Update Fedora Linux

Update Fedora Linux

Update Fedora Linux

Updating Fedora Linux can be as easy as a simple command, login and su to root

yum update on Fedora showing the total download size and the confirmation prompt

do yum update

Answering y to download the Fedora update packages

This will retrieve a list of packages/dependencies that your system will need to be fully patched, go ahead and hit y

yum downloading the Fedora update packages

downloading……

Be aware of kernel updates

yum downloading a new Fedora kernel package during the update

These are major system changes (and require a reboot to run the newest kernel) or unless you are using ksplice

List of Fedora packages updated by yum

Installing…..

yum update finished with the updated Fedora packages listed

That’s It!

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Related guides: Patching and Installing Updates on CentOS | Install Ksplice on Linux Mint

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