New to Fedora

David Cary Hart Fedora at TQMcube.com
Tue Nov 16 02:51:49 UTC 2004


On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 19:31 -0700, Joe Giles wrote:

> 1. Once Fedora is installed, and a new version comes out (Say "Fedora 
> 4"), will updating my system using up2date or yum install the current 
> packages for the new version on my system; thereby updating the system 
> with the same new software as the new release ("Fedora 4")? I like to 
> keep my systems around for a while and don't like to reload the OS very 
> often.
> 
Not really. As a package ages, updates keep it current but new releases
contain additional packages and configuration differences. Using yum to
update to a new release will not have the same outcome as installing a
new release and allowing the installer to perform the upgrade.

> 2. Does the RPM package manager still suffer issues with dependencies as 
> it used to? Example... Trying to install "Package 1" reveals Dependant 
> packages needing to be installed, reveling yet more packages that need 
> to be installed to satisfy the last Dependant package; wash, rinse, and 
> repeat. Will up2date and/or yum take care of these dependencys for you now?
> 
Yum handles dependencies very nicely, avoiding the moebius strip of
dependency hell.

> I appreciate your time in answering these questions for me.
> 
> Thanks!!!
> 
> Joe
> 
> 




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