Fedora 8 to Fedora 9 upgrade

Following the # yum -y install preupgrade # preupgrade instructions posted on http://www.gagme.com/greg/linux/f9-tips.php, I updated from Fedora 8 to Fedora 9. I encountered problems with firefox and with “gecko-libs” 1.9.0.2 dependencies for devhelp and yelp. In frustration, I removed the dependent packages via: # yum remove firefox, devhelp nspluginwrapper yelp followed by updating via pup. […]