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Merge #650 Instructions on how to upgrade using gnome-software

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With that in mind, if you do have an end-of-life release installed on a system you cannot just discard or re-deploy, you upgrade using xref:upgrading-fedora-offline.adoc[DNF System Upgrade]. Note that upgrades are only tested from the two previous releases.
=== Upgrading to a pre-release version using Gnome Software
Upgrading to pre-released versions of Fedora can be enabled in Gnome software using the following command:
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gsettings set org.gnome.software show-upgrade-prerelease true
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If the upgrade banner does not show after executing that command, terminating the gnome-software process may be necessary.
Once the upgrade is complete, it is highly recommended to disable that function so you do not get unwanted future pre-releases. Running the same command in reverse accomplishes that:
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gsettings set org.gnome.software show-upgrade-prerelease false
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=== Upgrading using the Fedora installer (anaconda)?
Fedora releases up to Fedora 17 included upgrade functionality in the Fedora installer, anaconda.