Newbie question abt network install

[jdow]

yum upgrade?

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On 2012/10/25 19:47, vendor at billoblog.com wrote:
>
> I did -- he said that it was my responsibility to upgrade the virtual machine.
> The service they would provide would only be a reinstall of the image of Fedora
> 16.  The bottom line is that I'm give a virtual box and 5 static ips, and all
> maintenance is my responsibility.
>
> billo
>
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2012, Doug wrote:
>
>> 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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