[mythtv-users] Upgrading FC3 -> FC4?

[Jarod Wilson]

On Tuesday 30 August 2005 09:36, Darren Black wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm considering upgrading m mythbox to Fedora Core 4. I followed Jarrod's
> guide to set up my system initially, although I have a number of other
> services and bits and bobs running on it now. I was considering using the
> method described here:
>
> http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Upgrading_Red_Hat_Linux_with_yum.html
>
> What I'd really like is any experience (especially bad!!) using this
> procedure or any others. Quite simply, I am unable to perform a full backup
> of my system at present (gonna need to get a 300Gb+ external drive before
> that's a realistic prospect) and would like to know what experiences people
> have had with the upgrade process.

I had very few problems upgrading from FC3 to FC4. Quite the painless upgrade 
with yum and/or apt (I'm using apt less and less lately, due to the lack of 
multi-arch support). A slightly more painful, but also doable upgrade, was 
RH9 to FC4, which I successfully pulled off using a combo of apt and yum, 
just a few weeks ago (for work-related purposes).

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com