Keionys, to linux
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It's a slow day here at work. So I decided to embrace being an agent of chaos and update my main system to Fedora 40 on day one of release.

Time will tell if today remains a slow day.

(Remember to always backup your systems before an update, kids)

aral, to random
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Fedora Silverblue 40 is out today. If you have rpm-fusion layered so you can’t upgrade through GNOME Software, run these commands in Terminal:

  1. Pin current version:

sudo ostree admin pin 0

  1. Handle rpm-fusion nastiness:

rpm-ostree update --uninstall rpmfusion-free-release --uninstall rpmfusion-nonfree-release --install rpmfusion-free-release --install rpmfusion-nonfree-release

  1. Rebase to Fedora Silverblue 40:

rpm-ostree rebase fedora:fedora/40/x86_64/silverblue

aral,
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(And then restart your system, of course. You can always roll back to your older pinned version of 39 should anything go wrong. Also, although not required, it’s always a good idea to install the latest updates in the current version of the OS before rebasing.)

aral,
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Note that I just encountered the following issue:

https://github.com/fedora-silverblue/issue-tracker/issues/536

Which I worked around by removing mozilla-openh264 before running the rebase again, at which point it succeeded:

rpm-ostree remove mozilla-openh264

aral,
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Just rebooted and I’m up and running with Fedora Silverblue 40.

(Just tried reinstalling mozilla-openh264 – so videos work in Firefox – but it failed with the same error. Not a big deal, I’m using @Vivaldi as my main browser these days anyway and I guess the Fedora folks will fix this in time.)

More importantly, I wonder if the screen reader has been fixed yet. (Yes, Fedora ships with a broken screen reader.)

#Fedora #fedora40 #Silverblue #upgrade #mozilla #OpenH264 #rpmOstree #error #a11y

Screenshot of Fedora Settings app showing: Device name: dev.ar.al Operating System: Fedora Linux 40.20240419.n.0 (Silverblue) Hardware model: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B550I AORUS PRO AX Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700G with Radeon™ Graphics × 16 Memory: 64.0 GiB Disk Capacity: 1.0TB System Details > (menu, closed)

aral,
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Just checked and yes, the screen reader is still broken in Fedora 40. (Cannot be controlled; keyboard shortcuts/modifier key doesn’t work.)

So this is yet another release where the screen reader is broken by default.

It’s amazing to me that this is not a showstopper.

btaroli, to fedora
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9to5linux, to fedora
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dwarf, to fedora
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Almost time for Fedora 40 🥳

dwarf,
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TIL Firefox doesn't support HDR... that's a BIG bummer if you ask me.

denzilferreira, to linux
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dwarf, to fedora
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I'm so excited for Fedora 40

janvlug, to opensource
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" beta is fastest operating system I've tested - and it's full of useful features.
If you think your operating system is fast, wait until you get a load of the latest release from Fedora."

https://www.zdnet.com/article/fedora-40-beta-is-fastest-operating-system-ive-tested-and-its-full-of-useful-features/

Seirdy, to random
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upgrading to Fedora 40 Beta with DNF5 (kind of beta) rn. this will be fun lol

ajussak, to linux French
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Fedora 40 J-7 ! Trop de hype !

ajussak, to linux French
@ajussak@piaille.fr avatar

J'ai testé Plasma 6 en live USB sur Fedora 40 Beta. Et j'en ai un avis plutôt mitigé. L'interface Plasma en elle-même est plutôt jolie, fluide et moderne. Mais le design des applications fournies me font retourner 8 ans en arrière, KMail est une énorme machine à gaz ultra chiante à configurer, pire qu'Evolution. Il n'y a pas vraiment de mise en place rapide de l'intégration Nextcloud comme sur GNOME, il faut toujours configurer des trucs à gauche à droite.

En bref : C'est stylé, avec des outils modernes sous le capot mais l'expérience utilisateur n'est pas aussi smooth que sur GNOME

linuxmagazine, to linux
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rnanclares, to random
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3.36.1 flatpak and conda-forge versions both run without noticeable issues in KDE spin beta with . Is so nice having all versions updated at the same! :ablobcatrave:

Larvitz, to fedora
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Hello 40 ! :)
Finally upgraded my last machine (and my daily driver) to a release distro.

is a very great experience even in it's current pre-release state. Many thanks to all of the folks at Fedora for making this awesome distribution! :fedora:

edfloreshz, to random
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I encountered a very strange issue today.

After letting update itself my laptop wouldn’t boot, not even to the BIOS, luckily I had encountered this before with back when it was pre-release.

The solution? Open up my laptop 💻 remove the hard drive, boot to BIOS, power off, reinstall the same hard drive, power on again.

This is the second time I’ve had this issue with a pre-release version.

@fedora does this ring any bells?

gnuplusmatt, to KDE
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Plasma 6 Stable is in Fedora Kinoite 40 latest compose! Woo!

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governa, to random
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Many New Features Approved This Week For :fedora:

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-40-Mid-Jan-Features

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