#164 Add info on deleting dangling symlinks in dnf-system-upgrade.adoc
Merged 5 years ago by pbokoc. Opened 5 years ago by noloader.
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  *Only remove what you are sure you don't need*.

  ====

  

+ [[sect-clean-up-old-symlinks]]

+ === Clean-Up Old Symlinks

+ 

+ There may be some dangling symlinks in the filesystem after an upgrade. You can clean the dangling links by installing the symlinks utility and deleteing the old links.

+ 

+ [source,bash]

+ ----

+ sudo dnf install symlinks

+ ----

+ 

+ Once the utility is installed you can audit for broken symlinks like shown below. `-r` means recursive.

+ 

+ [source,bash]

+ ----

+ sudo symlinks -r /usr | grep dangling

+ ----

+ 

+ After you verify the list of broken symlinks you can delete them like shown below. `-d` means delete.

+ [source,bash]

+ ----

+ sudo symlinks -r -d /usr

+ ----

+ 

  [[sect-resolving-post-upgrade-issues]]

  == Resolving Post-Upgrade Issues

  

Add info on deleting dangling symlinks in dnf-system-upgrade.adoc

Looks good, thank you!

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