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== Summary ==
== Summary ==

Revision as of 13:57, 3 February 2016


Graphical System Upgrades

Summary

Add support for performing system upgrades to a newer Fedora release through GNOME Software.

Owner

  • Name: Kalev Lember
  • Email: klember@redhat.com
  • Release notes owner:

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 24
  • Last updated: 2016-02-03
  • Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

We'll implement a graphical user interface for system upgrades. The implementation will use PackageKit and the libhif stack as a backend and GNOME Software as a frontend. First supported version is going to be Fedora 23->24 upgrades.

Benefit to Fedora

This makes it easier for users to keep up to date with Fedora's rapid 6 month schedule, making sure users have an easy way to upgrade to latest Fedora.

Scope

  • Proposal owners:
    • Implement this :)
  • Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Release engineering: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

Upgrade/compatibility impact

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

How To Test

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

User Experience

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Dependencies

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Contingency Plan

  • Contingency mechanism: (What to do? Who will do it?) N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Contingency deadline: N/A (not a System Wide Change)
  • Blocks release? N/A (not a System Wide Change), Yes/No
  • Blocks product? product

Documentation

N/A (not a System Wide Change)

Release Notes

Fedora 24 supports graphical system upgrades.