from_previous_official_release</font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>
?</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>> Or you can <br>
> wait a week or two and get the Alpha release when it comes out.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>If I have to I will, but where's the fun in that?
;-)</font></tt>
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> > I grabbed a copy of<br>
> > </font></tt><a href=http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/releases.txt><tt><font size=2>http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/releases.txt</font></tt></a><tt><font size=2>
and didn't see any<br>
> > mention of "Fedora 18 (Branched)" as indicated on the
Wiki. I edited<br>
> > this copy to include my own "Fedora 18 (Branched)"
section that<br>
> > referenced my local mirror and then got much further. <br>
> <br>
> It's probably a little early post-F18 for all this to be in place,
but<br>
> releases.txt does need updating.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Nice to know, thanks. I'm having lots of fun
seeing what it takes to get Fedora out the door since I'm making my own
derived Live spins for internal company use on embedded systems. I
face many of the same challenges.</font></tt>
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--<br>
John Florian<br>
Machine Data Collections Team</font>
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