[ILUG] RedHat updates...

[John Allen]

Kenn Humborg wrote:

> > Ricardo Letosa writes:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > >         I need to upgrade from Redhat 5.2 to 6.1. Does anyone
> > know the steps
> > > needed? Is it enough to download the updates in ftp.redhat.com?
> > Thanks in
> > > advance,
> >
> >  I suggest you backup your data and install 6.1 from scratch.
>
> Don't install from scratch.  Very early on during the install,
> the Red Hat installer asks you if you want to install or
> upgrade.  Simply choose upgrade.
>

I'd recommend installing from scratch if at all possible,
upgrades tend to leave lots of sh*te lying around, like
when truetype fonts were moved from /usr/X11/... to /usr/share/fonts
the upgrade leaves all your old truetype fonts in /usr/X11/....

>
> Backing up is still a good idea, just in case...
>
> Kenn
>
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