On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Smith, Jonathan wrote:
> is this true??
>
> I had redhat 5.2 running on a number of computers for
years and about a week ago I upgraded to redhat 6.2 but
running the upgrading install. > > To make a long store
shot, redhat tech. support now tells me that I have to
format my drive and do a server install to get everything
to work right. Is this true. each time a new version of
linux comes out am I going to have to delete everything and
reinstall??? >
>
Well, no. However, it's strongly suggested, especially for
major upgrades such as the one you did. Switching major
versions is much like trying to go from Windows 3.1 to
Windows 98 in one step. It can be done, but you often won't
be happy with the results. Windows 98 is MUCH better if you
wipe the drive and reinstall from scratch. Same with major
upgrades of linux.
John
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