[TriLUG] RedHat 7.3-->9 upgrade question

[Roy Vestal]

+1. I'd also recommend that you throw as much RAM in it as you can and
adjust the swap file if possible.

> You will probably need to do a text install as that might not be enough
> memory for a graphical install.  But other than that, you should be
> fine... I assume you're not running X or any X applications.  Sure a few
> things will be slow but they should run fine.  Make sure you have plenty
> of swap.
> 
> Note that RHL 9 includes Apache 2.x, so you may have to change some of
> your Apache configurations to get it working right after the upgrade. 
> Other than that, all your packages will be upgraded -- no new things
> will be added, unless you choose to do so at the installation.
> 
> Do not upgrade to RHL 8.0 first.  Go straight from 7.3.  I think the
> installer can handle upgrades all the way back to RHL 6.2.
> 
> --Jeremy