that also applies to the k/ubuntu as well it used to be you can edit the source list and do a complete dist upgrade. now that has change and requires the alternate installation cd. the first way was not worth the time because it broke stuff more then it was worth. the time spent on that could have been used for a totally clean install. the new method i have yet to try but from what i gather the wiki on it nereds some improvements since its rather ambiguous as to how to go about upgrading<br>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/4/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Geoff Galitz</b> <<a href="mailto:geoff@galitz.org">geoff@galitz.org</a>> wrote:</span>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Most RPM based distros allow in-place upgrades between minor point releases using "yum update" or "yum upgrade" (they follow different rules on how to resolve obsolete packages). However, moving between major releases is still recommended via a CD or other non-in-place media, though there are people that have done it in-place you seriously risk inflicting harm to your system in this manner.</span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Geoff Galitz<br>Blankenheim NRW, Deutschland<br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.galitz.org/" target="_blank">http://www.galitz.org</a></span></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:beowulf-bounces@beowulf.org" target="_blank">beowulf-bounces@beowulf.org</a> [mailto:<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:beowulf-bounces@beowulf.org" target="_blank">beowulf-bounces@beowulf.org</a>] <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Gregory Warnes<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Mittwoch, 2. Juli 2008 02:50<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> Mark Hahn<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</span></b> Beowulf<span class="q"><br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Beowulf] A press release</span></span></font><span lang="EN-US"></span></p></div>
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<p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> [stuff snipped]</span></font></p><span class="q">
<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt"><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><br><br></span></font><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">Side note, one very nice thing about debian is the ability to upgrade a system in-place from one O/S release to another via<br>
<br> apt-get dist-upgrade<br><br>Much nicer than reinstalling the O/S as seems to be (used to be?) the norm with RPM-based systems <br><br>-Greg</span></font><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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