[Yum] upgrade/update redhat 7.x->8->9->fedora

Jon Savage jonathansavage at gmail.com
Sat Oct 9 15:40:26 UTC 2004


On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 09:02:06 -0400 (EDT), mike andrews <mikea at xoba.com> wrote:
> stupid newbie question:
> 
> i have a redhat 7.x system i updated with yum for the first time last
> night, and it seems like it was a success, with lots of packages being
> updated. the system still works :-)
> 
> now i'd like to 'move forward' if possible, to packages from redhat 8,
> then 9, then fedora 1 and 2. is that something one can do solely with yum?
> if so, how would i do it? would i just add some of the appropriate public
> yum repositories to my /etc/yum.conf and type 'yum update'? or would 'yum
> upgrade' be more appropriate? i've never used the 'upgrade' command
> before.
You might be better served by asking that question on the Fedora List:
http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
That being said I'd suggest backing up your files and simply
installing Fedora Core 2 assuming that your hardware meets the
requirements.
-- 
Bests,
Jon



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