Changes/GraphicalSystemUpgrades

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: 2016-02-09
• Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>

Detailed Description

We'll implement a graphical user interface for system upgrades. The implementation will be similar to what the dnf system-upgrade plugin does: Download the content first, and then use systemd's offline update infrastructure for the actual installation. The main difference is that we use PackageKit and the libhif stack for the download and GNOME Software as a frontend.

The feature is going to be implemented in gnome-software 3.20, but we are planning to backport this version to Fedora 23, to make this feature work for 23->24 upgrades as well.

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)
  • List of deliverables: 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.