> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:rhelv5-list- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert G. (Doc) Savage > Sent: 12 February 2010 13:32 > To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list > Subject: Re: [rhelv5-list] Upgrade RHEL4 32 bit to RHEL5 64 bit ? > > > On Fri, 2010-02-12 at 08:13 +0000, Nick Lunt wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:rhelv5-list- > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert G. (Doc) Savage > > > Sent: 11 February 2010 13:18 > > > To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list > > > Subject: Re: [rhelv5-list] Upgrade RHEL4 32 bit to RHEL5 64 bit ? > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2010-02-11 at 11:36 +0000, Nick Lunt wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > anyone know if this upgrade path is supported/recommended please > ? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Nick. > > > > > > Nick, > > > > > > No to both questions. The devil is always in the details. The > problem > > > you run into is that such a migration is not as simple as a > > one-for-one > > > replacement of every 32-bit component with its 64-bit counterpart. > You > > > have to keep some. The transitional nature of many packages and the > > > non-availability of 64-bit versions of others mean both 32-bit and > > > 64-bit versions of some packages are often required. The dependency > > > combinations and permutations for 1500+ packages make such an > upgrade > > a > > > Gordian knot -- with a similar solution. > > > > > > --Doc > > > > Noted, thanks for the info. Do you know if there are any official Red > > Hat docs anywhere saying the same ? > > Nick, > > Half of your answer is here: > http://www.redhat.com/docs/en- > US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.4/pdf/Installation_Guide.pdf > > That's pretty cut and dried. I don't recall ever seeing 32-bit to 64- > bit > upgrades discussed in Red Hat documentation. That may be because it's > considered one of those "They want to do what?" subjects. :-) > > --Doc
Great, thanks again for you help :) Nick. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4860 (20100212) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
