Re: upgrade question

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Michael A. Peters wrote:
Peter Horst wrote:
> I'm looking for opinions/feedback: I've got a CLI-only fc5 machine > sitting here. [snip]

Backup your data and install CentOS - it has a much longer support span, and being cli only - you don't need the fancy graphical apps of a Fedora release.

Install CentOS 5.1 and you can leave it alone for a very long time, it will take care of updates for years.

Given that you only want cli stuff - unless you are on dialup I'd recommend just downloading the CentOS 5.1 boot.iso and do a http install, so you don't have to download several gigs worth of bits on a DVD iso that you'll never use.

If you are on dialup, find someone nice to send you the DVD (or CD set).

Great, thanks you guys. Dumb question: this would be a destructive "upgrade," right - meaning I would have to dump my data somewhere temporarily, install CentOS, and then re-import my data into a brand new filesystem/partition? Sorry, this is probably super-basic...

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