Fedora Version Upgrade

To upgrade a major version (43 to 44 in this example) you can use these commands.

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
sudo dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade
sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=44
sudo dnf5 offline reboot

• sudo dnf upgrade --refresh: Upgrade system with —refresh for ignoring local cache, downloading latest metadata
• sudo dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade: Plugin necessary for OS update
• sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=44: Download the required packages for system upate
• sudo dnf5 offline reboot: Installs the update.

BACKING UP HOME DIRECTORY IS HIGHLY SUGGESTED