Newbie question abt network install

[Doug]

On 10/25/2012 09:46 PM, vendor at billoblog.com wrote:
>
> Sorry if this is the wrong forum -- if it is, please direct me to the 
> right one.
>
> I rent a virtual personal server in another city that runs Fedora 16.  
> I want to upgrade it to 17.  I did the yum-based preupgrade and such, 
> but am stuck.  The instructions I read said to reboot and then choose 
> upgrade at the boot screen.
>
> Since this is a network machine that has no boot screen, I need to 
> tell the box to upgrade in some other way.
>
> Is there a way to to a yum upgrade over the network without seeing a 
> boot screen?
>
> Thanks!
>
> billo
Since you rent this, it's not yours to upgrade.  Consult the owner of 
the machine!
--doug

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