2025-03-02 F42 Upgrade Test Day

Upgrade Test Day


Date	2025-04-02 to 2025-04-06
Time	all day

Website	QA/Test Days
IRC	#fedora-test-day (webirc)
Mailing list	test

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If you come to this page before or after the test day is completed, your testing is still valuable, and you can use the information on this page to test, file any bugs you find at Bugzilla, and add your results to the results section. If this page is more than a month old when you arrive here, please check the current schedule and see if a similar but more recent Test Day is planned or has already happened.

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.

Development - jmracek (jmracek) , mclasen (mclasen)
Quality Assurance - Adam Williamson (adamw), Kamil Paral (kparal), Sumantro Mukherjee (sumantrom),

Prerequisite for Test Day[edit]

A system (real or virtual) you can install Fedora to, and not mind if it breaks
A Fedora 41 image: download Workstation or Server or KDE and other spins
For Previous Test Cases: download Fedora 40
Make sure to use the latest version of dnf for F40 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 42.

   sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
   sudo dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade
   sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=42
   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	gnome-software current workstation	gnome-software previous workstation	References
Baltazaras	Fedora Workstation		pass
Groogee	Boxes on Macbook Pro (2017, 14,1)	pass
TreezZ	Fedora Workstation - Acer One 10 S1003 v.1.19 - Intel Atom x5-Z8350, 4GB RAM	pass ^[1]				↑ Upgraded on April 4th. The upgrade procedure went smoothly, with nothing to report there. After upgrading, GNOME animations are smoother, while they were stuttery on Fedora 41. However, the Fedora logo appears bigger than it used to be in the GDM login screen. In addition, the on-screen touch keyboard now appears slightly cropped at the bottom.
adriend	Fedora Workstation - Dell Latitude 3510 - i5-10210U - SSD NVme		pass ^[1]			↑ Upgraded sucessfully the Saturday March 22th 2025
adriend	Fedora Workstation, ProxmoxVM - Repos : RPM Fusion, Vivaldi - Many RPMS and Flatpak			warn ^[1]		↑ First time, not enough space on disk, and after downloading, the "restart" button to apply the upgrade prompt the password, but after no action, no reboot and no notification. After grow up the disk and partition, the update started after download and restart button clicked. All is Okay.
adriend	Raspberry Pi 4 Model B	warn ^[1]				↑ dnf system-upgrade --releasever=42 download + dnf5 offline reboot = FAILED because no RTC Clock (unable to check GPG) - All is OK with dnf distro-sync --releasever=42 without issue
billgrz	Fedora Workstation 41, in a Boxes virtual machine under Fedora Workstation 41 - Framework 16 Laptop w/ AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU , 32GB RAM, 500GB SSD			pass ^[1]		↑ Upgrade and subsequent updates installed without issue. "Learn about this new version" link, but clicking the link (https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-42) results in an Error 404 page.
billgrz	Fedora Workstation 41, in a Boxes virtual machine under Fedora Workstation 41 - Framework 16 Laptop w/ AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU , 32GB RAM, 500GB SSD	pass ^[1]				↑ Successful upgrade from Fedora WS 41 to 42.
boniboyblue	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 4	pass	pass	warn ^[1] pass	warn ^[2] pass	↑ The learn more link isn't public yet so get a 404 error. ↑ 1. The learn more link isn't public yet so get a 404 error.
ersen	x86_64 virt-managee	pass
ewanp	Fedora Workstation 41, QEMU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	pass
geraldosimiao	Fedora 41 (KDE) x86_64 KVM/QEMU Standard PC (Q35) Kernel 6.13.9	pass
jevans667cc	2017 imac 27"	pass ^[1]				↑ Had to uninstall python3-qt5-webkit before the upgrade could proceed, but after that everything went well.
jevans667cc	2020 macbook pro arm64 (asahi)	pass ^[1]				↑ As with the 2017 imac case, had to manually uninstall python3-qt5-webkit first, after that, all good.
quemeraisc	Fedora workstation 41 Toshiba satellite s50	pass ^[1]		fail ^[2]		↑ All good ↑ Got proposed to download fedora 42 but it stops at 8%, tried a few times, always same behaviour. Also the more info web page is not available
rai510	Fedora Workstation	pass ^[1]				↑ Looks Ok
roberine	MacBook Pro M1 32GB/1TB		pass ^[1]			↑ Upgraded to F42 with no problems. Installed updates after upgrade also without any problems
shartrec	Fedora Workstation 41, Lenovo Thinkpad E520 - Intel Core I7-2620M 8.0 GiB Ram, Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 + AMD TURKS.	pass ^[1]				↑ Upgrade ran without any issues. Both integrated and discrete graphics appear to work OK.
ungesaeuertesbrot	Fedora Workstation 41, Dell XPS 14 9440		pass ^[1]			↑ Like jevans667cc I first had to remove python3-qt5-webkit. Otherwise an entirely smooth upgrade.
whelanh	Fedora 41 (Workstation) x86_64 KVM/QEMU Standard PC (Q35 I ICH9) Kernel 6.13.9 CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970x	pass ^[1]				↑ Smooth upgrade without any issues to working Fedora 42 system

Server[edit]

User	Profile	dnf current	References
adriend	Fedora Server - httpd + php + mariadb + wordpress website	pass ^[1]	↑ Upgrade OS OK, upgrading httpd, php and mariadb ok. Wbesite works well
alciregi	Dell PowerEdge R630	pass
alciregi	Oracle Cloud Ampere A1 Compute instance (Arm processor)	pass

KDE[edit]

User	Profile	dnf current	dnf previous	plasma-discover current	References
Yosuke	KVM KDE Desktop fresh install	pass	pass	pass ^[1]	↑ Step 7: The page which appears after clicking the "More Information" button does not have a URL to the release webpage.
abhis3k		pass ^[1]			↑ Working okay
abhis3k	From existing KDE install with nvidia	pass ^[1]		warn ^[2]	↑ Working okay ↑ Did not check Discover
adriend	Fedora KDE, ProxmoxVM - Repos : RPM Fusion, Vivaldi - Many RPMS and Flatpak			pass ^[1]	↑ All is OK
adriend	Fedora KDE, ProxmoxVM - Repos : RPM Fusion, Vivaldi - Many RPMS and Flatpak	pass
derekenz	AMD 5600g F41 KDE Boxes VM	pass	pass	pass
djon	Fedora 42 KDE Plasma (upgraded from F41) on an Asus Desktop; CPU: 4 × Intel Core i5; GPU: Intel HD Graphics (Mesa); Repos: RPM Fusion, Flatpak.	pass ^[1]	pass ^[2]	warn ^[3]	↑ Using the 'dnf5 offline reboot' command, the upgrade proceeded smoothly and took 30 minutes. ↑ OK ↑ The upgrade from Fedora 41 to Fedora 42 (using dnf5) completed successfully. However, post-upgrade, the enabled third-party hashicorp repository causes errors during repository refreshes.
geraldosimiao	Fedora 41 (KDE) x86_64 KVM/QEMU Standard PC (Q35) Kernel 6.13.9	pass		pass
mkaysi		pass ^[1] pass ^[2]			↑ fedora-updates-testing breaks bluetooth, which dnf distro-sync and disabling updates-testing fixes again ↑ Lenovo ThinkPad T470 upgraded via terminal from Fedora Plasma 41. I thought everything worked fine, but filling this I seem to have lost bluetooth. Grepping for bluez reveals "api.codec.bluez5.media.aptx has incompatible ABI version (7 != 12)" and kf.bluezqt: GetManagerJob Error: "Cannot find org.bluez.AgentManager1 object!", investigation continues.
rbowman	Fedora 41 KDE spin Intel Core I5-4590S (4th gen)	pass ^[1]			↑ had to remove pyqt5 package for install to proceed. No other problems encountered

Spins[edit]

User	Profile	graphical upgrade	dnf upgrade current	dnf upgrade prev	References
adriend	Fedora Spin Cinnamon, ProxmoxVM - Repos : RPM Fusion, Vivaldi - Many RPMS and Flatpak		pass ^[1]		↑ All is OK. Cinnamon same version between FC41 (6.4.8) and FC42 (6.4.8) - X11 session because Wayland is experimental.

Minimal[edit]

User	Profile	dnf previous	dnf current	References
theprogram	Custom OS with Sway WM, on AMD 5700G		pass ^[1]	↑ Clean and easy upgrade experience from 41. Network, Sway, Thunderbird, Firefox, Keepass, Nheko, Lutris, Wine all work well. I am not sure I like the new font in Mozilla products.

[1] Upgraded on April 4th. The upgrade procedure went smoothly, with nothing to report there. After upgrading, GNOME animations are smoother, while they were stuttery on Fedora 41. However, the Fedora logo appears bigger than it used to be in the GDM login screen. In addition, the on-screen touch keyboard now appears slightly cropped at the bottom.

[2] Upgraded sucessfully the Saturday March 22th 2025

[3] First time, not enough space on disk, and after downloading, the "restart" button to apply the upgrade prompt the password, but after no action, no reboot and no notification. After grow up the disk and partition, the update started after download and restart button clicked. All is Okay.

[4] system-upgrade --releasever=42 download + dnf5 offline reboot = FAILED because no RTC Clock (unable to check GPG) - All is OK with dnf distro-sync --releasever=42 without issue

[5] Upgrade and subsequent updates installed without issue. "Learn about this new version" link, but clicking the link (https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-42) results in an Error 404 page.

[6] Successful upgrade from Fedora WS 41 to 42.

[7] The learn more link isn't public yet so get a 404 error.

[8] 1. The learn more link isn't public yet so get a 404 error.

[9] Had to uninstall python3-qt5-webkit before the upgrade could proceed, but after that everything went well.

[10] As with the 2017 imac case, had to manually uninstall python3-qt5-webkit first, after that, all good.

[11] All good

[12] Got proposed to download fedora 42 but it stops at 8%, tried a few times, always same behaviour. Also the more info web page is not available

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