it seems that anaconda wants that anaconda's upgrade requires a version that is strictly older than current ie. one can't upgrade an alpha/bera or even same version I suggest the following http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/anaconda.git?p=anaconda.git;a=blob;f=installclasses/fedora.py;h=d3add70353030081f6028924ebbf667ed3a4af10;hb=HEAD#l112 - return newVer > oldVer and newVer - oldVer <= 2 + return newVer >= oldVer and newVer - oldVer <= 2 -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list