Re: v2.99 upgrade vs. Install to 3.0?
"Tom \"spot\" Callaway" <[email protected]>
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On Sat, 2007-07-07 at 19:25 -0400, Charles Tryon wrote: > > I now have a working version 2.99 of Aurora running on my U2, doing > pretty much everything that I need it to do. (The > system-config-something tools all seem to seg-fault, but I can work > around most of those gui tools anyway.) I'm currently on a project to > consolidate several smaller Intel/Linux servers on my home network on > to that one box. It's actually running well enough that I trust the > box to stay stable, though you can bet I'll be making lots of backups! > > The question then is, what do I do when 3.0 finally comes out? yum update. :) > First, do we have any idea when 3.0 will be ready, other than, "When > it's done"? Not that I'm pushing! I'm just trying to get a handle on > what my options are. I'm in the middle of moving. The earliest I can forsee 3.0 being done is August. > Second, is it likely that, given a working 2.99 install, is it going > to be a matter of "upgrading", or a fresh install? Again, no one can > see into the future, but is there a general rule that Beta to Full > Release migrations are really only safe if you install again from > scratch? yum update should do the trick. the only packages I see changing are hal, and the system-config-* bits that segfault. Maybe kernel if someone finds a showstopping bug. ~spot _______________________________________________ Aurora-sparc-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.auroralinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aurora-sparc-user Aurora FAQ: http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~mas01r/aurorafaq.html