Fedora, unlike Ubuntu with apt-get, uses yum to update it’s software. Run the following as root (either by logging in as root or using su in front of the command):
yum update
You will see a list of the updated packages and a confirmation at the end. On our test system it looks like this:
Transaction Summary
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Install 3 Packages (+ 6 Dependent packages)
Upgrade 97 Packages (+157 Dependent packages)Total size: 332 M
Total download size: 275 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]:
If you are happy with the listed upgrades and/or new installations hit ‘y’ to update!