{"id":135324,"date":"2025-10-28T13:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fedoramagazine.org\/?p=42681"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:56:28","slug":"how-to-rebase-to-fedora-linux-43-on-silverblue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/10\/28\/how-to-rebase-to-fedora-linux-43-on-silverblue\/","title":{"rendered":"How to rebase to Fedora Linux 43 on Silverblue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how-to-rebase-to-fedora-linux-43-on-silverblue.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin: auto;margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fedora Silverblue is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.fedoraproject.org\/en-US\/fedora-silverblue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an operating system for your desktop built&nbsp;on Fedora Linux<\/a>. It\u2019s excellent for daily use, development, and container-based workflows. It offers&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fedoramagazine.org\/give-fedora-silverblue-a-test-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">numerous advantages<\/a>&nbsp;such as being able to roll back in case of any problems. If you want to rebase to Fedora Linux 43 on your Fedora Silverblue system, this article tells you how. It not only shows you what to do, but also how to revert things if something unforeseen happens.<\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"more-42681\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Update your existing system<\/h2>\n<p>Prior to actually doing the rebase to Fedora Linux 43, you should apply any pending updates. Enter the following in the terminal:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">$ rpm-ostree update<\/pre>\n<p>or install updates through GNOME Software and reboot.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h2>\n<p>rpm-ostree is the underlying atomic technology that all the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fedoramagazine.org\/introducing-fedora-atomic-desktops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fedora Atomic Desktops<\/a>&nbsp;use. The techniques described here for Silverblue will apply to all of them with proper modifications for the appropriate desktop.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rebasing using GNOME Software<\/h2>\n<p>GNOME Software shows you that there is new version of Fedora Linux available on the Updates screen.<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6946e960b37be&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how-to-rebase-to-fedora-linux-43-on-silverblue.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42682\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">    <\/button><\/figure>\n<p>First thing to do is download the new image, so select the&nbsp;<em>Download<\/em>&nbsp;button. This will take some time. When it is done you will see that the update is ready to install.<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6946e960b3d17&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how-to-rebase-to-fedora-linux-43-on-silverblue-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42683\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">    <\/button><\/figure>\n<p>Select the\u00a0<em>Restart &amp; Upgrade<\/em>\u00a0button. This step will take only a few moments and the computer will restart when the update has completed. After the restart you will end up in a new and shiny release of Fedora Linux 43. Easy, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rebasing using terminal<\/h2>\n<p>If you prefer to do everything in a terminal, then this part of the guide is for you.<\/p>\n<p>Rebasing to Fedora Linux 43 using the terminal is easy. First, check if the 43 branch is available:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">$ ostree remote refs fedora<\/pre>\n<p>You should see the following in the output:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">fedora:fedora\/43\/x86_64\/silverblue<\/pre>\n<p>If you want to pin the current deployment (meaning that this deployment will stay as an option in GRUB until you remove it), you can do this by running this command:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># 0 is entry position in rpm-ostree status<br \/>$ sudo ostree admin pin 0<\/pre>\n<p>To remove the pinned deployment use the following command:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># 2 is entry position in rpm-ostree status <br \/>$ sudo ostree admin pin --unpin 2<\/pre>\n<p>Next, rebase your system to the Fedora Linux 43 branch.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">$ rpm-ostree rebase fedora:fedora\/43\/x86_64\/silverblue<\/pre>\n<p>Finally, the last thing to do is restart your computer and boot to Fedora Linux 43.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to roll back<\/h2>\n<p>If anything bad happens (for instance, if you can\u2019t boot to Fedora Linux 43 at all) it\u2019s easy to go back. At boot time, pick the entry in the GRUB menu for the version prior to Fedora Linux 43 and your system will start in that previous version rather than Fedora Linux 43. If you don\u2019t see the GRUB menu, try to press ESC during boot. To make the change to the previous version permanent, use the following command:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">$ rpm-ostree rollback<\/pre>\n<p>That\u2019s it. Now you know how to rebase Fedora Silverblue to Fedora Linux 43 and roll back. So why not do it today?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Known Issues<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discussion.fedoraproject.org\/t\/pam-lastlog-change-crashing-gdm\/164467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PAM Lastlog change crashing gdm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Because there are similar questions in comments for each blog about rebasing to newer version of Silverblue I will try to answer them in this section.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question: Can I skip versions during rebase of Fedora? For example from Fedora 40 Silverblue to Fedora 43 Silverblue?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Answer: Although it could sometimes be possible to skip versions during rebase, it is not recommended. You should always update to one version above (40-&gt;41-&gt;42-&gt;43 for example) to avoid unnecessary errors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question: I have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rpmfusion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rpm-fusion<\/a>&nbsp;layered and I get errors during rebase. How should I do the rebase?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Answer: If you have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rpmfusion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rpm-fusion<\/a>&nbsp;layered on your Silverblue installation, you should do the following before rebase:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">$ rpm-ostree update --uninstall rpmfusion-free-release --uninstall rpmfusion-nonfree-release --install rpmfusion-free-release --install rpmfusion-nonfree-release<\/pre>\n<p>After doing this you can follow the guide in this blog post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question: Could this guide be used for other ostree editions (Fedora Atomic Desktops) as well like Kinoite, Sericea (Sway Atomic), Onyx (Budgie Atomic),\u2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, you can follow the&nbsp;<em>Rebasing using the terminal<\/em>&nbsp;part of this guide for every Fedora Atomic Desktop. Just use the corresponding branch. For example, for Kinoite use&nbsp;<kbd>fedora:fedora\/43\/x86_64\/kinoite<\/kbd><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fedora Silverblue is&nbsp;an operating system for your desktop built&nbsp;on Fedora Linux. It\u2019s excellent for daily use, development, and container-based workflows. It offers&nbsp;numerous advantages&nbsp;such as being able to roll back in case of any problems. If you want to rebase to Fedora Linux 43 on your Fedora Silverblue system, this article tells you how. 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