Re: fedora 16 to 17upgrade fails again

[Patrick Dupre <pdupre@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2012-08-05 02:00, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 08/05/2012 07:24 AM, Patrick Dupre wrote:
> > This is the second time that it happens:
> > The uograde from fedora 16 to 17 fails with the message:
> > The /usr merge script failed. THis is required for Fedora 17 to 
> > work. The upgrade cannot continue.
> >
> > Then, it is impossible to boor on the previous installation.
> >
> > This is a real serious bug (x86_64)
>
> I may be a serious problem.  But it won't get addressed if you don't
> file a *detailed* bugzilla.  On your F16 system, did you have /usr on
> a separate partition?

Yes,

I have /
/usr
/usr/lib
/usr/local
/home

(Old fashion, like it was recommanded a while ago).

> An upgrade failure is annoying.  But, should never be fatal.  In that
> doing a backup before hand simply results in one doing a fresh
> install.
Yes I have a backup, but it would better to undertsand before 
reinstalling again
because this failure is reproducible. In fact probably very little need 
to repaired.
I have other machines to update.

Thank.

> --
> Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to
> build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying
> to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
> -- Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled

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