Problem If you wish to perform an easy reinstall (i.e. replacing the system, but keeping all home files) of Fedora 42 or older using the Fedora 43 or newer installer, you might see the following error when selecting the “Reinstall Fedora” option: No suitable free space found for automatic partitio…

Easy reinstall of Fedora (keeping home) isn't available with the default disk layout of Fedora 42 and older

kparal (Kamil Páral) October 27, 2025, 5:28pm 4

You can discuss this issue here.

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