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resource:sc_lab_info:fedora:upgrading [2014/12/23 09:03]
rim [Special Issues, Upgrading to Fedora 21]
resource:sc_lab_info:fedora:upgrading [2023/02/15 12:46] (current)
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 ====== Upgrading Fedora ====== ====== Upgrading Fedora ======
 General issues in upgrading Fedora General issues in upgrading Fedora
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 +dnf install dnf-utils, meld
   * Before Upgrading   * Before Upgrading
-    * yum update+    * dnf update
     * %%package-cleanup --problems%%     * %%package-cleanup --problems%%
     * %%package-cleanup --dupes%%     * %%package-cleanup --dupes%%
     * %%package-cleanup --orphans%%     * %%package-cleanup --orphans%%
     * rpmconf -a (using meld to conflate)     * rpmconf -a (using meld to conflate)
 +  * A good summary of the (around F30) upgrade process: [[https://​fedoramagazine.org/​upgrading-fedora-29-to-fedora-30/​]]
   * After Upgrading   * After Upgrading
-    * yum distro-sync +    * dnf distro-sync 
-    * yum update+    * dnf update
     * %%package-cleanup --problems%%     * %%package-cleanup --problems%%
     * %%package-cleanup --dupes%%     * %%package-cleanup --dupes%%
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 Some useful scripts Some useful scripts
-  * When you want to delete a package (usually, to reinstall because of yum screw-ups) without touching any dependencies:​+  * When you want to delete a package (usually, to reinstall because of dnf screw-ups) without touching any dependencies:​
 ''​%%rpm -e --justdb --nodeps packagename%%''​ ''​%%rpm -e --justdb --nodeps packagename%%''​
 +===== Special Issues, Upgrading / Backing up Multi-Partition Hosts =====
 +Use live USB stick to boot so system is quiescent, then use parted to visualise structure
 +<​code>​
 +select /dev/sdx
 +print
 +</​code>​
 +then
 +<​code>​
 +dd if=/​dev/​sda9 of=/​dev/​sdx4 bs=128M
 +watch -n 10 killall -USR1 dd
 +</​code>​
 +
 ===== Special Issues, Upgrading VirtualBox Hosts ===== ===== Special Issues, Upgrading VirtualBox Hosts =====
 Uninstall virtualbox before upgrade. Upgrade, then reinstall virtualbox (or you could try using the yum repo for virtualbox provided by rpmfusion, but so far I've found it too painful - too many glitches with the rpms - and directly installing rpms from www.virtualbox.org much easier). Uninstall virtualbox before upgrade. Upgrade, then reinstall virtualbox (or you could try using the yum repo for virtualbox provided by rpmfusion, but so far I've found it too painful - too many glitches with the rpms - and directly installing rpms from www.virtualbox.org much easier).
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 ===== Special Issues, Upgrading VirtualBox Guests ===== ===== Special Issues, Upgrading VirtualBox Guests =====
 Guest additions may fail badly in the updated guests (may only be able Guest additions may fail badly in the updated guests (may only be able