[Yum] Using yum for system upgrades

[seth vidal]

> I'm now interested in upgrading from RH7.2 to FC1.  I understand I need 
> to grab the FC1 version of yum and fedora-release prior to attempting 
> this, and add them to the system via "rpm -Uvh".

you really don't want to do this.

You really really really want to backup all your data and config files
and reinstall completely brand new on fc1.


> 1. Won't this fail because of a dependency on a later version of rpm,
>     and perhaps other things as well?

no.


> 2. Due to the above problem, should I step from RH7.2 -> RH8 -> RH9 ->
>     FC1?  This seems like a huge waste of time, yet much safer.  Given
>     the choice, I'll choose safety.


don't do this either - you will collect gratuitous cruft.

-sv