How to upgrade your Fedora Linux system to the latest release with DNF system-upgrade
Article updated 05/20/2024.
Upgrading any operating system to a new release version can be time-consuming and fraught with problems. Fedora 40 was released very recently and I used these easy steps to upgrade all twelve of my home systems. It was easy and all went well.
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An introduction to Linux network routing
Every computer attached to a network requires some type of routing instructions for network TCP/IP packets when they leave the local host. This is usually very straightforward because most network environments are very simple and there are only two options for departing packets.
But that’s not always the case. Learn how to create a router with your Linux computer.
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