Paul Newell wrote:
Finally managed to get FC5 upgraded to F9 by forgetting the upgrade and
doing a full re-installation (the thread on 6 -> 9 made it clear I had
to do that if I had any errors).
Even managed to get internet access which I could never do on FC5, so
I'm already ahead of the game.
I got the expected notice of all the stuff that needed to be updated via
pop-up and said "sure" after I had logged in as root to make sure there
would be no permissions issue. It failed with the following error message:
org.freedesktop.packagelist.update-system
auth_admin_keep_always
I tried from the other pulldown (admin?) for update system, got the
window, said update, it did nothing.
Having fought the good fight once too often with the update system
(can't log in as root but must have root password? Muddy thinking), I
now run the updates from command line yum after examining the
information from the tool. Twice I have had issues when the tool got
confused due to a server hang, fail or timeout in mid-update. The tool
can't finish the update and leaves something messed up.
I was able to verify that I could get an update by downloading Firefox
3.0.1 (install DVD has Firefox 3 Beta 5) ... of course I couldn't
install it as I could figure it out since it wasn't the "ultra newbie"
Windows "download, click, install" system (since I've never had internet
access on Linux, I know this is another issue I have to learn ... and
will).
My question to fedora-list is "what is the org.frredesktop.etc error and
how to I correct so it will work". If I need to go command line and do
it through yum, that's okay ... I just need a bit of guidance on the
process.
If you use the tool it usually works, although it tends to be slow on
modest systems. I just am as comfortable with the command line, and I've
found it slightly more reliable.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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