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Chapter 18. Your Next Steps

Fedora provides you with a complete operating system with a vast range of capabilities, supported by a large community.

18.1. Updating Your System

The Fedora Project releases updated software packages for Fedora throughout the support period of each version. Updated packages add new features, improve reliability, resolve bugs, or remove security vulnerabilities. To ensure the security of your system, update regularly, and as soon as possible after a security announcement is issued. Refer to Section 18.2, “Subscribing to Fedora Announcements and News” for information on the Fedora announcements services.

A new update applet, called puplet , reminds you of updates when they are available. The puplet applet is installed by default in Fedora. It checks for software updates from all configured repositories, and runs as a background service. It generates a notification message on the desktop if updates are found, and you can click the message to update your system's software.

To update your system with the latest packages manually, use the Software Updater :

  1. Choose Applications System Tools Software Updater .

  2. When prompted, enter the root password.

  3. Review the list of updated packages. The package list displays a double arrow next to any updates that require a system reboot to take effect.

  4. Click Apply Updates to begin the update process.

  5. If one or more updates require a system reboot, the update process displays a dialog with the option to Reboot Now . Either select this option to reboot the system immediately, or Cancel it and reboot the system at a more convenient time.

To update packages from the command-line, use the yum utility. Type this command to begin a full update of your system with yum:


su -c 'yum update'

Enter the root password when prompted.

Refer to https://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/ for more information on yum.

[Note] Network Connection Required

Ensure that your system has an active network connection before you run the Software Updater , or the yum utility. The update process downloads information and packages from a network of servers.

If your Fedora system has a permanent network connection, you may choose to enable daily system updates. To enable automatic updates, follow the instructions on the webpage https://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/sn-updating-your-system.html.

 
 

 
 
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