Just upgraded to Fedora 42 in probably the worst way possible
from jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works to linux@lemmy.ml on 21 Apr 23:25
https://sh.itjust.works/post/36530631

I let Discover handle updating to Fedora 42 and got a kernel panic error, so I backed up /home/ and did a fresh install of Fedora 42.

I started my restoration by nuking /home/ with sudo rm -R /home/ and then copied everything over via Dolphin as stuff was slowly torn asunder as parts unloaded from RAM. Everything seems intact so far…

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lupusblackfur@lemmy.world on 21 Apr 23:31 next collapse

I don’t guess I understand what thinking process on your part prompted this sequence of events… 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️

jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works on 21 Apr 23:39 next collapse

thinking process

what is that?

jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works on 21 Apr 23:47 collapse

To actually answer, I fucked up by running sudo rclone first to copy everything and it messed with permissions, so I nuked it and copied with dolphin.

I was just being lazy.

just_another_person@lemmy.world on 21 Apr 23:48 next collapse

Everything in Linux is flat files. Don’t panic.

Back up ~/home, do a clean install, then drop your stuff back in.

jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works on 22 Apr 00:12 next collapse

I had started with a full disk clone which is why I was careless with the restoration

pineapple@lemmy.ml on 23 Apr 12:54 collapse

Just curious what do you mean by flat files? Do other operations systems include parts that aren’t actually visible files you can interact with?

just_another_person@lemmy.world on 23 Apr 13:00 collapse

Windows uses the system registry to control other aspects of interaction with runtimes and linked libraries, so it can be confusing to people newer to Linux to just realize that flat files don’t have some hidden interaction elsewhere in the system (usually).

pineapple@lemmy.ml on 23 Apr 12:55 collapse

Is it not perfectly fine and the official way to update fedora? (To do so via diacover)

jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works on 23 Apr 13:07 collapse

Well, considering I could no longer boot into my system, I’d say it was not fine.

pineapple@lemmy.ml on 24 Apr 06:57 collapse

I guess so, lol.