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Upgrade Rock/5.0 to Rock/6.0 (April 23, 2025)

2025-04-24T02:48:34Z

OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Rock The Spring Release (April 22,2025)

2025-04-24T02:44:08Z

Rock/5.0 major upgrade expected

2024-12-29T17:24:21Z

Rock users attention please:
A major upgrade preparatory to upcoming OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 release is expected in the coming days. Instructions will be published at the forum.
Stay tuned.

Big ROME upgrade (2024-12-25)

2024-12-25T23:45:15Z

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ROME(rolling) upgrade should be safe to proceed (2024-11-24)

2024-11-24T23:40:08Z

Rock users may want to pay attention to this or better yet test this as this is close to what will be the next Rock/5.1/6.0 release.

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ROME/rolling special instructions to upgrade sof-firmware-2024.03-1

2024-05-04T19:29:58Z

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Upgrading/distro-sync ROME (2024-04-20)

2024-04-20T17:46:47Z

Latest ROME/rolling package upgrade is complete. It is now safe for user to dsync or disto-sync their ROME/rolling system. There are special instructions for OMLx VirtualBox users to avoid upgrading to virtualbox-7.0.16-1. Please read the instructions in the link provided.

Upgrading/distro-sync ROME (2024-03-28)

2024-03-28T17:38:09Z

Very important to read this article. The ROME upgrade is more involved this time.

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Major upgrade for ROME Febuary 25

2024-02-25T23:21:56Z

ROME users attention please:

The process to copy cooker repositories to rolling (ROME) will begin soon.
We suggest to not update the system or install software until it's finished.

We'll keep you informed when it will be the time to perform distro-sync again.

The command that you will have to run in console is:
sudo dnf clean all ; sudo dnf --allowerasing dsync

As always when using --allowerasing pay attention to what packages are removed and write down the names of any you may wish to install again. Ususally there won't be any as what should be removed are packages that were renamed and so forth.

Comments and feedback:
Open new topic, with a descriptive title, in Support category.

Thanks.

Note: If you see any dialog about any configuration file changing please read the message. Usually the default choice is the safe choice. The files /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group, /etc/gshadow >>> always keep the existing file of those. If you select to use the new file you will get an empty file and lose your users, groups, and passwords.

Upgrading Rock/4.3 to Rock/5.0

2023-11-25T13:39:11Z

A fresh install is always preferred over a system (distribution) upgrade. Always, always, always.

Quote from wise contributor:

“You will find that backup your data and doing a fresh install will result in more quicker and less troublesome outcome than to try distribution (system) upgrade (distro-sync or dsync) and spend ages to fix what can go wrong, not speaking of leftovers and every sort of junk that may got collected over the time. And having to do a fresh install anyway.”

Users can upgrade their system if they follow the instructions exactly and if the user is willing to deal with any issue arising from users own customization of their system. It's impossible for other people to know how to fix your own customization so be aware that you will need to get that sorted by yourself. It is much wiser to back up any data, files, ect. you wish to keep and do a fresh install.

Rock 5.0 ISOs available for testing

2023-11-04T17:25:59Z

A fresh install is always preferred over a system upgrade. Always, always, always.

There is also possibility to upgrade Rock/4.3 to Rock/5.0 but there are key points that must be followed. Users need to read and understand all aspects in the following posts:

Rock/4.3 users get ready for 5.0

Upgrading Rock/4.3 to Rock/5.0

Major upgrade for ROME November 2

2023-11-02T18:51:36Z

It is a biggie!

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OK to upgrade ROME again (read this!)

2023-08-07T16:04:01Z

It is OK to upgrade your ROME system now if you follow the recommended instructions.

Please read the forum article and related links.

ROME major upgrade expected

2023-07-31T02:46:54Z

ROME users attention please:

The process to copy cooker repositories to rolling (ROME) is going to start.
We suggest to not update the system or install software until it's finished.

We'll keep you informed when it will be the time to perform distro-sync again.
Stay tuned.

RESOLVED: Problem with OM Mirrors and workaround

2023-04-22T22:04:07Z

The Mirrorbits manager was having a connection problem. This issue is now resolved. More details in the forum article.

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Warning: upcoming cooker breakage

2023-04-11T09:48:12Z

The Qt update that's currently running will break KDE and LXQt until rebuilds are done (shouldn't take more than a day or two).
But when the qt5-qtbase build is published, it's better to hold off on updating cooker until related builds are done.

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LXQt Desktop is back in ROME and Cooker

2023-03-06T03:10:33Z

An excellent choice for users with older hardware or users that want a lighter desktop.

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Driverless scanning for OMLx

2023-03-01T04:04:38Z

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Driverless printing for OMLx

2023-03-01T04:02:42Z

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OpenMandriva Lx for ARM OCI Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Instances

2023-02-02T09:38:12Z

OpenMandriva Lx for ARM OCI Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Instances
https://cloudmarketplace.oracle.com/marketplace/en_US/listing/130596080/