[newbie] 8.0 to 9.0 upgrade
I would like to update a Squid Server which has Mandrake Linux 8.0 and with Squid-2.3.STABLE4-5mdk on it. I have also been asked to put updated versions of php and apache on the machine. As this is being used by a school and it is some 50 miles from my home I feel I need to be sure I do have everything I need when I go. I have downloaded the 3 Mandrake 9.0 isos and burned the CD's I have installed this on my home machine. Can I safely choose to do an update rather than an install? Or can I use Mandrake Update over the internet? If so, are there any files I should back up to floppy before I start? The school has a fast internet connection not just a modem Once it is installed I would allow it to do the updates it requests especially the security and bug-fixes? Any help would be much appreciated. tia Norm -- Noose Head? Lambs Slaughter? Lemmings Cliff? Link? Oh, silly me, could it be Microsoft Software users?:) registered Linux user 277766 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
SV: [newbie] 8.0 to 9.0 upgrade
Can I safely choose to do an update rather than an install? Even though I have not updated from 8.0, only 8.2 I would say go for it, the plusside is that you will keep all old and updated programs the same way as before, configurationwise Or can I use Mandrake Update over the internet? I have never used it so i can't say, this is one side where rpm-based distros IMO can't compete with Debian-based, I love the easy way I can upgarde a Debian based distro If so, are there any files I should back up to floppy before I start? You should always back up your important files in case anything breaks down, it might not be on the software side but on the hardware side. /Anders Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com