[ale] upgrade RH7.2 to RH7.3

[Bill Sirinek]

For this reason, I would suggest Debian.

I think maybe *once* I had to install something manually because I couldnt
get a debian package downloaded and installed via apt-get. Upgrades just
*work* as a result. Try running Mandrake or RedHat and finding everything
you need in their native package format. Ha!

You can install Debian sid and have a great up to date system which you
can upgrade at any time with just a pair of commands. The only real thing
still missing is KDE3 but supposedly its coming soon.

Bill


On 21 Aug 2002, James P. Kinney III wrote:

> Now that everyone else has advised to change to anything but RedHat,
> I'll weigh in.
> 
> As with anything, the closer to "factory standard" you are, the easier
> the upgrade path. If all you have is plain vanilla 7.2 box that you use
> as a workstation, boot of the 7.3 CD #1 and upgrade. It will work just
> fine. If you have some special stuff installed that RedHat doesn't ship,
> you will need to manually upgrade/reinstall those (possibly) afterwards.
> If you have been following the  Ximian redcarpet stuff,the upgrade
> process will warn you of possible incompatabilities with the gnome
> setup. Select "yeah, OK, upgrade it anyway" and when it's all done,
> gnome will work just fine.
> 
> If you have installed your own version of glibc from a tarball, back up
> your data and do a fresh install. 
> 
> As a test, I pulled out a Redhat 5.2 cd, installed it, and then upgraded
> it to the latest (7.2). It just worked! Again, the closer to a "factory
> standard" box you are working from, the easier the upgrade path.
> 
> Now the big question is: "Do you need to upgrade?"  If you've been
> keeping up with all of the errata for 7.2, you have all of the 7.3
> system except the new gnome and KDE stuff. They added a few packages,
> and dropped a few others, between 7.2 and 7.3.
> 
> Backup your data first. Then do an upgrade. If all hell breaks loose
> (doubtful), do a fresh install and restore your data. The worst that can
> happen is you learn more.
> 
> OK, the WORST that can happen is you get disgusted, wipe the drive and
> install XP! Blech!
> 
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