Upgrading from stable to test release

[MiHl]

I wonder how to upgrade to test version. I have fc3 and want to upgrade to fc4 test. First I tryed it throught apt, I
made changes in apt repos to 3.92 or 4 or development (I checked links with firefox), but during apt-get update it downloads info only from one repo (rpm.livna.org fedora/3.92/...), but no from others and didn't write any error. During apt-get upgrade it upgraded nothing. I tryed this also with yum, but without success. Can anyone tell me how to upgrade to fc4test? I don't want burn any cd.

PS: I'm sorry, beacuse I think I saw this written somewhere, but I can't find it.

[SlowJet]

Hi MiHi,

What is your download status?
In three weeks FC4 will be available via http, ftp, etc.

You could spend that time saving your settings and conf data so you will have it handy.

Then you could reinstall FC3, up2date everything (if your connection is dsl), leaving a primary partion for FC4.

By the time you got that ready FC4 would be ready too.
You would not have the conflict of bad packages, weird repo's, and you would have FC4 with the 200+ updates added in.
coz right now, there are lot of bugs still being fixed.

What I mean is, you can use the FC3 CD's (assuming you have those) to make a place for the real FC4 and not download FC4 cd's, not download 200 updates, and after all that end up with a flaky T3.

Personally, I would not update FC anything to a FC Test. They are apples and oranges.
SJ

[stoemmer]

If you are sure you want to do that go to the repo and enter the folder
e.g. ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/Mirr...s/Fedora/RPMS/
there you find a package fedora-release-3.92 ...
download this and rpm -Uvh fedora-release... as root
aftwerwards you can use yum upgrade to chang to the fc4-test3
Be aware this might break your system, damage your hardware and cause the 3rd world war ....
;-)

[MiHl]

SlowJet:
Thanks, but I already know pros and cons

stoemmer:
Thanks for advice, I'm downloading upgrades now.

[bubudiu]

You cannot use the word "upgrade" when moving from FC3 to a test version given the number of problems you will face. As its highly likely when FC4 comes out soon, you will attempt to switch to it too I don't envy you at all.