yum update f7-f8 success

[Neal Becker]

Jon Ciesla wrote:

> 
>>>> Just to let you know, I did yum update f7 -> f8 a fully loaded x86_64
>>>> system.
>>>>
>>>> Basically, I followed instructions here.  Note that it is recommended
>>>> to
>>>> do:
>>>>
>>>> 1) Install fedora-release-8 rpm
>>>> 2) yum update yum <<<< not mentioned in article
>>>> 3) yum update
>>>>
>>>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/YumUpgradeFaq
>>>
>>>I'll try it soon without yum update yum, to see if that step is really
>>>necessary.  If so, I can add it to the wiki.
>>>
>>
>> I'm just curious, how long did it take and approximately what is your
>> bandwidth?
> 
> I'd be curious too, even though I'll be doing it from my local mirror.
> Once  I have it ready.  Buffering. . .
> 

Disclaimer:  This is a very fast machine with 2G memory.

As far as d/l, the whole process was done in <1hour this morning - but
(disclaimer#2) I start work @6amEST, so maybe things were quieter then on
the net.