Messages dnf is showing when upgrading

I installed Fedora-Workstation-29-1.2.aarch64 according to
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi

I did not login and took a console with ctrl-alt-F2. There:

sudo dnf --refresh upgrade

As usal when fresh installed.
Now it is upgrading about 1406 packages very slowly.

What are the messages dnf is showing when upgrading?
old version and new version treated? Or only new version numbers?

I can’t see differences in version numbers of packages upgraded when “dnf --refresh upgrade” is running. “Upgrade:” and next line “Upgrading :” version number is always the same.

Is this correct?

Yes, that sounds OK. Here’s an example from an update I just ran (truncated to fit reply limits):

$ sudo dnf update --refresh -y

First updates metadata. Since I used --refresh, it also re-downloads it.

Copr repo for neomutt owned by flatcap                                                                                                                        5.9 kB/s | 3.5 kB     00:00
Adobe Systems Incorporated                                                                                                                                     51 kB/s | 2.9 kB     00:00
Fedora Modular 30 - x86_64                                                                                                                                     49 kB/s |  24 kB     00:00
Fedora Modular 30 - x86_64 - Updates                                                                                                                           56 kB/s |  23 kB     00:00
Fedora 30 - x86_64 - Test Updates                                                                                                                              35 kB/s |  22 kB     00:00
Fedora 30 - x86_64 - Updates                                                                                                                                  167 kB/s |  25 kB     00:00
Fedora 30 - x86_64                                                                                                                                             39 kB/s |  25 kB     00:00
google-chrome                                                                                                                                                  36 kB/s | 1.3 kB     00:00
google-chrome                                                                                                                                                  54 kB/s | 3.4 kB     00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 30 - Free - Test Updates                                                                                                                 67 kB/s | 9.8 kB     00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 30 - Free - Updates                                                                                                                      63 kB/s | 9.4 kB     00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 30 - Free                                                                                                                                73 kB/s |  10 kB     00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 30 - Nonfree - Test Updates                                                                                                              68 kB/s |  10 kB     00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 30 - Nonfree - Updates                                                                                                                   68 kB/s | 9.6 kB     00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 30 - Nonfree                                                                                                                             72 kB/s |  10 kB     00:00

Then it resolves dependencies and provides a summary of the transaction to carry out:


Dependencies resolved.
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                             Architecture                         Version                                         Repository                                     Size
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 kernel                                              x86_64                               5.0.17-300.fc30                                 updates-testing                                26 k
 kernel-core                                         x86_64                               5.0.17-300.fc30                                 updates-testing                                25 M
 kernel-modules                                      x86_64                               5.0.17-300.fc30                                 updates-testing                                28 M
 kernel-modules-extra                                x86_64                               5.0.17-300.fc30                                 updates-testing                               2.1 M
Upgrading:
 createrepo_c                                        x86_64                               0.13.2-2.fc30                                   updates-testing                                65 k
 createrepo_c-libs                                   x86_64                               0.13.2-2.fc30                                   updates-testing                                95 k
 grub2-common                                        noarch                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                               869 k
 grub2-efi-ia32                                      x86_64                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                               339 k
 grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot                               x86_64                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                               1.1 M
 grub2-efi-x64                                       x86_64                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                               357 k
 grub2-efi-x64-cdboot                                x86_64                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                               1.1 M
 grub2-pc                                            x86_64                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                                24 k
 grub2-pc-modules                                    noarch                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                               888 k
 grub2-tools                                         x86_64                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                               1.9 M
 grub2-tools-efi                                     x86_64                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                               433 k
 grub2-tools-extra                                   x86_64                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                               1.0 M
 grub2-tools-minimal                                 x86_64                               1:2.02-81.fc30                                  updates-testing                               186 k
 hdparm                                              x86_64                               9.58-1.fc30                                     updates-testing                                91 k
 ibus-libpinyin                                      x86_64                               1.11.1-1.fc30                                   updates-testing                               866 k
 ibus-libzhuyin                                      x86_64                               1.9.1-1.fc30                                    updates-testing                               7.4 M
 librepo                                             x86_64                               1.10.2-1.fc30                                   updates-testing                                88 k
 nautilus                                            x86_64                               3.32.1-2.fc30                                   updates-testing                               2.6 M
 nautilus-extensions                                 x86_64                               3.32.1-2.fc30                                   updates-testing                                34 k
 nss                                                 x86_64                               3.44.0-2.fc30                                   updates-testing                               633 k
 nss-softokn                                         x86_64                               3.44.0-2.fc30                                   updates-testing                               363 k
 nss-softokn-freebl                                  x86_64                               3.44.0-2.fc30                                   updates-testing                               215 k
 nss-sysinit                                         x86_64                               3.44.0-2.fc30                                   updates-testing                                20 k
 nss-util                                            x86_64                               3.44.0-2.fc30                                   updates-testing                                83 k
 vim-X11                                             x86_64                               2:8.1.1359-1.fc30                               updates-testing                               1.5 M
 vim-common                                          x86_64                               2:8.1.1359-1.fc30                               updates-testing                               6.6 M
 vim-enhanced                                        x86_64                               2:8.1.1359-1.fc30                               updates-testing                               1.4 M
 vim-filesystem                                      noarch                               2:8.1.1359-1.fc30                               updates-testing                                29 k
 vim-minimal                                         x86_64                               2:8.1.1359-1.fc30                               updates-testing                               564 k
 google-chrome-stable                                x86_64                               74.0.3729.169-1                                 google-chrome                                  56 M
Removing:
 kernel                                              x86_64                               5.0.11-300.fc30                                 @updates                                        0
 kernel-core                                         x86_64                               5.0.11-300.fc30                                 @updates                                       61 M
 kernel-modules                                      x86_64                               5.0.11-300.fc30                                 @updates                                       27 M
 kernel-modules-extra                                x86_64                               5.0.11-300.fc30                                 @updates                                      2.1 M

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install   4 Packages
Upgrade  30 Packages
Remove    4 Packages

Total download size: 142 M

If one does not use -y, it will ask if it should continue here. Then it begins to download packages:

Downloading Packages:
(1/34): librepo-1.9.6-2.fc30_1.10.2-1.fc30.x86_64.drpm                                                                                                        248 kB/s |  37 kB     00:00
(2/34): createrepo_c-libs-0.13.2-1.fc30_0.13.2-2.fc30.x86_64.drpm                                                                                              67 kB/s |  11 kB     00:00
(3/34): kernel-5.0.17-300.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                     557 kB/s |  26 kB     00:00
(4/34): vim-common-8.1.1137-1.fc30_8.1.1359-1.fc30.x86_64.drpm                                                                                                545 kB/s | 363 kB     00:00
[DRPM 1/3] librepo-1.9.6-2.fc30_1.10.2-1.fc30.x86_64.drpm: done
[DRPM 2/3] createrepo_c-libs-0.13.2-1.fc30_0.13.2-2.fc30.x86_64.drpm: done
(5/34): kernel-modules-extra-5.0.17-300.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                       1.2 MB/s | 2.1 MB     00:01
(6/34): createrepo_c-0.13.2-2.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                 281 kB/s |  65 kB     00:00
(7/34): grub2-common-2.02-81.fc30.noarch.rpm                                                                                                                  1.3 MB/s | 869 kB     00:00
(8/34): grub2-efi-ia32-2.02-81.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                1.1 MB/s | 339 kB     00:00
(9/34): grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot-2.02-81.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                         1.4 MB/s | 1.1 MB     00:00
(10/34): grub2-efi-x64-2.02-81.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                1.1 MB/s | 357 kB     00:00
(11/34): grub2-efi-x64-cdboot-2.02-81.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                         1.1 MB/s | 1.1 MB     00:00
(12/34): grub2-pc-2.02-81.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                     527 kB/s |  24 kB     00:00
(13/34): grub2-pc-modules-2.02-81.fc30.noarch.rpm                                                                                                             966 kB/s | 888 kB     00:00
(14/34): grub2-tools-2.02-81.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                  951 kB/s | 1.9 MB     00:02
(15/34): grub2-tools-efi-2.02-81.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                              905 kB/s | 433 kB     00:00
(16/34): grub2-tools-extra-2.02-81.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                            961 kB/s | 1.0 MB     00:01
(17/34): grub2-tools-minimal-2.02-81.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                          685 kB/s | 186 kB     00:00
(18/34): hdparm-9.58-1.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                        591 kB/s |  91 kB     00:00
(19/34): ibus-libpinyin-1.11.1-1.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                              1.1 MB/s | 866 kB     00:00
(20/34): kernel-core-5.0.17-300.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                               1.6 MB/s |  25 MB     00:15
(21/34): ibus-libzhuyin-1.9.1-1.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                               1.2 MB/s | 7.4 MB     00:05
(22/34): nautilus-extensions-3.32.1-2.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                         444 kB/s |  34 kB     00:00
(23/34): nautilus-3.32.1-2.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                    1.6 MB/s | 2.6 MB     00:01
(24/34): nss-softokn-3.44.0-2.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                 1.9 MB/s | 363 kB     00:00
(25/34): nss-softokn-freebl-3.44.0-2.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                          1.6 MB/s | 215 kB     00:00
(26/34): nss-3.44.0-2.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                         1.1 MB/s | 633 kB     00:00
(27/34): nss-sysinit-3.44.0-2.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                 538 kB/s |  20 kB     00:00
(28/34): nss-util-3.44.0-2.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                    1.1 MB/s |  83 kB     00:00
(29/34): vim-X11-8.1.1359-1.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                                   1.4 MB/s | 1.5 MB     00:01
(30/34): vim-filesystem-8.1.1359-1.fc30.noarch.rpm                                                                                                            632 kB/s |  29 kB     00:00
(31/34): vim-enhanced-8.1.1359-1.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                              1.1 MB/s | 1.4 MB     00:01
(32/34): vim-minimal-8.1.1359-1.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                               1.6 MB/s | 564 kB     00:00
(33/34): kernel-modules-5.0.17-300.fc30.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                            1.1 MB/s |  28 MB     00:24
(34/34): google-chrome-stable-74.0.3729.169-1.x86_64.rpm                                                                                                      3.6 MB/s |  56 MB     00:15
[DRPM 3/3] vim-common-8.1.1137-1.fc30_8.1.1359-1.fc30.x86_64.drpm: done
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                                                                                                                         3.8 MB/s | 135 MB     00:35
Delta RPMs reduced 141.8 MB of updates to 135.5 MB (4.1% saved)

Then it runs the transaction. First a check, then a test, then if they succeed, it runs it:

Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction


First upgrades/installs:

...
  Running scriptlet: google-chrome-stable-74.0.3729.169-1.x86_64                                                                                                                        22/68
  Upgrading        : google-chrome-stable-74.0.3729.169-1.x86_64                                                                                                                        22/68
  Running scriptlet: google-chrome-stable-74.0.3729.169-1.x86_64                                                                                                                        22/68
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start atd.service

...
  Running scriptlet: google-chrome-stable-74.0.3729.157-1.x86_64                                                                                                                        35/68

Then cleanups of older versions:

  Cleanup          : google-chrome-stable-74.0.3729.157-1.x86_64                                                                                                                        35/68
...

Verifies that everything is OK:

  ...
  Verifying        : google-chrome-stable-74.0.3729.169-1.x86_64                                                                                                                        63/68
  Verifying        : google-chrome-stable-74.0.3729.157-1.x86_64                                                                                                                        64/68...

Output from the tracer plugin: dnf-plugin-tracer tells you what services need to be restarted (this is why Gnome-software only updates on reboot:

You should restart:
  * Some applications using:
      sudo systemctl restart libvirtd
      sudo systemctl restart udisks2

  * These applications manually:
      QtWebEngineProcess --type=zygote --webengine-schemes=qrc:sLV --lang=en-GB
      dnf
      evolution-addressbook-factory
      evolution-alarm-notify
      evolution-calendar-factory
      evolution-source-registry
      gnome-calendar
      gnome-shell-calendar-server
      gsd-smartcard
      qutebrowser
      vimx
      zathura

Additionally to those process above, there are:
  - 1 processes requiring reboot

For more information run:
    sudo tracer -iat 1558470548.110805

Transaction summary:


Upgraded:
  createrepo_c-0.13.2-2.fc30.x86_64               createrepo_c-libs-0.13.2-2.fc30.x86_64          grub2-common-1:2.02-81.fc30.noarch             grub2-efi-ia32-1:2.02-81.fc30.x86_64
  grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot-1:2.02-81.fc30.x86_64     grub2-efi-x64-1:2.02-81.fc30.x86_64             grub2-efi-x64-cdboot-1:2.02-81.fc30.x86_64     grub2-pc-1:2.02-81.fc30.x86_64
  grub2-pc-modules-1:2.02-81.fc30.noarch          grub2-tools-1:2.02-81.fc30.x86_64               grub2-tools-efi-1:2.02-81.fc30.x86_64          grub2-tools-extra-1:2.02-81.fc30.x86_64
  grub2-tools-minimal-1:2.02-81.fc30.x86_64       hdparm-9.58-1.fc30.x86_64                       ibus-libpinyin-1.11.1-1.fc30.x86_64            ibus-libzhuyin-1.9.1-1.fc30.x86_64
  librepo-1.10.2-1.fc30.x86_64                    nautilus-3.32.1-2.fc30.x86_64                   nautilus-extensions-3.32.1-2.fc30.x86_64       nss-3.44.0-2.fc30.x86_64
  nss-softokn-3.44.0-2.fc30.x86_64                nss-softokn-freebl-3.44.0-2.fc30.x86_64         nss-sysinit-3.44.0-2.fc30.x86_64               nss-util-3.44.0-2.fc30.x86_64
  vim-X11-2:8.1.1359-1.fc30.x86_64                vim-common-2:8.1.1359-1.fc30.x86_64             vim-enhanced-2:8.1.1359-1.fc30.x86_64          vim-filesystem-2:8.1.1359-1.fc30.noarch
  vim-minimal-2:8.1.1359-1.fc30.x86_64            google-chrome-stable-74.0.3729.169-1.x86_64

Installed:
  kernel-5.0.17-300.fc30.x86_64           kernel-core-5.0.17-300.fc30.x86_64           kernel-modules-5.0.17-300.fc30.x86_64           kernel-modules-extra-5.0.17-300.fc30.x86_64

Removed:
  kernel-5.0.11-300.fc30.x86_64           kernel-core-5.0.11-300.fc30.x86_64           kernel-modules-5.0.11-300.fc30.x86_64           kernel-modules-extra-5.0.11-300.fc30.x86_64

Complete!

All done!