Build for Updates Testing
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Southern_Gentleman
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last modified
Mar 20, 2008 04:26 PM
We will use Fedora 7 and build for the upgrade test for testing the Re-spins<P> Also this is an Example of how to do a Full install.
Requirements
Explanation of requirements.
- Have a Virtual instance ready to roll (vmware, Virtual Box(will not support x86_64),KVM)
- Have the version of Fedora isos (either Gold or the Fedora Unity Re-spin) that you are going to install
Doing the Work
Basic description of what will be done and what is expected.
- Boot the iso in the VM instance of your choice.
- Press enter to start the install.
- Right Arrow to SKIP and press Enter.
- Click Next.
- Click Next.
- Click Next. then click YES.
- Click Next.
- Click YES.
- Click Next.
- Click Next.
- Enter and Confirm rootpw then Click Next.
- Click Customize now.radio button the Click Next
- With Desktop Environments Selected in the Left Menu, Select (has check mark) all boxes in the Right Menu.
- Click Applications in the Left Menu, Select all boxes in the Right Menu (you may have to use the scroll bar to ensure all are selected).
- Click Development in the Left Menu: Select all the boxes in the Right Menu.
- Click Servers in Left Window: Select all in the Right Menu.
- Click Base System in the Left Menu; Select all BUT VIRTUALIZATION in the Right Menu.
- Click Next. and finish the install.
- Reboot go through firstboot : Firewall Enabled and Selinux Permissive
- Yum Update
- REMEMBER to always run yum update before you start your upgrade.















More Information
Any additional information or notes.
Disclaimer
We test this stuff on our own machines, really we do. But you may run into problems, if you do, come to #fedora on irc.freenode.net

