RE: Tao 4

Ed:

Thanks for theinfo. I'll see if I can find the doc at RH.

I apologize, I didn't specify upgrade using Anaconda though that's what
I meant.

I've got a box all configured and loaded with stuff, I'd hate to have to
start from scratch by doing a reinstall, so I may try the anaconda
update one of these days when I have both the time and the courage at
the same moment.

Fred
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:tao-discuss-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Wilts
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:08 AM
> To: David L. Parsley
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Tao-discuss] Tao 4
>
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2005 at 08:45:36AM -0400, David L. Parsley wrote:
> > Priorities:
> > 1) My family
> > 2) My job
> > 3) New Tao Linux releases
>
> I'm glad to see that they're in the right order!
>
> > My scripts for pushing updates are good enough I can always ship
them
> > pretty quick, regardless of priorities.  However, the other sysadmin
is
> > on vacation now, and I'm buried at work.   I've only had two real
bugs
> > reported in the beta, both fixed (mod_perl & glade).  I just need to
> > find a day to wrap things up and ship the isos - that day is going
to be
> > hard to come by right now.
>
> I installed the Tao 4 release from the stanford DVD iso earlier this
> week and the install was fine.  I've got a broken video card that I'm
> fighting right now (I'm pretty sure it's not the X config) or I would
> have tested more, but so far, so good.
>
> > > Also, has anyone any tales to report of having used tao4 to do an
> > > UPGRADE on top of a tao1 box?
> >
> > My only suggestion here is using the isos and letting Anaconda do
the
> > upgrade.  It's pretty hairy with yum, and you wind up not getting a
> > number of new and important packages, like selinux policy.
>
> Arjan (from Red Hat) posted to one of the redhat list about upgrading
> via up2date and the short answer is do not do it.  Absolutely
postively
> not - some stuff *will* break and very badly.  Use anaconda and it
> mostly works.  Red Hat has a pdf online that dicusses your upgrade
> options and you can research the taroon and nahant lists for other
users
> experiences.
>
> If you can do a fresh install, that is the preferred approach.
Anaconda
> is next.  yum/rpm absolutely not.
>
>         .../Ed
>
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