[TriLUG] Upgrading an older Red Hat

[David Both]

CentOS 7 is 64-bit only and your very old computers are probably 32-bit. You 
might be able to try 32-bit version of CentOS 6, but I suggest new hardware.


On 10/01/2014 11:32 AM, Mark Fowle wrote:
> I have an old system (NetFinity 5100) .. I need to upgrade since its been
> running REHL 3AS for a very long time.   I want to upgrade to the current
> centos version - I am having trouble getting the old system to read the
> DVD's as well as CD's. I have also had it hang trying to install over the
> network. I swear this box just doesn't want to upgrade :-)
>
> Is there a way I could modify yum.conf and force an upgrade that way ?  Or
> some other trick to force it without using DVD or CD ?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
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