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How to upgrade to Fedora 15 from Fedora 14 with preupgrade

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http://gamblis.com – I found a nice tutorial on how to upgrade to the latest Fedora 15 from Fedora 14. This upgrade will need the Preupgrade package. So you must install preupgrade first to continue. Preupgrade is a upgrade assistant that will help you to easily upgrade your current Fedora 14 to the new Fedora 15. OK lets [...] (HowTos)

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Submitted by xskl on 06/25/2011

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