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Old 04-23-2006, 09:04 PM   #1
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upgrade 4 to 5


Im tryiny to upgrade my fedora core 4 to fedora core 5 with the dvd and getting errors .It is on a dual boot system will i keep all my old files and should it work??????
 
Old 04-23-2006, 09:41 PM   #2
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You should always backup before doing an upgrade like this.
The upgrade is not garanteed to work - and notoriously dosn't.

It is best to do a clean install.
Partition in anticipation: put /home and /usr on their own partitions, then you can tell anaconda to ignore them during the installation.
 
Old 04-23-2006, 10:01 PM   #3
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What kind of errors are they?
 
Old 04-24-2006, 11:28 AM   #4
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Thanks for help.... the computer just locks up ..I think a clean new install is the only way to go ..there has to be something wrong with the upgrade for I Know others having the same problem..Lar
 
  


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