> I'm now interested in upgrading from RH7.2 to FC1. I understand I need > to grab the FC1 version of yum and fedora-release prior to attempting > this, and add them to the system via "rpm -Uvh". you really don't want to do this. You really really really want to backup all your data and config files and reinstall completely brand new on fc1. > 1. Won't this fail because of a dependency on a later version of rpm, > and perhaps other things as well? no. > 2. Due to the above problem, should I step from RH7.2 -> RH8 -> RH9 -> > FC1? This seems like a huge waste of time, yet much safer. Given > the choice, I'll choose safety. don't do this either - you will collect gratuitous cruft. -sv
