Fedora Core 5 ISO Mount Installation Question

Hi,

I've Red Hat 7.2 on my Linux machine and now want to install
Fedora Core 5 on the same Linux machine (not as a dual boot but as a
replacement).

Is it possible to *locally* mount the ISO image of FC5 on my RH 7.2
machine's hard disk and run the installation from that?

The FC5 documentation seems to say this is possible (instructions below)
but I'm worried that I'm misunderstanding since it seems odd that you can
do this.

Many thanks.


From here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/Download#head

ISO Mount Installation Question

Mounting ISO Images
If you are already running Linux, you can save an ISO image to a directory
on your machine or another machine on the network. You may then mount the
ISO image to look at or copy files. To mount an ISO image, use the
following command:

mount -o loop -t iso9660 <isofilename> <mountpoint>

In the above command replace <isofilename> and <mountpoint> with the
correct file name and mount point respectively. The directory given as the
mount point must exist.

MS wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've Red Hat 7.2 on my Linux machine and now want to install
> Fedora Core 5 on the same Linux machine (not as a dual boot but as a
> replacement).
>
> Is it possible to *locally* mount the ISO image of FC5 on my RH 7.2
> machine's hard disk and run the installation from that?

Yes it is possible but to save you all kinds of problems please burn the
image(s) to CD/DVD whichever the case may be. Make a backup of everything
that is important (IP settings, created personal files or whatever you can
think of) and save to another location (not on the hard drive[s]).

Install FC5 as fresh clean install on blank media (a wipe and load type of
install), upgrading from RHL7.2 is not worth it. The time you spend fixing
the problems should be better spent by making the backup first. The backup
will take less time then fixing the problems.


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