Preupgrade doesn't work

[James McKenzie]

  On 9/11/10 12:52 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 4:09 AM, JB<jb.1234abcd at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> it is a state of flux.
>> I always managed to move to next Fedora with either preupgrade or 'yum upgrade'
>> methods, but other people are not always so lucky and hit an air pocket.
> In my case hitting "air pockets" could mean catastrophe. I'm beginning
> to grasp much better why some people advise non-geeks against using
> Fedora.
>
I don't recommend to ANYONE using BETA software for anything other than 
testing.  That is what RedHat states Fedora is (in a LOT of words.)

For those who do not need or desire hand holding through a constant 
technical support, there is CentOS, the "Community" based version of RHEL.

If you wish to stay on the bleeding edge, there's Fedora.

I'm trying to get CentOS with Wine working on a Thinkpad A22p.  No 
happiness so far, even with the excellent and very knowledgeable folks here.

>
>> I would suggest to Fedora boyz and girls to ease, smell some flowers - life is
>> not about constantly running ahead, without a pause, reflection, and enjoyment.
>> I hope they hear us.
> Common! If Microsoft comes up with a new version of their OS every 5
> years, I can't imagine the Red Hat boys not coming up with theirs
> every 6 months.
Let's see RHEL 5.4 to 5.5 time period looks something like six months.  
However, there are updates to CentOS and RH products on a regular basis.

Different audience for those products.

PreUpgrade is a process that is being looked at for the 'selling' 
versions of RedHat products.  This has been demanded by those who need a 
fast way to upgrade hundreds of systems.

James McKenzie