On Sun, 2005-02-20 at 14:15 +0100, Lothar Joeckel wrote:
> Matt Bottrell wrote:
> > On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 02:05:39 -0700, Michael Best <mbest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > This was my experience with upgrading, your mileage may vary especially
> > > if it's in kilometers. This is what I had to do to get my system
> > > running again.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I'm constantly surprised how many people wish to 'upgrade'.
> >
> > Historically I've been updating my Linux distro when Redhat still was
> > shipped in nappies. I've learnt pretty early on the following:
> >
> > 1. Never trust an OS upgrader... it always is like a dog with diarrhea
> > running through your house. :(
> > 2. Keep seperated partitions... /home /usr/local and normally the
> > ones you wish to keep... (I also backup the entire /etc directory)
> > 3. Ensure you have working backups... well of at least the stuff you
> > MUST get back.
> > 4. Choose to install fresh (not upgrade), and format the existing
> > partitions /, /usr, /tmp and /var.... whilst you probably wish to
> > keep /usr/local and /home.
> > 5. Recover anything you need (such as /etc based files).
> >
> >
> > You'll be up and running much faster... without the mess. ;)
> >
> >
>
> Can agree totally. I've made the same experience over the years.
> 'Upgrading' is mostly a vaste of expensive time!
>
> Lothar Joeckel
> LinWave Consulting
> _______________________________________________
I agree, and so does the documentation:
http://beta.centos.org/centos/4.0beta/docs/html/rhel-ig-x8664-multi-en-4/ap-upgrade.html
I think a fresh install is much easier and cleaner.
--
Johnny Hughes
<http://www.HughesJR.com/>
