On 10/10/2011 09:28 AM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > On 10/10/2011 09:48 PM, JD wrote: >> On 10/10/2011 08:49 AM, linux guy wrote: >>> I had the same problem, for some reason, on one of my machines. >>> >>> On that machine I upgraded from the full install DVD instead of doing >>> a yum preupgrade. Actually, I did the later, but it failed. >>> >>> Anyhow, I believe I ran a yum check all> list.txt and then edited the >>> file and then used it as input to yum itself. >>> >>> It was a terrible, terrible process. >> I wonder if this thread plays well into the idea >> that upgrading using yum should be scripted by >> an expert so that us mortals do not have to slog >> through this mud :) > It might be that Preupgrade has bugs. Reporting them and getting it > fixed would be the first choice rather than replace it with a script > which will likely have bugs as well. It is not realistic to believe > that you can write a script to handle upgrades and not have bugs. > Upgrading a distribution is a fairly complex process to say the least. > > Rahul Well, in that case, what's the difference between what you say (re: it would have bugs), and all the rest of the software, from the kernel to the shell? Have they all not had bugs, and continue to have bugs today? And I agree, it is a complex process that newbs and non-techies will always fail at accomplishing. I tried the yum upgrade from f14 to f16, and it ran against so many conflicts (which I had wrongly assumed that yum would be able to resolve and delete the old f14 conflicting package and replace it with the corresponding f16 package). Then I restored back to f14 and tried to upgrade via DVD. upon reboot, I was unable to log in via the gnome login screen. I do not recall the full details of why it failed - but the failure message was about something did not work. So, I logged in via the console terminal (Ctrl-Alt-F2) and tried to run yum update. Again, unresolvable conflicts. So, I am still hoping an expert in yum and upgrade will be able to give us such a script. Regards, JD -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
