> Timmy wrote: >> HI, >> Can it be installed on top of the SL 5.1?? > > That depends on what you mean by "on top of" SL 5.1 > > If you mean do an install (not and upgrade) on a SL 5.1 system without > reformatting the drive? > Yes and No > Yes - it will actually do that > No - you won't have a working system, or at least not working well. > > The easiest ways to update from SL 5.1 to SL 5.2 is by yum. The > instructions are here > > https://www.scientificlinux.org/documentation/howto/upgrade.5x > > Troy I used to upgrade like this: Boot from the new release DVD ISO; Choose upgrade when the installation interface shown! Is this safe? This is very fast! ;)