you need to add these mounts to allow full function under a rescue boot+mnt+chroot. mount -o bind /proc /mnt/linux/proc mount -o bind /sys /mnt/linux/sys mount -o bind /dev /mnt/linux/dev mount -o bind /dev/pts /mnt/linux/dev/pts Typed from memory. I have done way too many live cd rescue boots. On Sat, Jun 1, 2024 at 10:56 AM Tom Horsley <horsley1953@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sat, 1 Jun 2024 17:33:19 +0200 > Patrick Dupre via users wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > To update a system installed on a specific partition that way? > > (after dnf update --refresh) > > mount /dev/sdx /mnt/linux > > chroot /mnt/linux > > dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=40 > > I wouldn't trust it. I'll often use chroot to download updates, > but to actually run them there are too many things I imagine need > a "real" system to apply the updates. All the stuff from /proc > and /sys that some updates might need aren't going to be there > in a chroot for one example. > -- > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue