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title: How to update channel title: How to update channel
description: description:
published: true published: true
date: 2020-04-28T08:43:38.568Z date: 2020-04-28T08:52:21.886Z
tags: documentation, howto, user-guide, advanced tags: documentation, howto, user-guide, advanced
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A 'Rolling' user should be able to use command line and know basics of [dnf](/en/doc/using-dnf) package manager. A 'Rolling' user should be able to use command line and know basics of [dnf](/en/doc/using-dnf) package manager.
Also the user needs to read and understand [OpenMandriva Release Plan and Repositories](/en/doc/release-plan-and-repositories). Also the user needs to read and understand [OpenMandriva Release Plan and Repositories](/en/doc/release-plan-and-repositories).
To upgrade to Rolling open Software Repository Selector (`om-repo-picker`) and go to the very first section 'Update channel'. To upgrade to Rolling:
Select 'Rolling' from drop-down menu, confirm by click on OK and when prompted enter your root password. This will take a while so be patient. - Open Software Repository Selector (`om-repo-picker`)
Application menu > Software Repository Selector
![repositories01.jpg](/images/repositories01.jpg)
You can also select OpenMandriva repo-picker in OM Welcome
![repositories07.jpg](/images/repositories07.jpg)
- Go to the very first section 'Update channel'.
![repositories02.jpg](/images/repositories02.jpg)
- Select 'Rolling' from drop-down menu, confirm by click on OK and when prompted enter your root password. This will take a while so be patient.
By this action you have now changed the repositories from Rock to Rolling so you want to perform a system upgrade (`distro-sync`). By this action you have now changed the repositories from Rock to Rolling so you want to perform a system upgrade (`distro-sync`).
To upgrade your system open Konsole and run the commands: - To upgrade your system open Konsole and run the commands:
``` ```
$ sudo dnf clean all ; dnf clean all $ sudo dnf clean all ; dnf clean all
$ sudo dnf --allowerasing distro-sync $ sudo dnf --allowerasing distro-sync