Fedora 37: How to upgrade to the latest beta version
If you don’t want to know what’s in store for Fedora 37, Jack Wallen is here to show you how to update your previous version to the latest beta version.
Okay, first let me say this: don’t do this on a machine that you depend on for productivity.
With that warning, let’s talk about Fedora 37 Beta. This upcoming version will include GNOME 43, a much improved file manager, improved support for web apps, a new system menu and a new device security window. Given how amazing Fedora 36 was, logic would dictate that 37 will be nothing more than improvements on what many consider to be the best Linux distro out there.
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The official release of Fedora 37 is October 18, 2022. With that date fast approaching, rest assured that the state of Fedora 37 is ready for deployment. If you don’t want to get your hands on Fedora 37, you can either download and install the OS from the daily builds, or simply update your current install. I went ahead and tested the upgrade and found it to be pretty rock solid.
What you need to upgrade to Fedora 37
To successfully update to the latest Fedora beta, you need a running instance of Fedora—preferably Fedora 36—and a user with sudo privileges.
How to update to Fedora 37 Beta
Login to your instance of Fedora and open a terminal window. The first thing you need to do is update all currently installed software with the command:
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
After this command completes, you need to install the DNF upgrade plugin with:
sudo dnf install dnf-plugin-system-upgrade -y
When this plugin has been installed, we need to inform DNF that we want to download the Fedora 37 version with:
sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=37
This command will take a long time to run, so you can either sit back and watch the output fly by or do something else until it’s complete.
Finally, after everything is downloaded, restart the computer using the restart option as follows:
sudo dnf system-upgrade reboot
Again, you’ll have to wait for the upgrade to complete. As with the 37 download process, this will take some time. However, once the above command is completed, you will be presented with the login screen where you can log into Fedora and enjoy the 37 beta version.
Keep in mind that you should do this on a non-production computer for testing purposes. While I have found the Fedora 37 beta to be very reliable, you may wish to wait until the official release is available and either reinstall or upgrade when prompted by the system.
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