F23 - "dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=23" and First Impression

[Philip Rhoades]

People,

I have been using Fedora since the beginning and only on a few occasions 
have I tried fedup or equivalent when upgrading from one version to the 
next - mostly, being a bit obsessive, I have re-installed from scratch 
with a XFCE Live CD and reinstalled my Qmail MTA etc etc.  So, although 
the initial install of the OS was always very quick, I was still 
installing odd, infrequently used packages weeks and even months later.  
Just now I bit the bullet and for the first time tried the new option:

   dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=23

and from rebooting F22 to the new F23 login prompt took just 48 minutes! 
  Well done and thanks a lot everyone concerned with Fedora development!  
It is a great system!

During the 48 minutes I was a little anxious and kept watching the drive 
LED and the occasional screen messages to make sure things were still 
working but the process eventually finished happily - I did notice some 
"failed" messages during the process but of what I saw it didn't look 
like they were likely to bother me much - we shall see . .

Thanks again!

Regards,

Phil.
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Philip Rhoades

PO Box 896
Cowra  NSW  2794
Australia
E-mail:  phil(a)pricom.com.au