Re: FC2 versus FC3 -- my own experiences

From: Rod Engelsman (rodengelsman_at_ruraltel.net)
Date: 04/21/05

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    Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:44:54 -0500

    Stephen Harris wrote:

    >
    > There are mistakes you can make if you do not read the directions
    > carefully. One can download the wrong .iso files. The url below is
    > about a dual boot system, but contains a useful warning.
    >
    > http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_3_installation_notes.html
    > "As you continue please keep the following in mind: You should not
    > use the livna.org/fedora extras repositories in conjunction with
    > the dag/freshrpms/dries/newrpms/PlanetCCRMA (RPMforge) collection
    > of rpms in your configuration files for automatic updates. Use one
    > group or the other but not both. You should be made aware that there
    > are two "schools" of rpm packagers for Fedora Core extra applications.
    > One group consists of the livna.org/fedora extras repositories and the
    > other group consists of the dag/freshrpms/dries/newrpms/PlanetCCRMA
    > (RPMforge) repositories. One of the most common causes of errors and
    > failures in a new Fedora Core installation is the mixing of these two
    > incompatible repository collections for automatic updates.
    >
    > These two groups of rpm repositories are, for the most part, mutually
    > incompatible and in some cases will cause serious errors in your
    > installation if used together."
    > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >

    Thanks for posting that. I knew I read something like it somewhere but
    couldn't locate it.

    So... I made that mistake and now a lot of my automatic updates won't
    work. How do I unscrew this? Anything short of a re-install?

    Rod

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