Re: what has 'yum update' done?

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"Garry T. Williams" <gtwilliams@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 7-7-13 19:21:33 lee wrote:
>> So we have three options to upgrade:
>> 
>> 1.) the recommended fedup which probably doesn't work
>> 2.) the untested and unsupported way using yum which might work or
>> not
>> 3.) move away from Fedora and install a different distribution
>> 
>> No. 1.) didn't work last time, and there is some indication that it
>> won't work this time, either.  No. 2.) might not work anymore sooner
>> or later, if it works at all to begin with --- and it's all
>> guesswork anyway.
>
> I just updated two F18 system to F19 using yum (as I have been doing
> for years).  I had absolutely no problems with either upgrade.  It' a
> whole lot more reliable than some would lead you to believe.

So it seems that most ppl use yum to upgrade and that it mostly works.
If that is so, then why did they ever come up with fedup?  Why don't
they just stick with a working method and make sure it continues to work
instead of wasting effort with trying to create another one?


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