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Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:54:34 -0400
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Nico Kadel-Garcia <[log in to unmask]>
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Re: upgrading from SL5 to SL6
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On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Chris Tooley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Do you still need to upgrade with media to go from SL5 to SL6, or can I do
> it from a CLI?
>
> thanks,
> -Chris

There are enough changes in the core libraries and utilities,
especially glibc and RPM, that I strongly urge you to use the
installation media or use the network installation to point to a
Scientific Linux local repository. That's worked well for Red Hat
based systems since...... dear lord, the original 4.2 in my personal
experience.

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