From f1999c3e0f6d64613e70cf40509ca1c89a2f799e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petr Bokoc Date: May 09 2022 23:04:53 +0000 Subject: Issue 803 - separate var subvolume for Silverblue and Kinoite --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc index 352bbf6..484b842 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/Installation.adoc @@ -36,3 +36,11 @@ This improves installation experience for users who do not know and need to rely === Anaconda configuration file changes * You can now use the `btrfs` attribute in the `default_partitioning` configuration option to specify mount points that will be created only for the Btrfs scheme. + +== Other changes related to installation + +=== Fedora Silverblue and Kinoite now create separate subvolumes for /var + +When performing a fresh installation of Fedora Silverblue or Kinoite, the guided installation will automatically create a separate `var` Btrfs subvolume to be mounted at `/var`. This will allow it to be snapshot and rolled back independently from the `root` subvolume, which allows for an efficient way of backing variable system data. + +Upgrading an existing system will not create the new subvolume, only new installations will.