Subject: Re: upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1
From: roberto (dr.bob@erols.com)
Date: Tue Dec 18 2001 - 19:14:50 MST
hi,
I'd like to try this but being a newbie, I am not sure what you use to edit
the /etc/yup.conf
thanks.
bob
> From: John Schmidt <jas@netbrick.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 06:02:19 -0700
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Subject: Re: upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1
>
> On Thursday 13 December 2001 09:12 pm, you wrote:
>> What's the best way to do this? I download the iso, but there
>> doesn't appear to be an upgrade path using it.
>>
>> -Jim
>
>
> Edit your /etc/yup.conf. Mine looks like this:
>
> .master http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/yup/yup.master.txt
> .dist-option Yellow Dog Linux release 2.1
> .arch-option ppc
> .begin mirror-option
> .name iBiblio Mirror
> .country USA
> .addr
> ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/yellowdog/yellowdog-2.1/
> .name iBiblio Mirror
> .arch ppc SRPMS
> .end
>
>
> Essentially, you replace all instances of yellowdog-2.0 with yellowdog-2.1.
> Then, as root, do:
> yup list updates.
>
> Currently, doing the above returns:
>
> Updated packages:
> Package Name Version
> kernel 2.4.10-12a
> kernel 2.4.10-12a
> kernel 2.4.10-12a
> kernel 2.4.10-12a
> openssh 3.0.2p1-1a
> openssh-askpass 3.0.2p1-1a
> openssh-clients 3.0.2p1-1a
> openssh-server 3.0.2p1-1a
> tetex 1.0.7-8.1a
>
>
>
> This will give you a list of updates to the ydl 2.0. I then, at my
> convenience, would do:
> yup update tetex
> yup update openssh
> ...
> yup <then name of the package>
>
> I am on a dial up modem, and I didn't want to lock up my machine for hours
> downloading stuff.
>
> I believe that you can do:
>
> yup update
>
> and it will download all the updates needed to bring your machine up to 2.1.
>
> Many people have problems with yup. Make sure that you have the latest:
> yup-0.7.6-6. You may have to upgrade this manually, by ftping to
> ftp.yellowdog.com and looking for it from the 2.1 directory of rpms. In
> addition, you may have to do a yup clean yupdb which cleans out the yup
> database. man yup is your friend. You can also search the archives for
> instructions, since right after it was released, several individuals posted
> explicit instructions on doing the update.
>
> I find that the incremental update suited my needs. 2.0 was working fine for
> me and I had already upgraded kde 2.2.1 and XFree86 4.1 prior to the official
> release which seem to be the main upgrades (other than a kernel 2.4.10 which
> I didn't upgrade) that I was most interested in.
>
> I am sure it is possible to do a yup update from your ydl 2.1 cd if you go
> through some hoops but it is easier to do it over the 'net. I did the
> update even though I order the book with the ydl 2.1 CD. I don't think the
> book will be all that useful to me, but I want to help YDL stay afloat and
> purchases are the only way for that to happen.
>
> John Schmidt
> jas@netbrick.com
>
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