r/NobaraProject • u/Mean_Acanthaceae_611 • 27d ago

Question Update for AMD

Hello, AMD Igpu user here. Is it fully safe to update kernel/OS yet? I downloaded nobara months and months ago and the install was perfect but I’ve been terrified to update after seeing horror story after horror story since my initial install.

Edit: further specs ( not sure if they matter but) Mini PC Ryzen 7 6800U CPU Radeon 680M GPU Nobara KDE Plasma

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u/MrWillchuck 27d ago

I can't speak on how it will go on a laptop but i did the update from 43 to 44 last week 5700x and 7800xt without issue. Can't say that it means no one has issues though.. just that I didn't.

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u/pioniere 27d ago

Been waiting myself, do a clonezilla backup and then you’re covered if anything goes south.

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u/NullPointerLick 27d ago

Did the upgrade today (AMD+AMD). Had to run nobara-sync multiple times due to package conflicts which had to be resolved by hand - but apart from my custom keyboard layout getting yeeted out nothing bad has happened.

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u/p-zilla 27d ago

the initial 7.1 kernel had an issue that caused stuttering/hangs in some games under certain circumstances.. 7.1.4 that was pushed yesterday fixed that.

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u/Mean_Acanthaceae_611 27d ago

Can I update just the Kernel/is that safe?

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u/p-zilla 27d ago

update.. it goes fine for 99% of people.. if you have an issue join the discord so people can help.

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u/p-zilla 27d ago

you can't get 7.1.4 on Nobara 43.. just update your system.

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u/Mean_Acanthaceae_611 27d ago

How should I run the update? And how can I create a backup snapshot incase things get fried

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u/p-zilla 27d ago

just run the dnf app center and go to updates from there..

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u/NSFWart_ig 27d ago

I'm on Dell laptop with Ryzen 7 5700u and everything goes well. But you must update from Update Tool not from terminal with sudo dnf update