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Well i got fedora 8 distro and want to install it on fedora 7 ,Well at the first place is there any room for that ?
well if it is then how can we do it ?

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This thread correctly identifies that you can move from Fedora 7 to Fedora 8, but there are a few practical points and risks to consider before you start.

  • Both Fedora 7 and 8 are long past end-of-life. Performing this upgrade today will involve archived repositories and carries security and package-availability risks. If the goal is a supported system, a clean install of a current Fedora (or another supported distro) and restoring data is the safer choice.

  • If you proceed with an in-place upgrade (as and hinted), prepare thoroughly: complete backups, a package inventory, and a rescue/recovery medium ready. Useful quick commands to capture state before you begin:

    rpm -qa > /root/packages-before.txt
tar -czpvf /root/etc-home-boot-backup.tgz /etc /home /boot

  • Checklist: free sufficient disk space (especially /boot), disable third-party repos, remove out-of-tree kernel modules or be ready to rebuild them, snapshot LVM or image the drive if possible, and keep an external copy of /boot/grub/grub.conf (or menu.lst) and /etc/fstab.

After the upgrade, expect a few common tasks: recompile or reinstall proprietary drivers (NVIDIA/ATI), restore any removed packages, and allow SELinux to relabel file contexts (create an empty /.autorelabel before reboot if necessary). If the machine fails to boot, use a rescue/live environment to chroot and restore GRUB or the backed-up /boot files. Given ’s dual-boot note, keep a rescue CD handy so you can reinstall or fix GRUB without touching the other OS.

Final note: for legacy hardware or software dependencies that require Fedora 8, isolate that machine from production networks and apply hardening. If the goal is general use, migrate data to a maintained release instead of relying on Fedora 7/8 upgrades.

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Member Avatar for hiraksarkardg

Yes you have room for it.
Select "upgrade Fedora" to do it.

Member Avatar for rahul8590

wold be glad if you could be a little more explicit in telling , how to do it ...?

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Boot from the cd and when the installer asks you whether you want to upgrade or do a clean intstall, choose upgrade

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ohh. its that easy ..
well since i have already a dual os , i guess it will not create ne problems .

Member Avatar for hiraksarkardg

wold be glad if you could be a little more explicit in telling , how to do it ...?

Sorry for not saying that explicitly, and if you have dual OS then no problem would arise as long your boot-loader is installed correctly.

Member Avatar for rahul8590

well thanks for being so concerned . i am on my way on installing the new version (hopefully the new one ) . thanks for help

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All the best.

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