upgrade fron mdk 10.0 to 10.1

mrosati · 11-14-2004, 08:23 AM

hi,
i would ask you if it's possible (having mdk 10.0 installed on my pc) to upgrade to mdk 10.1... i don't want to re install the whole system!

thank you

Matteo

allforcarrie · 11-14-2004, 08:35 AM

All i did was booted from the dvd or cd and told it to do a fresh install, it reformated my linux partition and was good to go.

Tih8710 · 11-14-2004, 08:46 AM

Not sure how that'll go, at least my old box was on mdk9.2, and updating into 10.0 was a disaster. I suggest just backing up your files, and at least formatting /boot if that's on its own partition. if not, format the drive... You'll get it alot faster that way...

mrosati · 11-14-2004, 01:52 PM

so there is not a way to "upgrade" the system not formatting the system...?

triaydev · 11-14-2004, 02:06 PM

I don't know what is up with mandrake guys, I really like their desktop but i've tried to upgfrade twice, one from 9.0 to 10.0 and now from 10 to 10.1, as it has been said before, a complete mess. I really suggest to backup and perform fresh install. i REALLY hope MDK people fix this upgrade issue.

triaydev

student04 · 11-14-2004, 02:09 PM

Please have a look here...

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...postid=1292399

mrosati · 11-14-2004, 03:08 PM

uhm ok...so you suggest to perform a fresh installation...ok maybe it's the best way, i'll try.

thank you all

Matteo

caladbolg · 11-14-2004, 03:33 PM

I haven't had any problems choosing the "Upgrade" option in the installer...

student04 · 11-14-2004, 04:58 PM

I didn't suggest a fresh install.. just try to upgrade to all 10.1 rpms via urpmi, and to do that change the sources to the 10.1 mirrors. It's all in that link.

Good luck!

Ion Silverbolt · 11-14-2004, 07:55 PM

I did the upgrade option as well. Went flawless.

charlescpc · 11-14-2004, 11:53 PM

I have been upgrading whenever a new version comes out.
I have started since 9.0
I usually have a lot of little things go wrong. Sound etc.

If you don't have much to loose I recommend upgrade. If that doesn't work you can always do a complete reinstall. But, I would try upgrade first, who knows you might get lucky.
But you can't go the other way.

I usually don't have a lot of things I mind loosing. I like to do a full clean install. I do that with Microsoft too.

That's my 2 pennies worth
Charlie