[TriLUG] RedHat Linux 7.2

al johson alfjon at mindspring.com
Tue Oct 30 03:01:26 EST 2001


I believe the word is "painlessly" or easier said "pain-free" (like some
over-the-counter drug :-)
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sinner from the Prairy <sinner at escomposlinux.org>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] RedHat Linux 7.2


> A Dilluns 29 Octubre 2001 12:06 pm, vàreu escriure:
> > Sooo.. . has anyone ventured the inevitable and tried RH 7.2 or has
> > everyone switched to mandrake ;-) ?  I'm especially interested in
> > upgraders.. _______________________________________________
>
>
> I have upgraded RedHat 6.2, 7.0, 7.01 and 7.1 to 7.2 in many languages.
>
> The best results are from 7.x
>
> Just backup your configuration files and your KDE user configuration files
> (/home/*/.kde/*) just in case.
>
> Then, select "upgrade existing installation". You will be prompted if you
> want to change from etx2 to ext3 . I recommend you to upgrade: painless,
> great, risk-free update.
>
> ext3 RuleZ
>
>
> After booting, check ocnfigurations (those *.rpmsave and *.rpmnew files
and
> anything customized by you in the /etc directory) and you'll be set and
happy.
>
>
> Try doing "cat /etc/redhat-release" and "uname -a" and enjoy your hability
to
> upgrade painlessnessly (what is the proper word for this?)
>
>
>
> Salut,
> Sinner
> --
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