red hat to fedora

gobicse · 12-19-2007, 02:45 PM

hi all

is it possible to upgrade red hat linux 9 with fedora core 3 with out formatting and reinstalling.... i mean can ve update it through internet..

help me..

gobi

complich8 · 12-19-2007, 02:53 PM

Fedora core 3 is pretty ancient at this point. So's redhat 9. You're going to have big problems and very little benefit if you try that, I think.

You're better off backing up your data and doing an upgrade install. You're also better off going to at least fedora core 6 or 7, if not 8.

Note that an upgrade install shouldn't/doesn't entail a format, but you should still back your data up before you try it.

unSpawn · 12-19-2007, 05:24 PM

I wouldn't do an "upgrade install"(?) as complich8 stated but a clean install instead after making backups. You'll probably encounter too much differences that can't be compensated for or cleaned up so you'll end up with a polluted filesystem.