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

[Colin Guthrie]

'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 :)


Col


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