On Tue, 2003-02-18 at 16:52, Jeff Richards wrote: > Sorry if this question's a bit general or has been dealt with recently, > but I'm about to upgrade from 7.3 to 8.0 on a Thinkpad A20p (which > currently runs perfectly). Anything I should be aware of before doing If it ain't broke don't fix it! Can't say much specifically about the laptop, but... > this (like "don't")? I'm thinking of gotchas that I could plan for up > front, in addition obviously to the normal stuff like taking backups > etc. > I've done lots of "tweaking" on this box, like kernel re-builds, Ximian > desktop, Evolution and stuff ... Some time ago there was discussion on upgrading a 7.3 ximian system to 8.0. A friend and I both had 7.3 and the full Ximian desktop. After wich we both upgraded (with a bit of misery) I ended up manually adding and removing rpms - a tedious but possible task - and my friend ended up doing a fresh install. Either way has its advantages and disadvantages, but it is possible once you sort out the teething problems. I don't know if ximian has since released something for 8.0, nope, just checked and they say spring this year. I guess thats a northern hemisphere spring, so it should be the next couple of months? > This is effectively a production box so any scare stories out there > would be greatly appreciated before I kick it off. Just back up everything first. I don't usually, but if its a (semi) critical system, you should, especially if you have ximian! HTH, -- Iain Buchanan <iain@nospam.pcorp.com.au> If it wasn't so warm out today, it would be cooler.
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