5.0 -> 5.3 upgrade, or better to fresh install

[Hexren]

> We've got an old 5.0 RELEASE system we set up a while ago. Is upgrading 
> to 5.3 RELEASE supported, and will it be successful with default upgrade 
> instructions? Or for simplicity's sake would we be better served by a 
> fresh installation of 5.3 on this system?

> TIA

> DS
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Imho default upgrade installations are good.
I would only add to them: Backup all important config files
beforehand (Kernel Config, /etc/passwd, httpd.conf, etc.) if you do
anything wrong (like pressing the wrong key in mergemaster) it is so
much more comfortable to have backups.

Hexren