F16 changes

[Mark LaPierre]

On 01/10/2012 09:32 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote:
> As my current installation is EOL,
> there are things I would like to know before trying to install F16.
> For me, installation has always been a struggle.
> I approach new requirements with increased fear and trepidation.
> I don't do upgrades.
> It seems to me that an upgrade must be more complicated than
> a straight install and I have enough trouble with that.
>
> F16 seems to want GPT for disk partitioning.
> What I have now works just fine.
> Is GPT mandatory?
> Assuming it is, under what conditions will a new partition be required?
> My preference is not to mess with existing partitions.
> I'm hoping GPT will not force me to.
> Would changing to GPT pretty much guarantee stomping on my first partition?
>
> The new lower limit of 1000 for normal user and group IDs is another issue.
> The current user has IDs 500 and has rather
> a lot of files that I want to keep.
> Fedora's documentation says to use a kickstart file to keep 500.
> Alas, my floppy drive no longer works.
> Even if it did, I would not expect my first
> hand-made kickstart file to work.
> Is there a way to change the configuration
> file before adding the first user?
> Is there a reason that anaconda does not simply ask for the limits?
>
> If I am feeling brave, I might try to install from hard disk.
> Apparently, one can boot from a minimal CD
> and point anaconda at an iso image.
> Is this correct?
> anaconda apparently only wants the name of the directory.
> Does that mean that the DVD's iso image should
> be the only file in the directory?
> I see occasional references to images.
> What are they for and how do they not mess up the finding of the DVD image?
>
>
> Note that one reason for my frequent frustation
> is that I have only one computer.
> I cannot query the internet while running anaconda.
> It seems to me that absent conflicts, there is no particular reason one
> could not perform an installation from a running setup.
>

Hey Michael,

Fedora is the upstream development environment for Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux (RHEL).  If you have issues with upgrades you might consider 
installing CentOS 6.2 which is built from the RHEL source files.  CentOS 
6.2 has an EOL in 2017 so you would be set for at least five years if 
you decide to go with that.  Fedora has a new release every six months 
and reaches EOL within two years.

All the issues you mention with disk partitions, and user/group IDs, and 
the new and "improved" Gnome 3 that you didn't mention are not an issue 
with CentOS 6.2.  CentOS is from the same family of Linux "flavors" as 
Fedora so you should feel very familiar with the environment.

Just a suggestion.

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