Hello I’m trying to update from f41 to f42 by using sudo dnf as advised. sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=42 However after the step where it says it successfully imported the key, I receive the error message "Transaction failed: Rpm transaction failed. installing package kernel-…

Delete an old kernel to free some space, then try again.

I’ve removed some kernels ( Upgrading Fedora Linux Using DNF System Plugin :: Fedora Docs ) and attempted to clean-up old packages ( Upgrading Fedora Linux Using DNF System Plugin :: Fedora Docs ) but I still receive over 450 messages like the ones below. Transaction failed: Rpm transaction failed. i…

Hi, thank you. That looks a helpful link. I will try these out

I’ve been able to add some extra space to my btrfs now. The advice from the links is probably obvious to seasoned linux users but here is my simplified version in case it is of any help to others (or in case I have done something obviously inadvisable!) Check space available in the root file sys…

"Rpm transaction failed" message when trying to upgrade to f42

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"Rpm transaction failed" message when trying to upgrade to f42

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