Using f17 beta and status

[Alex]

Hi,

>> If I were to install an F17 beta at this point, instead of waiting for
>> the release next week, would it be possible to upgrade that beta to
>> the production version once it is actually released?
>>
> I started with fc17alpha and have upgraded to whatever was current this
> morning. You can play with preupgrade if you are a stickler for perfection,
> but running "yum upgrade" has worked well for me. I think going with a beta
> of some kind, RC4 has been mentioned, would work as well.
>
> Any upgrade tends to leave some cruft behind, if you want perfect you would
> have to do a full new install, which generally has no functional difference,
> just a "debris field" of stuff not quite cleaned up. I see no reason not to
> go if you can wait, or want to test drive over the holiday.

Great ideas, thanks. I'll play around with it in a VM for a while.

Thanks,
Alex