[Mageia-dev] ANNOUNCE: The /usr move cometh! <---- Instructions

Sun Jul 22 12:42:19 CEST 2012

'Twas brillig, and Colin Guthrie at 22/07/12 02:39 did gyre and gimble:
+> 'Twas brillig, and Colin Guthrie at 22/07/12 01:12 did gyre and gimble:
+>> OK, so the packages have now all been uploaded.
+>>
+>> You should see several packages now that you cannot install on Cauldron.
+>> This is intended behaviour.
+>>
+>> Here is how to update your cauldron systems:
+>>
+>>  1. Run "urpmi --auto-update" install everything that can be installed.
+> 
+> I should clarify that it is expected that some packages will refuse to
+> install due to them requireing the new filesystem package and that
+> package itself requires a converted filesystem before it will install.
+> 
+>>  2. Ensure that latest dracut is installed. Run "urpmi dracut" to make
+>> sure (it may have been excluded in the --auto-update if it was in a
+>> transaction with other packages that could not be installed).
+>>  3. Ensure that you do not have zapata or dpkg installed (rpm -e zapata;
+>> rpm -e dpkg)
+>>  4. Generate a new initrd and include the conversion script: dracut -f
+>> -a convertfs
+> 
+> When generating the initrd, make sure you are booted currently on the
+> latest kernel, or that you adjust the dracut command accordingly.
+> 
+>>  5. If you have /usr on a separate partition
+>>      - Ensure there is enough free space to hold /bin, /sbin, /lib and
+>> /lib64 content.
+>>      - If your /usr is mounted readonly, change your /etc/fstab to mount
+>> it rw.
+>>  6. Reboot.
+>>  7. At the bootloader prompt, edit the command line and append: "rw
+>> rd.convertfs" (without the quotes) to your command line and then boot.
+>>
+>> That should be all that is needed :)
+> 
+> Oh, yeah, after reboot, make sure you complete the rest of the updates :)
+
+I've clarified these instructions on the wiki:
+
+https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Feature:UsrMove#Release_Notes
+
+
+Feel free to augment them with better info as needed.
+
+
+Cheers
+
+Col
+
+-- 
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+Colin Guthrie
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