No FC2 updates anymore in all repo's?

[Jeff Vian]

On Fri, 2005-05-27 at 14:42 +0000, Truls Gulbrandsen wrote:
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> Danny Terweij wrote:
> | From: "Andy Green" <andy at warmcat.com>
> | Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 12:27 PM
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> |>| or even better question, what is going to happen if i change all the
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> | repo
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> |>| files from 2 to 3 and run apt/yum with a update/upgrade ?
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> |>You'll update to FC3 -- I have done this.
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> |
> | Ok i changed 2 to 3 did a apt-get update
> | ran apt-get upgrade -s -V to see first the list and to see any errors.
> | 1 fatal showed up. now running apt-get upgrade -d -V to download all
> | packages first and look on google to find some stories on FC2>FC3 with
> apt .
> | I think next is apt-get dist-upgrade and manual a  latest kernel install
> |
> | After all the on the on going, shoul di reboot or can i restart the
> daemons?
> |
> |
> |>Mixing and matching packages from different FC versions though -- as
> |>opposed to a wholesale "dist-update" -- is a recipe for pain and
> |
> | suffering.
> |
> | All can be solved i think, its just to know what you are doing and
> | understand all the pain :)
> | I dont mind to fix "shit". You can learn from it hehe and if all is
> fine and
> | FC4 is out then i know what i can excpect :)
> |
> | Danny
> |
> Hi,
> I did this once from FC2 to FC3 and ended up with a lot of double
> installed packages.  To remove, I found the best way was to use synaptic
> and deinstall those with the lowest version no.  However, some critical
> packages had to be removed using yum.
> 
> After this experience I decided to have a seperate /home and do a fresh
> install of OS.

This is the cleanest way to have a clean install.  

However, if running web services, a database, or anything else that may
put the data somewhere other than /home you also would need to make sure
your other data is properly retained as well.