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From: Pete on 8 Jul 2007 15:02 kurt wrote: > Pete wrote: > >> I just bought Fedora 6. >> Can it be upgraded over the web, or does it require a full reinstall? > > > I don't know why you bought Fedora 6, it is FREE! But you can download > the installation files from any of the mirrors and use your preferred > method to upgrade or do a fresh install. There's not much difference in > the time requirements either way, and most would say do a full install > rather than upgrade. > > ...kurt The iso is to burn on a DVD. I have a CD burner, but not a DVD burner. Guess I'm out of luck.
From: General Schvantzkoph on 8 Jul 2007 16:02 On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:02:08 -0400, Pete wrote: > kurt wrote: >> Pete wrote: >> >>> I just bought Fedora 6. >>> Can it be upgraded over the web, or does it require a full reinstall? >> >> >> I don't know why you bought Fedora 6, it is FREE! But you can download >> the installation files from any of the mirrors and use your preferred >> method to upgrade or do a fresh install. There's not much difference in >> the time requirements either way, and most would say do a full install >> rather than upgrade. >> >> ...kurt > > The iso is to burn on a DVD. > I have a CD burner, but not a DVD burner. Guess I'm out of luck. A DVD burner costs as little as $28, treat yourself to one. http://tinyurl.com/352g6q
From: Pete on 8 Jul 2007 21:52 General Schvantzkoph wrote: > On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:02:08 -0400, Pete wrote: > > >>kurt wrote: >> >>>Pete wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I just bought Fedora 6. >>>>Can it be upgraded over the web, or does it require a full reinstall? >>> >>> >>>I don't know why you bought Fedora 6, it is FREE! But you can download >>>the installation files from any of the mirrors and use your preferred >>>method to upgrade or do a fresh install. There's not much difference in >>>the time requirements either way, and most would say do a full install >>>rather than upgrade. >>> >>>...kurt >> >>The iso is to burn on a DVD. >>I have a CD burner, but not a DVD burner. Guess I'm out of luck. > > > A DVD burner costs as little as $28, treat yourself to one. > > http://tinyurl.com/352g6q It is a special compact machine and will not accept a normal writer/reader. Can you install Debian from an external usb DVD reader/writer? -Pete
From: General Schvantzkoph on 8 Jul 2007 22:46 On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:52:12 +0000, Pete wrote: > General Schvantzkoph wrote: >> On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:02:08 -0400, Pete wrote: >> >> >>>kurt wrote: >>> >>>>Pete wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>I just bought Fedora 6. >>>>>Can it be upgraded over the web, or does it require a full reinstall? >>>> >>>> >>>>I don't know why you bought Fedora 6, it is FREE! But you can download >>>>the installation files from any of the mirrors and use your preferred >>>>method to upgrade or do a fresh install. There's not much difference >>>>in the time requirements either way, and most would say do a full >>>>install rather than upgrade. >>>> >>>>...kurt >>> >>>The iso is to burn on a DVD. >>>I have a CD burner, but not a DVD burner. Guess I'm out of luck. >> >> >> A DVD burner costs as little as $28, treat yourself to one. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/352g6q > > It is a special compact machine and will not accept a normal > writer/reader. Can you install Debian from an external usb DVD > reader/writer? -Pete Check your BIOS to see if you can set it to boot from an external device.
From: Pete on 9 Jul 2007 20:37
> > Check your BIOS to see if you can set it to boot from an external device. Excellent point. |