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From: Dugal James P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: Upgrading Red Hat
> "Marco Calistri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>asked:
> > ...I found the new Red Hat 6.2 cd-rom that I really wonder
> > to install on my "hdb",but I wouldn't loose my jnos and the relative
scripts
> > that
> > I have been able to configure after several attempts and the big support
> > received
> > from many linux users,so I wonder be driven to a safe procedure to just
> > "upgrading"
> > without make a new software installation.
> > Is this really and safely possible?
> > Or is it a "risky-business"? <considering my modest linux experience>
>
> Marco, if you choose Update, Redhat will generally do the 'right' thing,
> and it will build a file in /tmp describing which files you have modified,
> that it also needed to modify. If it had to remove your mods, the
original
> file will still be there with a different suffix, so that you can reapply
> your mods if needed. As far as Jnos goes, it really should be recompiled
> as it relies on some kernel structures that will have changed.
>
> It will likely be a 'learning experience' but probably less steep a curve
> than the first time! But, if you haven't the time to devote to it, stay
> where you are, on the older RedHat release, so you can enjoy the
Springtime
> weather outdoors!
>
> 73,
> --James Dugal, n5knx
>
Hi James! Nice to meet you again...
Oh yes you'are giving to me the right hint:Springtime outdoor enjoiment
it's certainly less frustrating that a unequal fight against the "Penguin",
but sometimes I think that newer it's better,also if this is not always
true.
I will think again before to do any change.
Many thanks for your good advice! Marco
P.S.:<strange,posting this on nos-bbs@hydra has not took any reply...>
