Fedora Live CD Spins - Are They Safe?

[Frank Murphy]

On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:05:25 +0100
Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:

> that is not the point

it is for this post.

> 
> the point is that "yum update" IS ALWAYS WRONG for a dist-upgrade
> the point is that ANY yum-commadn alone is NOT ENOUGH

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/synopsis

> 
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum#Fedora_17_-.3E_Fedora_18
> 
> * yum update yum
> * yum clean all
> * yum --releasever=18 --disableplugin=presto distro-sync
> * Rebuild rpm database: su -c 'rpm --rebuilddb', or rpm -qa will
> not work due to an upgrade of rpm
> 
> have fun with yum and rpm commands if you miss the last step

never had problems with yum or rpm,
oh wait I have a cron for both yumdb and rpm


> 
> > If someone doesn't want to check tread or archive
> > I'm not going to lose sleep Harald
> 
> you should lose sleep if someone is doing it

Nah, most people can read.

 
> >> yum update --releasever=18 from a (level 3 boot)
> >> Have done it since F13 > F14 > F15 > F16 > F17 > F18

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/synopsis

> 
> do you not understand that with this two lines you lead
> people to damage their system because they are simply
> bullshit and dangerous? posts like yours are the root
> cause of other threads to solve troubles

I lead people to ask more questions,
which is good.
 
> 
> postings like yours are the reason for "dist upgrade with
> yum makes troubles most of the time" while people like me
> following instructions, try to understand them and made
> some hundret upgrades without troubles

--ditto--, bur only a dozen or so.

> 
> so especially in case of SENSITIVE things like a dist-upgrade
> be specific and 100% correct or do not say anything at all
> 
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/synopsis

Waiting on your retort, you always seem to crave the last word.
I'll let you to it, I tire of this childhood parry.

-- 
Regards,
Frank

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