Upgrading from a previous version using yum

RahulSundaram · #1 20th August 2010, 09:12 PM

Hi

The older method was to download fedora-release from the repo, run rpm -Uvh fedora-release and then run yum update. This would still work but newer versions of yum support a --releasever option, so this is now easier. I have updated the instructions at

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Relea...ficial_release

Have fun!

leigh123linux · #2 26th August 2010, 10:02 AM

I have used the distribution-synchronization switch for upgrading.

Code:

yum --releasever=14  distribution-synchronization

kurtdriver · #3 9th September 2010, 03:47 AM

Why is the old way deprecated? It seems to have worked for me several times.
Edit: It didn't work for me yesterday, no network, bit of troubleshooting required.

RahulSundaram · #4 10th September 2010, 04:55 PM

Hi,

It is not deprecated. This is just a option.

snoze · #5 10th September 2010, 05:02 PM

First ctrl+alt+F2

this will bring loging screen without X

login as root

type following:

yum clean all

then install the current linux reslease.

yum install fedora-release*noarch.rpm fedora-release-notes*noarch.rpm

where * is release number

then yum -y upgrade

After successful upgrade boot your linux box.
goodluck

trufflesdad · #6 6th October 2010, 08:44 AM

I have just upgraded 13 to 14 yet uname -a tells me I am still using 13 as does cat /etc/issue also cat /etc/fedora-release tells me the same..Should this be so ?

cohensam · #7 6th October 2010, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leigh123linux

I have used the distribution-synchronization switch for upgrading.

Code:

yum --releasever=14 --disablerepo=updates distribution-synchronization

Hope this works I am

going from 12 to 13
Thanks

kurtdriver · #8 6th October 2010, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trufflesdad

I have just upgraded 13 to 14 yet uname -a tells me I am still using 13 as does cat /etc/issue also cat /etc/fedora-release tells me the same..Should this be so ?

Have you rebooted onto the new kernel?

**AdamW** · #9 6th October 2010, 06:51 PM

trufflesdad: no, that would indicate you did something wrong.

trufflesdad · #10 7th October 2010, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurtdriver

Have you rebooted onto the new kernel?

Thanks for the reply..
It boots....
Linux ubuntu.lan 2.6.34.7-56.fc13.i686 #1 SMP Wed Sep 15 03:33:58 UTC 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

My other fully updated box boots2.6.33.3-85 fc13..and has not yet been uograded to fc14 as yet..

cohensam · #11 7th October 2010, 10:51 AM

Finally managed upgrade from f12 to f13 with preupgrade

ddkay · #12 27th October 2010, 12:34 AM

Is this what I need to upgrade from F14 RC1 to F14 Final? Or will yum update be enough?

kurtdriver · #13 27th October 2010, 02:04 AM

That'll be sufficient. Your computer already knows that it's F14.

ddkay · #14 27th October 2010, 02:05 AM

Thanks kurt