Updating Fedora 11 to FC12 beta!

David Timms dtimms at iinet.net.au
Tue Oct 27 12:27:38 UTC 2009


On 10/27/2009 11:10 PM, Pauls Lists wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Can I update my current FC11 to FC12 without having to  wipe the disk and
> install from scratch again?.
> I would just like to be able to download the necessary kernels and files and
> upgrade rather than having to reinstall completely.
Have you heard about preupgrade ?
Description :
preupgrade prepares your Fedora system for an upgrade to the next 
version by examining your system, downloading all the files needed for 
the upgrade, and then setting up your system to perform the upgrade 
after rebooting.

Note that depending upon your current language settings, you probably 
want to do this with preupgrade currently in updates-testing, by using 
the command in:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=527552#c10

Then type preupgrade, and choose the x show me more, and select rawhide.

Let us know how you go.




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