Bug 2169029 - [Feature Request] Update Fedora without wiping
Summary: [Feature Request] Update Fedora without wiping
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 39
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-02-11 05:22 UTC by romulasry
Modified: 2023-08-16 07:06 UTC (History)
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Description romulasry 2023-02-11 05:22:38 UTC 
Description of problem:
Can't update Fedora without reformatting

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run
2. The
3. Installer

Actual results:
Have to reformat older Fedora release

Expected results:
Updates older partition(s).

Additional info:
Comment 1 Vladimír Slávik 2023-02-21 14:41:00 UTC 
If you want to update Fedora - you do that from the system, not from the installer.

If you want to install over the old system without formatting - sorry. With custom partitioning, you can install over the old system AND choose to keep /home if it is a separate partition, LVM logical volume or BTRFS subvolume. But otherwise we do not let people install over populated filesystems, there is no guarantee it would create an usable result.
Comment 2 Fedora Release Engineering 2023-08-16 07:06:47 UTC 
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 39 development cycle.
Changing version to 39.
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