Fedora 26: Install Fedora 26

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Table of Contents

• 1. Install Fedora 26
• 2. Upgrade from Fedora 25 to Fedora 26

1 Install Fedora 26

Download Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-26-1.5.iso from download.fedoraproject.org.

Boot machine with Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-64-1.5.iso. Select "Start Fedora-Workstation-Live 26".

Select "Install to Hard Drive".

Select language.

If you choose your country language, keyboard layout will be valid to your keyboard. If you don't choose your country laungage, you need select keyboard layout with selecting "KEYBOARD".

Select "INSTALLATION DESTINATION" after keyboard setting.

Select install device on "Local Standard Disks". Fedora will split /home from / when the device has enough size. Splitting /home from / is useful for backup /home. But you do not backup /home, select "Custom" at "Storage Configuration" and click "Done"

Select "Click here to create them automatically".

Remove /home with under minus icon.

Input large value to "Desired Capacity" of /, focus to /boot and focus to /. The volume size of /home is appended to /.

Select "Done".

Select "Accept Changes".

Select "Begin Installation".

Installation is starting. Input root password and add user.

Installation is completed. Select "Quit".

Reboot machine with power button at the upper right. Remove install media on poweroff.

Login menu is displayed.

Login is completed with added user.

2 Upgrade from Fedora 25 to Fedora 26

Update packages of Fedora 25 and reboot.

$ sudo dnf update -y
$ sudo dnf upgrade -y
$ sudo reboot

Upgrade to Fedora 26. If running command via SSH, SSH will be disconnected. But upgrade will be continued on local console.

$ sudo dnf install -y dnf-plugin-system-upgrade
$ sudo dnf system-upgrade -y download --refresh --releasever=26
$ sudo dnf system-upgrade reboot