Fedora Desktop 33 Upgrade

Hello,
The dnf command
sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=33 -y --skip-broken

 command returns the following:
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64   15 kB/s |  18 kB     00:01    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64  142 kB/s |  16 MB     01:58    
Fedora 33 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        579  B/s | 989  B     00:01    
Fedora Modular 33 - x86_64                      4.2 kB/s |  25 kB     00:05    
Fedora Modular 33 - x86_64 - Updates            3.7 kB/s |  22 kB     00:06    
Fedora Modular 33 - x86_64 - Updates             52 kB/s | 2.1 MB     00:42    
Fedora 33 - x86_64 - Updates                     17 kB/s |  22 kB     00:01    
Fedora 33 - x86_64 - Updates                    126 kB/s |  20 MB     02:44    
Fedora 33 - x86_64                               58 kB/s |  25 kB     00:00    
RPM Fusion for Fedora 33 - Free - Updates       6.1 kB/s | 7.5 kB     00:01    
RPM Fusion for Fedora 33 - Free - Updates        56 kB/s | 371 kB     00:06    
RPM Fusion for Fedora 33 - Free                  17 kB/s | 7.5 kB     00:00    
RPM Fusion for Fedora 33 - Nonfree - Updates     25 kB/s | 7.6 kB     00:00    
RPM Fusion for Fedora 33 - Nonfree - Updates     10 kB/s |  60 kB     00:05    
RPM Fusion for Fedora 33 - Nonfree              1.3 kB/s | 7.6 kB     00:05    
vivaldi                                         383  B/s | 2.9 kB     00:07    
vivaldi                                         6.2 kB/s |  11 kB     00:01    
No match for group package "system-config-date"
No match for group package "mate-netspeed"
No match for group package "xchat"
No match for group package "mate-dialogs"
No match for group package "system-config-users"
No match for group package "powerpc-utils"
No match for group package "xfce4-icon-theme"
No match for group package "xorg-x11-drv-armsoc"
No match for group package "lsvpd"
No match for group package "NetworkManager-gnome"
No match for group package "smc-kalyani-fonts"
No match for group package "astloch-fonts"
No match for group package "scim-tables-additional"
No match for group package "inkboy-fonts"
No match for group package "senamirmir-washra-fantuwua-fonts"
No match for group package "senamirmir-washra-yebse-fonts"
No match for group package "chromium-libs-media-freeworld"
No match for group package "reeniebeanie-fonts"
No match for group package "google-croscore-symbolneu-fonts"
No match for group package "xorg-x11-drv-geode"
No match for group package "oflb-roadstencil-fonts"
No match for group package "senamirmir-washra-tint-fonts"
No match for group package "google-noto-sans-balinese-fonts"
No match for group package "carterone-fonts"
No match for group package "specialelite-fonts"
No match for group package "google-croscore-cousine-fonts"
No match for group package "sarai-fonts"
No match for group package "fedora-user-agent-chrome"
No match for group package "xorg-x11-drv-omap"
No match for group package "monofett-fonts"
No match for group package "ht-alegreya-smallcaps-fonts"
No match for group package "totem-nautilus"
No match for group package "oflb-sportrop-fonts"
No match for group package "kranky-fonts"
No match for group package "wallpoet-fonts"
No match for group package "min12xxw"
No match for group package "senamirmir-washra-hiwua-fonts"
No match for group package "ecolier-court-lignes-fonts"
No match for group package "fedora-release-notes"
No match for group package "scim-tables-chinese"
No match for group package "libva-vaapi-driver"
No match for group package "smc-raghumalayalam-fonts"
No match for group package "guestfs-browser"
No match for group package "stix-math-fonts"
No match for group package "scim-array"
No match for group package "tlomt-orbitron-fonts"
No match for group package "google-noto-sans-ui-fonts"
No match for group package "isight-firmware-tools"
No match for group package "cyreal-wireone-fonts"
No match for group package "kinput2"
No match for group package "WritRecogn"
No match for group package "labelleaurore-fonts"
No match for group package "google-croscore-tinos-fonts"
No match for group package "senamirmir-washra-jiret-fonts"
No match for group package "vt323-fonts"
No match for group package "uim-canna"
No match for group package "apanov-edrip-fonts"
No match for group package "bcm283x-firmware"
No match for group package "typemade-josefinsansstd-light-fonts"
No match for group package "google-croscore-arimo-fonts"
No match for group package "scim-chewing"
No match for group package "senamirmir-washra-yigezu-bisrat-gothic-fonts"
No match for group package "shadowsintolight-fonts"
No match for group package "senamirmir-washra-yigezu-bisrat-goffer-fonts"
No match for group package "oflb-icelandic-fonts"
No match for group package "senamirmir-washra-zelan-fonts"
No match for group package "paratype-pt-sans-caption-fonts"
No match for group package "oflb-brett-fonts"
No match for group package "senamirmir-washra-wookianos-fonts"
No match for group package "scim-tables-chinese-extra"
No match for group package "aldusleaf-crimson-text-fonts"
Error: 
 Problem: conflicting requests
  - nothing provides pexpect needed by yumex-3.0.17-1.el7.noarch
  - nothing provides dbus-python needed by yumex-3.0.17-1.el7.noarch
  - nothing provides urlgrabber needed by yumex-3.0.17-1.el7.noarch

Any idea how to fix it?
PS: this is not the first updgrade on my PC.
Thank you
Patrick

Hello @bulgroz and welcome to the community. Please read the #start-here category when you have the time.

First of all, you have the EPEL 7 repository that is intended for use with RHEL 7 and derivatives. It contains software already shipped in the Fedora repository. It is pointless to enable it on Fedora, AFAIK. What could happens with it, is that you could encounter dependency issues and that updates could go wrong.
Second, the yumex package was deprecated on Fedora some time ago.
What you can try is to dnf remove yumex (and possibly, remove the EPEL repository if you haven’t any valid reason to use it), then retry the upgrade.

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do dnf group list to see if the packages still exist.

Hello,
Thank you for reply.
Here is the command output:

Available Environment Groups:
   Fedora Custom Operating System
   Minimal Install
   Fedora Server Edition
   Fedora Workstation
   Fedora Cloud Server
   LXDE Desktop
   LXQt Desktop
   Cinnamon Desktop
   Sugar Desktop Environment
   Deepin Desktop
   Development and Creative Workstation
   Web Server
   Infrastructure Server
   Basic Desktop
Installed Environment Groups:
   KDE Plasma Workspaces
   Xfce Desktop
   MATE Desktop
Installed Groups:
   Administration Tools
   LibreOffice
   GNOME Desktop Environment
   Fonts
   Hardware Support
Available Groups:
   Backup Client
   Base
   Console internet tools
   Development tools
   General Purpose Desktop
   Graphical Administration Tools
   Hardware monitoring utilities
   Internet Applications
   Networking Tools
   Office Suite and Productivity
   Performance Tools
   Scientific support
   Smart card support
   System administration tools
   Technical Writing
   TurboGears application framework
   Web Servlet Engine
   3D Printing
   Audio Production
   Authoring and Publishing
   Books and Guides
   C Development Tools and Libraries
   Cloud Infrastructure
   Cloud Management Tools
   Compiz
   Container Management
   D Development Tools and Libraries
   Design Suite
   Development Tools
   Domain Membership
   Fedora Eclipse
   Editors
   Educational Software
   Electronic Lab
   Engineering and Scientific
   FreeIPA Server
   Headless Management
   MATE Applications
   Medical Applications
   Milkymist
   Network Servers
   Neuron Modelling Simulators
   Office/Productivity
   Python Classroom
   Python Science
   Robotics
   RPM Development Tools
   Security Lab
   Text-based Internet
   Window Managers
   Deepin Desktop Environment
   Graphical Internet
   KDE (K Desktop Environment)
   Games and Entertainment
   Sound and Video
   System Tools

Regards
Patrick

You are on Fedora 32, right?

After disabling the EPEL repos, before attempting the system-upgrade, I would do a sudo dnf distro-snyc.

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Hello,
Thank you for your reply.
I disabled EPEL and ran the “sudo sudo dnf distro-sync” which returned:
Last metadata expiration check: 2:51:32 ago on Tue 26 Jan 2021 06:49:16 AM CET.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!

Unfortunately, nothing has changed from the “system-upgrade” command:
No match for group package “typemade-josefinsansstd-light-fonts”
No match for group package “kinput2”
Error:
Problem: conflicting requests

  • nothing provides pexpect needed by yumex-3.0.17-1.el7.noarch
  • nothing provides dbus-python needed by yumex-3.0.17-1.el7.noarch
  • nothing provides urlgrabber needed by yumex-3.0.17-1.el7.noarch
    (try to add ‘–skip-broken’ to skip uninstallable packages)

Regards
Patrick

That’s what you need to do…

EDIT: Also remove all packages that originate from the epel repo: dnf list installed | grep @epel

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