[SOLVED] Fedora-16>>Fedora-18 upgrade: CAN I just format & install F-18?
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Fedora-16>>Fedora-18 upgrade: CAN I just format & install F-18?
I have Fedora-16 on my desktop
I POSSESS the Fedora-18 OS install disk from OSdisc.com (plus all the plugin disks)
Recommended procedure asks that I upgrade F-16 to F-17 before doing a F-18 upgrade/install.
This procedure seems klutzy. I can do it but............Here's My Question:::::
WOULD it be equally intelligent......to do a Drive FORMAT under F-16.......and then BOOT to my DVD-drive with the F-18 install disk present?
Have I posted in the wrong forum?
I don't plan to have two OS's on this machine.
If Fedora-18 upgrades are sensitive to the existence of prior versions, wouldn't it be cleanest-of-all to fdisk and start fresh?
Thank you for your reply.
I'm aware that LINUXQUESTIONS prefers, than when a question is considered fully answered, that the individul who submitted the question indicate that with a "problem solved" label. I have looked.....cannot find such a "tag" adjacent as a button or link.
Please help me with that.
Thank you for your reply.
I'm aware that LINUXQUESTIONS prefers, than when a question is considered fully answered, that the individul who submitted the question indicate that with a "problem solved" label. I have looked.....cannot find such a "tag" adjacent as a button or link.
Please help me with that.
Open the thread, select 'Thread Tools' at top of the posts, it should give you a menu item 'Mark this Thread as Solved'.
I think selecting that should do it.
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