Fedora 6.93 to Fedora 7 update

[Langdon Stevenson]

I have a Fedora 7 test 4 system that has just decided that it wants to 
download 124 updates.  Am I right to assume that this update represents 
the final release of Fedora 7 and that I won't need to do anything else 
to it?

Regards,
Langdon

[Development discussions related to Fedora]

Langdon Stevenson wrote:
> I have a Fedora 7 test 4 system that has just decided that it wants to 
> download 124 updates.  Am I right to assume that this update represents 
> the final release of Fedora 7 and that I won't need to do anything else 
> to it?

I expect not.

You would need to just update fedora-release first. This updates the yum 
repo files to point to the fedora 7 release repos. Then {maybe need a 
yum clean metadata dbcache ?} yum update. If you were already up to date 
{from the development repo on F7t4} then there should only be minimal 
changes.

I think you are seeing the packages that have been held of development 
while the release is knocked into shape -> ie what will eventually 
become F8.

DaveT.

[Langdon Stevenson]

> Langdon Stevenson wrote:
> > I have a Fedora 7 test 4 system that has just decided that it wants to 
> > download 124 updates.  Am I right to assume that this update 
> > represents the final release of Fedora 7 and that I won't need to do 
> > anything else to it?
>
> I expect not.
>
> You would need to just update fedora-release first. This updates the yum 
> repo files to point to the fedora 7 release repos. Then {maybe need a 
> yum clean metadata dbcache ?} yum update. If you were already up to date 
> {from the development repo on F7t4} then there should only be minimal 
> changes.
>
> I think you are seeing the packages that have been held of development 
> while the release is knocked into shape -> ie what will eventually 
> become F8.

Hi Dave

Thanks for the explanation.  I will update the yum repository files as 
suggested and see where that takes me.

Regards,
Langdon

[Renich Bon Ciric]

Wait until 9 am CDT... it's when the mirrors will be open...

On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 17:50 +1000, Langdon Stevenson wrote:
> > Langdon Stevenson wrote:
> > > I have a Fedora 7 test 4 system that has just decided that it wants to 
> > > download 124 updates.  Am I right to assume that this update 
> > > represents the final release of Fedora 7 and that I won't need to do 
> > > anything else to it?
> >
> > I expect not.
> >
> > You would need to just update fedora-release first. This updates the yum 
> > repo files to point to the fedora 7 release repos. Then {maybe need a 
> > yum clean metadata dbcache ?} yum update. If you were already up to date 
> > {from the development repo on F7t4} then there should only be minimal 
> > changes.
> >
> > I think you are seeing the packages that have been held of development 
> > while the release is knocked into shape -> ie what will eventually 
> > become F8.
>
> Hi Dave
>
> Thanks for the explanation.  I will update the yum repository files as 
> suggested and see where that takes me.
>
> Regards,
> Langdon

[Langdon Stevenson]

Thanks Renich, will do. LS
> Wait until 9 am CDT... it's when the mirrors will be open...
>
> On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 17:50 +1000, Langdon Stevenson wrote:
> > > Langdon Stevenson wrote:
> > > > I have a Fedora 7 test 4 system that has just decided that it wants to 
> > > > download 124 updates.  Am I right to assume that this update 
> > > > represents the final release of Fedora 7 and that I won't need to do 
> > > > anything else to it?
> > >
> > > I expect not.
> > >
> > > You would need to just update fedora-release first. This updates the yum 
> > > repo files to point to the fedora 7 release repos. Then {maybe need a 
> > > yum clean metadata dbcache ?} yum update. If you were already up to date 
> > > {from the development repo on F7t4} then there should only be minimal 
> > > changes.
> > >
> > > I think you are seeing the packages that have been held of development 
> > > while the release is knocked into shape -> ie what will eventually 
> > > become F8.
> >
> > Hi Dave
> >
> > Thanks for the explanation.  I will update the yum repository files as 
> > suggested and see where that takes me.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Langdon

[Renich Bon Ciric]

On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 17:47 +1000, David Timms wrote:
> Langdon Stevenson wrote:
> > I have a Fedora 7 test 4 system that has just decided that it wants to 
> > download 124 updates.  Am I right to assume that this update represents 
> > the final release of Fedora 7 and that I won't need to do anything else 
> > to it?
>
> I expect not.
>
> You would need to just update fedora-release first. This updates the yum 
> repo files to point to the fedora 7 release repos. Then {maybe need a 
> yum clean metadata dbcache ?} yum update. If you were already up to date 
> {from the development repo on F7t4} then there should only be minimal 
> changes.
>
> I think you are seeing the packages that have been held of development 
> while the release is knocked into shape -> ie what will eventually 
> become F8.

I noticed the .F8.$ARCH.rpm string on the files to be updated... I will
try the yum update too... right after installing the fedora-release rpm
for F7
> DaveT.

[Langdon Stevenson]

> > I have a Fedora 7 test 4 system that has just decided that it wants to 
> > download 124 updates.  Am I right to assume that this update 
> > represents the final release of Fedora 7 and that I won't need to do 
> > anything else to it?
>
> I expect not.
>
> You would need to just update fedora-release first.

Ok, given that I am a noobie to updating from one version to another, 
how do I "update fedora-release" ?

Sorry for my ignorance, but I can't figure it out.

Regards,
Langdon

[Antonio Olivares]

--- Langdon Stevenson 
wrote:
> > > I have a Fedora 7 test 4 system that has just
>
> decided that it wants to
> > > download 124 updates.  Am I right to assume that
>
> this update
> > > represents the final release of Fedora 7 and that
>
> I won't need to do
> > > anything else to it?
> >
> > I expect not.
> >
> > You would need to just update fedora-release
>
> first.
>
> Ok, given that I am a noobie to updating from one
> version to another, 
> how do I "update fedora-release" ?
>
> Sorry for my ignorance, but I can't figure it out.
>
> Regards,
> Langdon
>
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Download the fedora-release rpm 
this should do:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/7/Fedora/i386/os...

rpm -Uvh fedora-release-7-3.noarch.rpm

That should do the job.

Regards,

Antonio

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[Langdon Stevenson]

> > Ok, given that I am a noobie to updating from one
> > version to another, 
> > how do I "update fedora-release" ?
> >
> > Sorry for my ignorance, but I can't figure it out.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Langdon
> >
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>
> Download the fedora-release rpm 
> this should do:
> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/7/Fedora/i386/os...
>
> rpm -Uvh fedora-release-7-3.noarch.rpm
>
> That should do the job.

Thanks Antonio that was what I was looking for, just couldn't see the 
wood for the trees.

Regards,
Langdon