2018-05-03, 07:31 AM
Fedora 28
Release date: 1st May 2018
What's New
- Third-Party Repositories
- Improved battery life
- GNOME 3.28
- Thunderbolt support
- Improved emoji support
- GNOME Photos
- VirtualBox Guest Additions now default
- Streamlined Installation
- Much more..
Using the command line
This method is the recommended and supported way to upgrade from Fedora 27 to Fedora 28. Using this plugin will make your upgrade to Fedora 28 simple and easy.
1. Update software and back up your system
Before you do anything, you will want to make sure you have the latest software for Fedora 27 before beginning the upgrade process. To update your software, use GNOME Software or enter the following command in a terminal.
Code:
sudo dnf upgrade --refreshAdditionally, make sure you back up your system before proceeding.
2. Install the DNF plugin
Code:
sudo dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade3. Start the update with DNF
Now that your system is up-to-date, backed up, and you have the DNF plugin installed, you can begin the upgrade by using the following command in a terminal:
Code:
sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=28This command will begin downloading all of the upgrades for your machine locally to prepare for the upgrade. If you have issues when upgrading because of packages without updates, broken dependencies, or retired packages, add the ‐‐allowerasing flag when typing the above command. This will allow DNF to remove packages that may be blocking your system upgrade.
4. Reboot and upgrade
Once the previous command finishes downloading all of the upgrades, your system will be ready for rebooting. To boot your system into the upgrade process, type the following command in a terminal:
Code:
sudo dnf system-upgrade rebootYour system will restart after this. Many releases ago, the fedup tool would create a new option on the kernel selection / boot screen. With the dnf-plugin-system-upgrade package, your system reboots into the current kernel installed for Fedora 27; this is normal. Shortly after the kernel selection screen, your system begins the upgrade process.
Now might be a good time for a coffee break! Once it finishes, your system will restart and you’ll be able to log in to your newly upgraded Fedora 28 system.
