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    • jmooreJ
      jmoore
      last edited by

      I am getting the message :

      " failed to synchronize cache for repo 'updates' "

      on a friend's machine when I try to update. Evidently this is what he got too. It is Fedora 24 it looks like with kernel version 4.6.5-300.

      I have tried general updates, upgrading the dnf plugin itself, and just tried go to version 25 without upgrading. So far all has failed with same message. Going to try messing with repos next.

      Anyone have any ideas?

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      • travisdh1T
        travisdh1 @jmoore
        last edited by

        @jmoore Yes. Fedora current is 29, and 30 will be out soon. The repos for 24 and 25 have probably been depreciated and taken offline.

        My advice, for what it's worth, copy /home, reinstall OS, programs, users, and move the /home files back (may need to reassign permissions on the files as well.) Most desktop settings are included inside the user folder in /home, so everything seems to be the same after you're done.

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        • jmooreJ
          jmoore
          last edited by

          Think its a mirror issue. Dont think this one is responding. Looking up how to choose a different mirror.

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch @jmoore
            last edited by

            @jmoore said in Problems Updating:

            Think its a mirror issue. Dont think this one is responding. Looking up how to choose a different mirror.

            You likely will not find any mirrors for 24

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            • jmooreJ
              jmoore @JaredBusch
              last edited by

              @JaredBusch Your probably right. I'm guessing thats why my repos 'fedora' and 'updates' arent working but who knows. I always keep my stuff up to date so I never see this weird stuff.

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              • travisdh1T
                travisdh1 @jmoore
                last edited by travisdh1

                @jmoore said in Problems Updating:

                @JaredBusch Your probably right. I'm guessing thats why my repos 'fedora' and 'updates' arent working but who knows. I always keep my stuff up to date so I never see this weird stuff.

                The only reason I even know about Fedora turning off their repositories is from someone bringing me a laptop they never updated.

                If you look hard enough, some of the mirrors might still be available. I'd not recommend it tho.

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                • jmooreJ
                  jmoore @travisdh1
                  last edited by

                  @travisdh1 Yep same problem here, was just never updated.

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                  • travisdh1T
                    travisdh1 @jmoore
                    last edited by

                    @jmoore said in Problems Updating:

                    @travisdh1 Yep same problem here, was just never updated.

                    After that experience, I took to making a short script that does the system update once every 6 months. I at least tell the users and schedule it for a time they'd never be using it. That way I'm not relying on them clicking the box to install updates. Between that and dnf-automatic, they're never behind. (The script is literally @scottalanmiller 4 command to update Fedora from that thread.)

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
                      last edited by

                      Looks like this archive is still online...

                      https://pubmirror1.math.uh.edu/fedora-buffet/archive/fedora/linux/releases/24/Server/x86_64/os/

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                      • jmooreJ
                        jmoore @scottalanmiller
                        last edited by

                        @scottalanmiller Thanks! That goes in my fedora.repo file correct just under the [baseurl] line correct? Anywhere else so I do this right?

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                        • jmooreJ
                          jmoore
                          last edited by

                          Well I can update but still not upgrade. Thinking a repo issue also. Still working on it. I know I could just backup and reinstall Fedora but I'm stubborn and want to learn how to do this lol.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @jmoore
                            last edited by

                            @jmoore said in Problems Updating:

                            Well I can update but still not upgrade. Thinking a repo issue also. Still working on it. I know I could just backup and reinstall Fedora but I'm stubborn and want to learn how to do this lol.

                            It's a "one time" learn, though. Learning something that you can't use ever again is bad learning. Spend that time learning something repeatable.

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                            • IRJI
                              IRJ @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said in Problems Updating:

                              @jmoore said in Problems Updating:

                              Well I can update but still not upgrade. Thinking a repo issue also. Still working on it. I know I could just backup and reinstall Fedora but I'm stubborn and want to learn how to do this lol.

                              It's a "one time" learn, though. Learning something that you can't use ever again is bad learning. Spend that time learning something repeatable.

                              Not to mention that you are bound to come across struggles when upgrading so many versions at once. You are going down an unnecessary rabbit trail.

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                              • jmooreJ
                                jmoore
                                last edited by

                                Ok yeah you all were right, it was too much trouble going from one version to another. I got him updated to 25 then encountered the same problems all over again when trying to go to 26. Just different issues. So just backed up and rebuilt and done. Using dnf-automatic and rsync to keep things up to date and backed up. Thanks for the input all.

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                                • JaredBuschJ
                                  JaredBusch @jmoore
                                  last edited by

                                  @jmoore said in Problems Updating:

                                  Ok yeah you all were right, it was too much trouble going from one version to another. I got him updated to 25 then encountered the same problems all over again when trying to go to 26. Just different issues. So just backed up and rebuilt and done. Using dnf-automatic and rsync to keep things up to date and backed up. Thanks for the input all.

                                  You will still have to manually handle the distro upgrades twice a year

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                                  • jmooreJ
                                    jmoore @JaredBusch
                                    last edited by

                                    @JaredBusch Oh yes I know. I do that on my own. I'll remind him.

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