On Mon, 11 May 2015 17:13:21 +1000 Roger <arelem@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I generally do not upgrade but install new. > I run 2 partitions on my hd, one has the previous version and the > other the new install. > I then install latest versions of the apps I need then copy my > working files over to the new install. > This way I have the backup for a few months, then overwrite that with > the next fresh install. This is the way to go. Takes all the stress out of the new install. New install doesn't work? Fall back to the previous working version until the new version can be fixed. No loss of access to the web or email, so getting help is easier, and fixing quicker. What I'd really like to see is a morph of anaconda that was started as an executable from a running version of Fedora, pointed at the new boot and root partitions, and cloned the currently running version as closely as possible, while the current version was running. No downtime to upgrade. I don't think it is possible with current computing technology to do this well, as it would require a sophisticated expert system. But surely it should be possible to format the partitions, download and install the base system, then install all packages that are on the current version and available, to the new version. It could spit out a list of packages that it couldn't update. Then all that is left to do for the user is customization, a series of steps that each person would keep track of for themselves. Not painless, but fairly easy. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
