On 09/07/2017 05:03 AM, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote: > [resend, never saw the first one] > > I have a server running f19 (don't ask). It is heavily customised so I > prefer > to not do a fresh install of f26 and reconfigure everything. > > I am reading the upgrade guide at > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading?rd=Upgrade > which says (Upgrading from End of life releases). > "If you have Fedora 20 or earlier, you will have to perform at least > part of the upgrade with bare yum. You can either use that method > to upgrade to Fedora 21 or later" > My plan is to do this > f19 -> f21 (yum) > following > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_package_manager > f21 -> f26 (DNF system upgrade) > > I suspect that attempting to go directly to f26 may be a bridge too far. > > I will check and clean the system before/after each step. > > Beyond the listed "common problems", is there any reason to not follow > this path? > Is there a better way? You're going to spend a lot of sleepless nights making a leap of seven versions. You're switching kernel structures (from a 3.9.x series to a 4.12.x series), massive glibc, openssl and other library upgrades, startup script changes, network changes, package deprecations and replacements, program replacements. A veritable cornucopia of things. Hoo, boy! You should try it on a clone of the server if at all possible. Failing that, make DANGED sure you have a COMPLETE backup of the server because I can almost guarantee you are going to have massive problems. Your best option is a fresh F26 install and going through the customization process for what you're doing again. I truly think you'll have far fewer problems doing that than trying to drag a 3-year old system into a current state. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
