# Upgrading from Fedora 41 to Fedora 42

If someone were to ask me which Linux distro has provided the best desktop experience, I wouldn't hesitate to answer: Fedora Workstation 41. Seriously, Fedora 41 has been a real pleasure to use - it's been as close to perfect as I could have hoped for.

That said, I think it’s understandable that I felt a bit nervous or cautious about upgrading to Fedora 42. These nervy feelings were intensified by the fact that I'm currently in the middle of working on a large project and I cannot afford any downtime to fix any system issues caused by a borked upgrade.

I did it anyway.

Thankfully, as with the [upgrade from 40 to 41](https://blog.philipnewborough.co.uk/posts/upgrading-from-fedora-40-to-fedora-41), the process was straightforward and trouble free, as I mentioned in a [status update](https://indieweb.social/@corenominal/114347965409050716):

> Daily driver (Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 3) upgraded to Fedora 42. No issues to speak of. I love that I can do a release upgrade and then just get on with my day. Perfect.

## The upgrade process

The upgrade process is fairly straightforward and when performed via a terminal, it consists of 3 commands.

### Step 1 - Update system and reboot

Issue the following command:

```
sudo dnf --refresh upgrade && sudo reboot
```

### Step 2 - Fetch packages for new release

Issue the following command:

```
sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=42
```

### Step 3 - Reboot and install the new packages

Issue the command:

```
sudo dnf5 offline reboot
```  

Done.  
I'm hoping Fedora 42 proves to be as good as its predecessor.