Hello, On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:35:53 +1000 David Timms <dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > wwp wrote: > > On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:53:51 +1000 David Timms <dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> wwp wrote: > > >>> just to know, now that support for FC5 has gone.. is there any > >>> unofficial repository or site for kernel updates? > >> There was a fedoralegacy project where interested parties were releasing > >> security updates for the older releases. Over time, there was a lack of > >> willing developers. A vote was held that determined to abandon the > >> effort, see: http://www.fedoralegacy.org/ > >> > >> Dare I suggest moving onto F7 {perhaps via F6} ? > > > > I'm afraid of upgrading from F5 to F5+n (where n>1) using yum. I'll > > probably re-install the system when F8 is out and I have 2 spare days. > > You know.. it takes time and things must be done safely, and it's a > > production machine. > > FYI, a fedora Live Upgrade SIG has been born: > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2007-October/msg00951.html > > The idea is to make upgrades like that at least well documented if not > automatic. There is also pre-existing material on doing it at: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/yum/YumUpgradeFaq > > I did in fact do a production fc3>fc4>fc5>fc6 about a year ago. I did > end up needing an onsite person to do somethings on the fc3>fc4 > transition, because I lost control of it. Thanks Dave for those pointers, I'm sure this will help. Regards, -- wwp
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