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(Fedora 42) dnf update fails with 404 error

Application Affected
linux client
Device
Fedora 42 qubes vm
Operating System/Browser (if using the web)
Fedora 42
Dropbox App Version (if using the app)

nautilus-dropbox.x86_64 2025.05.20-1.fc42 @commandline

Question or Issue

dnf update is not working. It's giving me a 404 error from a dropbox url. As you can see in the error message, it is trying to download a fc43 rpm even though it is in a fedora 42 location, and even though I have fc42 installed. It confuses me why it would try to get a rpm for a different OS, and if that's what my problem is, I still have no idea how to fix it. Please help, my system software is 2 weeks out of date.

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>>> Status code: 404 for http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/42/x86_64/nautilus-dropbox-2025.05.20-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm (IP: 127.0.0.1) - http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/42/x86_64/nautilus-dropbox-2025.05.20-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm                      >
>>> Status code: 404 for http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/42/x86_64/nautilus-dropbox-2025.05.20-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm (IP: 127.0.0.1) - http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/42/x86_64/nautilus-dropbox-2025.05.20-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm                      >
>>> Status code: 404 for http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/42/x86_64/nautilus-dropbox-2025.05.20-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm (IP: 127.0.0.1) - http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/42/x86_64/nautilus-dropbox-2025.05.20-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm                      >
>>> Status code: 404 for http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/42/x86_64/nautilus-dropbox-2025.05.20-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm (IP: 127.0.0.1) - http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/42/x86_64/nautilus-dropbox-2025.05.20-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm                      >
>>> No more mirrors to try - All mirrors were already tried without success                                                                                                                                                                     >
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>>> Interrupted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 >
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Failed to download packages
 Librepo error: Cannot download x86_64/nautilus-dropbox-2025.05.20-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm: All mirrors were tried

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Walter

Hey @likerfoxl - thanks for letting us know about this.

I'm not quite sure why this is happening, so let me check with the team and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Let me know if you have anything else to ask or add in the meantime.

dvryltsov

Starting with Fedora version 37, update packages don't work, most likely due to a change in the Dropbox repository structure.

Here's an example:

https://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/36/x86_64/ - OK (There are two supported architectures: i386 and x86_64)

Starting with version 37, https://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/37/ No supported architectures, only repodata.

For DNF/Yum, the presence of arch is mandatory and cannot be overridden with variables. Updating doesn't work with Fedora version 37; only initial installations.

As a result, dnf looks for files in http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/42/x86_64/nautilus-dropbox-2025.05.20-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm where they don't exist and gets a 404 error.

Jay

Hi @likerfoxl, @dvryltsov, I've sent you both separate emails, please could you reply to them when you get a chance?

cge

This is similarly happening for me with a clean Fedora 43 installation, so it does not seem to be 42-specific.

@dvryltsov : for 42 specifically, there is an architecture directory. There is only a repomd for 43. For both, most of the files in repomd return 404, however.

For the time being, I was able to work around the problem by manually downloading and installing the fc43 rpm that is, for some reason, in https://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/42/x86_64/ .

likerfoxl

manually installing the latest version fixed things for me