3.15. Choosing to Upgrade or Install
The Upgrade Examine screen appears automatically if
the installation program detects a prior version of Red Hat Linux on your
system.
 | Note |
|---|
| | If the contents of your
/etc/redhat-release file have been changed from the
default, your Red Hat Linux installation may not be found when attempting an
upgrade to Red Hat Linux 9. You can relax some of the checks against this file by booting with the
following boot command: Use the linux upgradeany command if
your Red Hat Linux installation was not given as an option to upgrade. |
If you would like to perform an upgrade, select Perform an
upgrade of an existing installation and refer to Appendix A Upgrading Your Current System for further instructions.
Be sure to select Customize packages to be upgraded
if you would to have more control over which packages are upgraded on your
system.
To perform a new installation of Red Hat Linux on your system, select
Perform a new Red Hat Linux installation and click
Next.
