On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 01:32:06PM +1100, Scott Fagg wrote:
>
> When i said 'linux' i was referring to linux distros in general, i
> wasn't trying to equate redhat to linux, it just so happens that i
> use redhat.
>
> Looks like FC2 is the closest answer, for now .. time to contribute.
>
> I have the problem that my redhat linux ;) box has XFS filesystems
> on all partitions, thanks to the SGI supplied RH7.3 installer. Now
> that i want to upgrade, i'm caught. I was hoping i could do some
> tricks by installing stuff to the 1GB swap partition, recompiling
> kernels and so on, but could never come up with a working process.
Try installing an XFS capable kernel.
If the system boots fine into it, try upgrading glibc.
If your system still boots, upgrade rpm itself.
If despite all odd even that succeeds, drop in non-X mode and update
X.
After that try apt-get dist-upgrade. Have a very long walk and come
back to check which packages did not upgrade properly (you did add >
/tmp/apt-get-dist-upgrade.log 2>&1 to the apt-get dist-upgrade, didn't
you?;). Fix the 20-30 packages by manually uninstalling and
reinstalling them again.
If you have been reading thus far you are a lucky bastard ;)
(more seriously: the above could work, but you should backup)
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