Description of problem: While trying to upgrade, I ran into an apparent conflict between fedup and SELinux, which is disabled on this particular instance. Without finding it as a requirement, I reached out to the IRC channel #Fedora for assistance. Their response to my apparently supported use-case was vigorous, and let's just leave it at 'off-putting'. The take-away is that SELinux IS A DE-FACTO REQUIREMENT going forward, and the documentation should to corrected to reflect this REQUIREMENT. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): F20 How reproducible: Unknown Steps to Reproduce: 1. Disable SELinux 2. Reach out to #Fedora on IRC for support Actual results: Offensive, Insulting Derision Expected results: Confirmation that yes, it is a de-facto requirement, and yes, the documentation should be updated to reflect it. Additional info:
We will track the associated bug and take this into consideration when updating fedup documentation, thanks for the report. Upgrade documentation has the greatest presence in the Installation Guide, so I'm reassigning your bug to it and will do the work there. Feedback on IRC support volunteers should be directed to https://fedorahosted.org/irc-support-sig/ ; updated documentation can't fix anyone's behavior or increase their willingness to support use cases they don't endorse.
If SELinux is required, I will be finding a different distro.
*** Bug 1008742 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
SELinux has caused me a lot of problems in the past, so I have always disabled it. If SELinux is required in Fedora, I'll switch to a different distribution.
The install guide has been retired, therefore I'm closing this bug. If you would like to report Fedora docs bugs in the future, please use the "bug" icon on the top right of the affected page, it will take you directly to the appropriate issue tracker.