On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 12:07:03PM -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Tue, 2013-01-15 at 11:27 -0500, Neal Becker wrote: > > How do I use fedup to update f17->f18 (via net)? > > > > I tried: > > sudo fedup --network 18 > > setting up repos... > > default-installrepo/metalink | 26 kB 00:00 > > Could not parse metalink https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=fedora- > > install-18&arch=x86_64 error was > > No repomd file > > Error: can't get boot images. > > The installation repo isn't available. > > You need to specify one with --instrepo. > > Same here. Note that the Fedup page says: > > If you're following these instructions before F18 goes GA > (currently scheduled for 2013-01-15), you do need to use the > --instrepo argument as shown here. You may also end up with many > fc17 packages on your system after upgrade - this is not a bug > with fedup but a side effect of the release process. Once F18 > goes GA, the updates repository will be available and this > problem should go away. > > It then gives this example: > > sudo fedup-cli --network 18 --debuglog fedupdebug.log --instrepo http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/qa/fedup/f18-RC4/<arch> > > (substituting for <arch>). This seems to work. This works: # fedup --network 18 --debuglog fedup-to-18.log --instrepo fedora The argument to --instrepo is a repoid (as in the repoid in the .repo files). Optionally this can be an URL. I realised this from the output of `fedup --help'. Hope this helps, -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
