On Wed, 6 May 2020 10:21:03 -0700 Samuel Sieb <sam...@sieb.net> wrote:
> On 5/6/20 7:42 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > So, my question: which of the two approaches is "better"? The latter is > > swankier while coming up, but is the one with the Windows-type message > > (Upgrading system -- please do not turn off your computer, or something > > similar) but if there is no difference, I prefer the first. > > A simple upgrade is somewhat risky because you are replacing almost > every component of the currently running system. It is very possible > that the terminal you are running the command in (unless you're on the > console) or the desktop could crash. Then you end up with a > half-upgraded system that might not function. The system-upgrade runs > offline with nothing else running so it's safe that way. Also, > system-upgrade sometimes has extra handling for certain situations. For > example, the upgrade to F32 required resetting all the modules. > > I will do regular updates live (I have run into issues with that a > couple of times though), but for new releases I always use system-upgrade. Thanks very much for this detailed explanation! It is helpful. Best wishes, Ranjan _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org
