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.TH "DNF5-SYSTEM-UPGRADE" "8" "Sep 06, 2026" "" "dnf5"
.SH NAME
dnf5-system-upgrade \- System-Upgrade Command
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBdnf5 system\-upgrade <subcommand> [options]\fP
.SH DESCRIPTION
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The \fBsystem\-upgrade\fP command is used to upgrade the system to a new major release. First, the \fBdownload\fP subcommand downloads packages while the system is running normally. Then, the \fBreboot\fP subcommand reboots the system into a minimal \(dqoffline\(dq environment to apply the upgrades.
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\fBdnf5 system\-upgrade\fP is a recommended way to upgrade a system to a new major release. Before you proceed, ensure that your system is fully upgraded (\fBdnf5 \-\-refresh upgrade\fP).
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\fBsystem\-upgrade\fP shares many subcommands with the offline subcommand \%<#\:offline-command-ref-label>\&.
.SH SUBCOMMANDS
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.B \fBclean\fP
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See \fBdnf5\-offline(8)\fP, Offline command \%<#\:offline-command-ref-label>
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.B \fBdownload\fP
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Downloads all packages needed to upgrade to a new major release and checks that they can be installed.
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.B \fBlog\fP
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See \fBdnf5\-offline(8)\fP, Offline command \%<#\:offline-command-ref-label>
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.B \fBreboot\fP
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See \fBdnf5\-offline(8)\fP, Offline command \%<#\:offline-command-ref-label>
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.SH OPTIONS
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.B \fB\-\-releasever=<version>\fP
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Required. The version to upgrade to. Sets \fB$releasever\fP in all enabled repos. Usually a number, or \fBrawhide\fP\&.
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.B \fB\-\-no\-downgrade\fP
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Behave like \fBdnf5 update\fP: do not install packages from the new release if they are older than what is currently installed. This is the opposite of the default behavior, which behaves like \fBdnf5 distro\-sync\fP, always installing packages from the new release, even if they are older than the currently\-installed version.
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.B \fB\-\-allowerasing\fP
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Allow removing of installed packages to resolve any potential dependency problems.
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.B \fB\-\-number=<boot number>\fP
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See \fBdnf5\-offline(8)\fP, Offline command \%<#\:offline-command-ref-label>
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.B \fB\-\-poweroff\fP
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See \fBdnf5\-offline(8)\fP, Offline command \%<#\:offline-command-ref-label>
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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See \fBdnf5\-offline(8)\fP, Offline command \%<#\:offline-command-ref-label>\&.
.SH EXAMPLES
.SS Typical upgrade usage
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\fBdnf5 \-\-refresh upgrade\fP
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\fBdnf5 system\-upgrade download \-\-releasever 40\fP
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\fBdnf5 system\-upgrade reboot\fP
.SS Show logs from last upgrade attempt
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\fBdnf5 system\-upgrade log \-\-number=\-1\fP
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBdnf5\-offline(8)\fP, Offline command \%<#\:offline-command-ref-label>
\%<https://\:www\:.freedesktop\:.org/\:wiki/\:Software/\:systemd/\:SystemUpdates>
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.SH Author
See AUTHORS.md in dnf5 source distribution.
.SH Copyright
Contributors to the dnf5 project.
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