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Upgrade Test Day
Date 2024-04-08
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What to test?[edit]

Today's installment of Fedora Test Day will focus on Upgrade Test Day

Who's available[edit]

The following cast of characters will be available testing, workarounds, bug fixes, and general discussion. In case of problem related to test day organization/wiki/whatever, please reach out to sumantrom.

Prerequisite for Test Day[edit]

  • A system (real or virtual) you can install Fedora to, and not mind if it breaks
  • A Fedora 39 image: download Workstation or Server or KDE and other spins
  • For Previous Test Cases: download Fedora 38
  • Make sure to use the latest version of dnf for F39 is installed

How to test?[edit]

Upgrade Fedora with dnf system upgrade:

Use these commands to first ensure you have latest packages, install system upgrade, download and reboot with the new version. Example upgrade to Fedora 40. 

   sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
   sudo dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade
   sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=40
   sudo dnf system-upgrade reboot

Another test option is to use gnome-software, good if you can test in this way too!

Run the tests[edit]

Visit the result page and click on the column title links to see the tests that need to be run: most column titles are links to a specific test case. Follow the instructions there, then enter your results by clicking the Enter result button for the test.

Reporting bugs[edit]

If you have problems with any of the tests, report a bug to Bugzilla usually for the component dnf. If you are unsure about exactly how to file the report or what other information to include, just ask on IRC and we will help you.

Anaconda will display an error dialog allowing you to report the problem to Bugzilla. This will also automatically attach logs, error message and traceback to the report -- this way of reporting bugs is preferred.

Test Results[edit]

Workstation[edit]

User Profile dnf current dnf current encrypted dnf previous dnf previous encrypted gnome-software current workstation gnome-software previous workstation References
DavidT
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ No issues in upgrade
FreddyW Gnome Boxes
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ F39 -> F40
Groogee Sony Vaio SVF1521C2EB Intel i3-3217
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ Fresh install and update of F38, then dnf upgraded to F40 without error or input needed. Booted into F40 no problem.
KartonowyOrzelBialy Virtual [GNOME Boxes]
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ Upgrade was successful without error
Reewan VM [Virt-Manager]
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adriend Fedora Workstation 39 installed since FC31
Pass pass
[1]
Pass pass
[2]
  1. ↑ RPM Fusion enabled. Apps installed : amd-ucode-firmware seahorse gnome-tweaks file-roller dconf-editor screen vim-enhanced git koji python3-fedora libtirpc-devel ShellCheck htop nmon glances fastfetch inxi lm_sensors nvtop ncdu cronie mariadb nwipe sg3_utils netcat nmap iftop traceroute speedtest-cli fuse-sshfs telnet borgbackup abcde sox vorbisgain mediainfo yt-dlp git pv android-tools strawberry smplayer soundconverter kdenlive audacity easytag obs-studio obs-studio-plugin-webkitgtk mediainfo-gui virt-viewer gimp remmina evolution vivaldi-stable google-chrome-stable telegram-desktop discord cool-retro-term guake keepassxc
  2. ↑ P2V from the first PC before upgrading. Same config : RPM Fusion enabled. Apps installed : amd-ucode-firmware seahorse gnome-tweaks file-roller dconf-editor screen vim-enhanced git koji python3-fedora libtirpc-devel ShellCheck htop nmon glances fastfetch inxi lm_sensors nvtop ncdu cronie mariadb nwipe sg3_utils netcat nmap iftop traceroute speedtest-cli fuse-sshfs telnet borgbackup abcde sox vorbisgain mediainfo yt-dlp git pv android-tools strawberry smplayer soundconverter kdenlive audacity easytag obs-studio obs-studio-plugin-webkitgtk mediainfo-gui virt-viewer gimp remmina evolution vivaldi-stable google-chrome-stable telegram-desktop discord cool-retro-term guake keepassxc
baptistep
Pass pass
Pass pass
bhavin192 ThinkPad T480 x86_64
Pass pass
boxjellyfish Budgie - AMD Ryzen 5 4500U using iGPU (vega 6)
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ Upgraded internal nvme & ext. USB drive - No problems at all.
cchirila Fedora Workstation GNOME 39 -> 40
Pass pass
christian
Pass pass
Pass pass
dschellnock
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[1]
  1. ↑ No problem with the update itself, tested in my Fedora 39 VM. At the first start, no background image was selected and the screen was blue.
geraldosimiao F39 KDE at Acer Aspire V3-571 / i7-3632QM
Pass pass
jacko Virtualbox, fresh install 39 to 40 using dnf
Pass pass
markr217 kvm
Pass pass
[1]
Pass pass
[2]
  1. ↑ Completed successfully.
  2. ↑ Completed successfully.
mzink thinkpad t14s gen1
Pass pass
ppo QEMU-BIOS upgrade 39 to 40
Pass pass
ppo QEMU-BIOS upgrade 39 to 40
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ N/A
rachimo QEMU, 39 to 40
Pass pass
[1]
Pass pass
  1. ↑ Completed without problems
rjlan
Pass pass
royboy626 x86_64; H55M-S2H mthr board;GT 730/w nouveau; fc39 wrkst;
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ two OSs, diff hard drives upgraded perfectly; no issues
simon Lenovo Ideapad 430S
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ Upgrade set wallpaper to a uniform grey color. Previous wallpaper was from Fedora 38.
wafra09 dnf 39-40
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[1]
  1. ↑ usb flash drive on 8th gen intel
wafra09 f38-f40 using gnome software
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[1]
  1. ↑ took about 3 hours opposed to dnf +1 about 1 hour, both installed to 128 GB flash drive
yattatux FUJITSU LIFEBOOK S936 - Intel i5-6300U - HD Graphics 520 (SKL GT2)
Pass pass
yattatux FUJITSU LIFEBOOK S936 - Intel i5-6300U - HD Graphics 520 (SKL GT2)
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ 20 minutes to update after reboot in ext usb 500gb disk (encrypt is secure but slow)

Server[edit]

User Profile dnf current dnf previous References
cchirila Fedora Server
Pass pass
ersen Fedora Server
Pass pass
khaalid Digitalocean droplet, intel cpu, hypervisor qemu/kvm, fedora server 40
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ Everything is fine. Upgrade was successful

KDE[edit]

User Profile dnf current dnf previous plasma-discover current References
adriend Fedora KDE Spin 39
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ - No RPMFusion, some apps and Flatpak added -- Upgrade message in discover not translated in french --- Virtual Machine needs more Video acceletation with SDDM + Plasma Wayland (if not, with same config = black screen)
christian
Pass pass
Pass pass
frotz Fedora KDE 38-> Fedora KDE 39 -> Fedora KDE 40 (Prerelease)
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ had to remove qt5-qtwebengine-freeworld (RPMFusion) to initiate upgrade; Machine: Framework 13 Intel i5-1185G7, 1 TB NVMe, 64GB DDR4-3200, Plasma (Wayland); dual-boot with Windows 11 Pro 23H2; Wifi (Intel AX210) and Fingerprint reader worked without issue after upgrade.
geraldosimiao F39 KDE at Acer Aspire V3-571 / i7-3632QM
Pass pass
pjolt
Pass pass
rachimo QEMU, 39 to 40
Pass pass
rjlan
Pass pass
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ No link to release notes

Spins[edit]

User Profile graphical upgrade dnf upgrade current dnf upgrade prev References
FreddyW Fedora Silverblue
Pass pass
Pass pass
farribeiro Fedora Silverbue
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ Rebase to 40
handevsar Sway Atomic
Fail fail
Fail fail
[1]
Fail fail
[2]
  1. ↑ rebase from F39 to F40, graphical failed to start with error: Failed to start sddm.service - Simple Desktop Display Manager
  2. ↑ rebase from F39 to F40, graphical failed to start with error: Failed to start sddm.service - Simple Desktop Display Manager
hyperreal Fedora Xfce Spin
Pass pass
[1]
Pass pass
  1. ↑ System76 Thelio Major CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (16) @ 5.573GHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (using Nouveau driver)
joka63 Fedora Silverbue 39->40 on Geekom Mini IT11, encrypted system partition, rpm-fusion repos
Fail fail
[1]
  1. ↑ 5. Progress bar does not show proper percentage while downloading (value jumping back and force between 0% and 100%) 6. "What's new" -> https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-40-workstation -> Error 404 9. Restart & Install -> button changes to "Cancel" ("Abbrechen" in German), no installation, no reboot. Same after restart of gnome-software. Upgrade from command line and manual reboot was working: sudo rpm-ostree rebase fedora:fedora/40/x86_64/silverblue
markr217 Fedora Silverblue
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ Completed successfully.
webfiction Fedora Sway hp-15-ck094nd
Pass pass
webfiction Fedora Sway hp-15s-fq4965nd
Pass pass
[1]
Pass pass
[2]
  1. ↑ 1. Wi-Fi no longer seems to work. 2. Hostname changed to '192'
  2. ↑ Wi-Fi no longer seems to work. Hostname changed to '192'

Minimal[edit]

User Profile dnf previous dnf current References
hathanhnek ASUS Vivobook X415EA-EB637T(Intel Core i5-1135G7)
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ↑ upgrade succeed
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