FC2 -> FC3 upgrade hint: compat-libstdc++

[Troy Engel]

I've upgraded a number of systems now from FC2 to FC3 (using CDs) that 
use FreshRPMs, and have experienced the below with all of them; it may 
help some others.

Post install - after upgrading apt - and doing an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' 
a lot of screen garbage comes up about unmet dependancies. At first it 
looks like a nightmare, but all you need to do is install 
'compat-libstdc++' off the CD (or from ayo).

Once that's done, you can finish fixing the rest of the minor problems 
(ie, rpm -e amule diradmin, whatever has still broken deps) then a 
dist-upgrade will fly by normally. Even post dist-upgrade, 
openoffice.org needs this RPM.

Why anaconda missed installing compat-libstdc++, I'm not sure.

-te

PS: I have also found that 'nmap' fails to upgrade, leaving the FC2 
version installed linked to the old libstdc++. 'rpm -e nmap' then 
apt-get install nmap and it'll be fixed.

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Troy Engel | Systems Engineer
Fluid, Inc | http://www.fluid.com