Description of problem: I tried to upgrade my system from Fedora 22 to 23 using the steps from https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DNF_system_upgrade. My Fedora 22 is the LXDE spin at kernel 4.2.6-200.fc22.x86_64 running on a VAIO Pro. Update F22 to prepare for plugin and upgrade brings in kernel 4.3.5-200 with a claim to skip kernel-devel for conflicts plus a couple of dependency issue with systemd-python/python3 packages. I used the --allowerase to continue the update before going on to the upgrade phase. Update seemed to work, but the upgrade during reboot looked quite strange (step logs started disappearing "by column" leaving, in the end, only the first column of "[". Anyway, system rebooted and started successfully but: - entering the desktop environment session (LXDE) showed no lxpanel nor icons and looked like it was a plain Openbox without any of my configurations and key bindings in place - network (ethernet through usb & wireless) worked lazily: at each restart one or the other worked but never I've had both available at my choice, nor the dmesg provided clues on what to fix - also, the final system was labeled Fedora 23 (Cloud) I tried to grub-boot into both the F22 4.3.5 option and the F22 4.2.6 one, but issues still stayed there. The desktop issue was disturbing but probably fixable, but the network issue not. To restore full system functionality I had to revert everything as the update and upgrade never happened (did it through a backup I had done just before trying the update/upgrade). Wireless network card is an INTEL Dual Band Wireless AC 7260. How reproducible: Don't know if possible. I surely won't try it for a while. Steps to Reproduce: 1. start out of a Fedora 22 kernel 4.2.6-200 LXDE spin 2. try a dnf update 3. perform a dnf-plugin-system upgrade and distro-sync Actual results: Desktop environment messed up, network connections fuzzy. Fedora 22 LXDE upgraded to Fedora 23 Cloud? Expected results: Simple update and upgrade of the system, expecting minor issues to non-system packages. Additional info: Machine is a dual boot EFI. But I don't think that's an issue.
Which packages it removed when `--allowerasing` was set? Can you see some logs in the journal for system upgrade and attach them, please? It seems like packaging problem with not so well tested spin. Btw you should always proceed with `--allowerasing` when you are sure what you are doing.
This is what reports (on the restored system) the dnf update before the upgrade: Skipping packages with conflicts: (add '--best --allowerasing' to command line to force their upgrade): kernel-devel x86_64 4.3.5-200.fc22 updates-testing 9.9 M Skipping packages with broken dependencies: systemd-python x86_64 219-28.fc22 updates-testing 97 k systemd-python3 x86_64 219-28.fc22 updates-testing 99 k These seemed not critical to me: a devel package for kernel and python systemd. I don't think the problems are there, because all the system reboot both after update and upgrade, with the only issues with the desktop environment (I could have survived it) and the network (couldn't). As for the journal: resetting the machine to have it running properly it has been reset, sorry for this. Anyway, what I was curious of is the fact that it upgraded to Fedora 23 "Cloud".
(In reply to orcolat from comment #0) > Update seemed to work, but the upgrade during reboot looked quite strange > (step logs started disappearing "by column" leaving, in the end, only the > first column of "[". That's a known issue, but things should work fine, even though you cannot see the output. > Anyway, system rebooted and started successfully but: > - entering the desktop environment session (LXDE) showed no lxpanel nor > icons and looked like it was a plain Openbox without any of my > configurations and key bindings in place > - network (ethernet through usb & wireless) worked lazily: at each restart > one or the other worked but never I've had both available at my choice, nor > the dmesg provided clues on what to fix > - also, the final system was labeled Fedora 23 (Cloud) > > I tried to grub-boot into both the F22 4.3.5 option and the F22 4.2.6 one, > but issues still stayed there. The desktop issue was disturbing but probably > fixable, but the network issue not. This sounds like the upgrade worked fine, but the upgraded packages are broken. I'd guess that this is more than one issue, e.g. the network is probably unrelated to lxpanel or icons. (In reply to orcolat from comment #2) > Skipping packages with conflicts: > (add '--best --allowerasing' to command line to force their upgrade): > kernel-devel x86_64 4.3.5-200.fc22 updates-testing 9.9 M > Skipping packages with broken dependencies: > systemd-python x86_64 219-28.fc22 updates-testing 97 k > systemd-python3 x86_64 219-28.fc22 updates-testing 99 k Hm, I made this update and it seems that I messed something up here, but I agree that this should not be related to your problems.
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Not sure it's the right place to report. I was able to swith F23 to F24 (and plan to go F25 soon). I did it living with a "Cloud" version listed in my grub, plus some minor issue related to the LXDE environment (I'll probably switch to a different one, let's see). Network sometimes is still fuzzy after dnf updates, sometimes it requires multi-reboot to align properly the wireless. Anyway VAIO PRO is approaching its end-of-life on my side, so I suspect closing this bug won't upset anyone else.
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