Re: update to F11 with yum

[Timothy Murphy <gayleard eircom net>]

David wrote:

>>> Use preupgrade. Works like a charm.

>> Assuming you have to check the "Display unstable test releases"
>> and then choose Rawhide,
>> why not say this?
>> 
>> It may be obvious to you,
>> but would not be to many Fedora users.

> Err... when Fedora 11 is released it will be offered as an option. There
> is no Fedora 11 release. Yet.
> 
> And Joe Average User should not be using Rawhide if he can not figure
> out what you just described as not obvious.

I suggest that if you are giving advice
you should say as clearly and as fully as possible
what the user needs to do,
regardless of your opinion of their intelligence.


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