From e04aa04c9b7a755871f54625ba79a42882b8bb03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flo H Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 21:56:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update modules/ROOT/pages/upgrading.adoc Rewrite upgrade beta --> final --- modules/ROOT/pages/upgrading.adoc | 14 ++++++-------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/upgrading.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/upgrading.adoc index 393aad5..abf8bff 100644 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/upgrading.adoc +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/upgrading.adoc @@ -63,14 +63,12 @@ This is not a supported upgrade method. Upgrading between Fedora releases without the xref:dnf-system-upgrade.adoc[DNF System Upgrade Plugin] or Gnome Software are not tested by the Fedora QA team, and are therefore not supported by the community. -[[sect-can-i-update-from-a-pre-release-alpha-beta-or-other-development-snapshot-to-the-final-release]] -== Can I update from a pre-release (Alpha, Beta, or other development snapshot) to the final release? - -If you are using a pre-release of Fedora, and want to know more about upgrading to the final release, refer to the -link:++https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_from_pre-release_to_final++[Upgrading from pre-release to final] page. -This is technically not an 'upgrade' operation, but an update. -There are some special considerations involved in making sure you stay on the update track you intend to use, which are documented on that page. - +[[sect-upgrade-from-prerelease-to-final-release]] +== Upgrading from pre-release (beta) to final public release (stable) + +If you are using a pre-release of Fedora, you shouldn't need to do anything to get the final public release, other than updating packages as they become available. You can use `sudo dnf update` or wait for desktop notification. When the pre-release is released as final, the `fedora-release*` packages will be updated and your `fedora-updates-testing` repository will be disabled. +If dnf is complaining about mismatched package versions even though your updates-testing repo is disabled, it is recommended to run `sudo dnf distro-sync` in order to align package versions with the current release. + [[sect-how-do-i-upgrade-to-rawhide-and-branched]] == How do I upgrade to Rawhide and Branched?