Fedora Linux Might Drop Incremental Upgrades, Let Users Skip a Release | Linux Today

Fedora Linux Might Drop Incremental Upgrades, Let Users Skip a Release

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Marius Nestor
Jan 16, 2016

No one complained about this before, though we have to admit that it is a bit strange, mostly because that’s how GNU/Linux operating systems work. You either upgrade to the next in line release or do a fresh install. This is also the case for other operating systems out there, including Mac OS X and iOS. You can’t skip a version when upgrading.

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Marius Nestor

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