On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:11:01 -0400 (EDT) Net Llama! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Aug 2003, burns wrote: > > On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 22:53, Net Llama! wrote: > > > Got a question for anyone who's upgraded Redhat. I've got a slew > > > of RH-7.3-XFS boxen. I'm thinking of upgading them to RH9-XFS, > > > however i'm not clear on whether I can jump straight to RH9, or do > > > I have to first upgrade to RH8, and then RH9? Also, has anyone > > > used the (un)official XFS installer CD to do the upgrade? > > > > Lonni, I'd do myself a favour, if I were you, and just go with a > > straight clean scratch install of RH9 (don't mess with RH8 as I > > don't consider it all that stable). > > ugh. that's not what i wanted to hear. several of these boxes have a > ton of custom binaries on them, and i don't know how well they'd run > restoring from backup. > If you have a ton of custom binaries, you may be SOL with either approach. Chances are really good (tm) that some of the binaries will prove themselves to be dependent on earlier versions of libraries that are now up level, unless of course the binaries are all big honking statically linked packages. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
