Subject: Re: YDL 1.2 -> 2.X Upgrade
From: Patrick Callahan (pac1@tiac.net)
Date: Sat Sep 29 2001 - 06:41:31 MDT
Waldo, Waldo, Waldo, What's holding you back?
If you're running the box as a production machine, where's your backup
procedures? They should allow you to completely replace the box or its
software in as much time as it takes to install linux and a bit more to untar
the backup files.
Make a record of your ISP info so you can re-configure PPP
Plan on being down for a couple of hours while you get it all sorted out
Tar up your user accounts and stash the .tar somewhere like on a zip disk or
ftp it to a friend. Tar anything special you've built around apache, and
other server stuff.
If you have a very large disk, you might want to re-partition it allowing you
to have more than one linux installation in the future. Also make a /home
partition and maybe a /downloads partition.
You might want to make sure they're bootable first.
Re-Install from the disks. (there were some bad disks out there but you have
your 1.2 disks as a backup
Configure your ppp
Download the latest yup from Yellow dog
Do the yup config/update dance
Untar your user account stuff.
-Pat
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