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Upgrading from Fedora Silverblue 38 to 39?
If you have rpm-fusion layered, do the following before upgrading:
1. Pin your current distribution so you can roll back in case something goes wrong:
sudo ostree admin pin 0
2. Reinstall rpm-fusion:
rpm-ostree update --uninstall rpmfusion-free-release --uninstall rpmfusion-nonfree-release --install rpmfusion-free-release --install rpmfusion-nonfree-release
3. Continue upgrade as usual: https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-rebase-to-fedora-linux-39-on-silverblue/
PS. If you get the following error on Step 1: “Cannot pin staged deployment”, it just means that you already have an operating system update pending so just reboot (`sudo reboot`) to apply it and then carry out the major version upgrade.
(Basically, just ensure you have the latest version of Fedora 38 installed before updating to Fedora 39. Given the nature of Fedora Silverblue, that could likely be today’s version.) ;)
Smooth upgrade in a couple of minutes to Fedora Silverblue 39.
(And, if for some reason it hadn’t been, I could have rolled back to Fedora Silverblue 38 with a single gesture. Try that when a macOS upgrade gets borked. And yes, I’ve had macOS upgrades get borked*. Not fun.)
* Hint: make sure there’s enough disk space before installing an upgrade or get ready for a world of hurt.
Here’s a list of extensions I’d recommend if you’re using GNOME. These work well under the new extension system in GNOME 45 and I wouldn’t want to use GNOME without them:
• Just Perfection (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3843/just-perfection/)
• Tiling Assistant (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3733/tiling-assistant/)
• Night Theme Switcher (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2236/night-theme-switcher/)
• Copier (https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5883/copier/)
(Also: Rounded Window Corners extension is great in principle but doesn’t work under GNOME 45 yet & freaks WezTerm out.)
@aral There is GNOME 45 compatible branch of Rounded Window Corners extension and it works just fine.
https://github.com/yilozt/rounded-window-corners/tree/gnome-45-port
@aral Thanks for sharing. Since I was a Windows guy before switching to Linux, I use the following extensions to make my Gnome act like Windows 7:
- Dash To Panel https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1160/dash-to-panel/
- ArcMenu https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3628/arcmenu/