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docs: define and test the supported migration path from bluefin to dakotaΒ #680

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---## Problem
There is no documented or tested migration path for existing bluefin users to move to dakota. Specifically:

  • Is bootc switch from bluefin to dakota supported? If so, what are the prerequisites?
  • Is fresh install the only supported path? If so, what happens to user data?
  • Is there a rollback path if the migration fails?
  • What is the data preservation story (home directory, installed Flatpaks, dconf settings)?

projectbluefin/bluefin-lts:README.md explicitly documents that rebasing between families is unsupported and requires fresh installs. No equivalent documentation exists for bluefin β†’ dakota.

This ambiguity is a release risk: users will attempt migration without a supported path.

Needed

  1. Define the official migration policy: "fresh install only" OR "bootc switch supported with conditions"
  2. If fresh install: document data backup/restore expectations
  3. If bootc switch: test it in CI (at minimum in QEMU) and document prerequisites
  4. Add migration docs to the user-facing README

Found during factory gap analysis (2026-06-03).

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