Chapter 17. Your Next Steps
Fedora provides you with a complete operating system with a vast
range of capabilities, supported by a large community.
17.1. 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 17.4, “Subscribing to Fedora Announcements and News” for information on the Fedora
announcements services.
An update applet reminds you of updates when they are available.
This 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
Update System:
Choose → → .
To review the list of updated packages, select
Review.
Click Update System to begin the update
process.
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.
If a reboot is not required the update will conclude with a
dialog that indicates that the System Update Completed and all
selected updates have been successfully installed as well as
a button to Close
Update System
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
.
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Network Connection Required |
Ensure that your system has an active network connection before
you run the Update Software tool, or the
yum utility. The update process downloads
information and packages from a network of servers.
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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.