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You can upgrade Fedora 11 directly  over the Internet using the various methods. Backup all your data (/home and other directories), config file and sql files and use tools such as rsync or tar to make backup to CD / DVD or other server.

Login as root user to perform upgrade.
Please Note: It is not possible to upgrade directly from Fedora 9 to Fedora 11. To upgrade Fedora 9 to Fedora 11, upgrade to Fedora 10 first. Make sure you backup imporant data before using the information provided below. Also, the yum update step should NOT be run inside a gnome / kde desktop session/gnome-terminal. It could result in a unusable install when gnome-terminal segfaults during the upgrade. Update should be run in a vty, runlevel 3, or a screen session.

Apply Fedora 10 Patches and Software Updates

Type the following command to apply existing update:

# yum update rpm
# yum -y update
# yum clean all
Reboot the system if a new kernel installed for Fedora 10 (otherwise skip to next step):
# reboot

Upgrade Fedora 10 to Fedora 11

Type the following commands to perform actual upgrade:

# yum install preupgrade
# preupgrade
If you need GUI tool, enter:
# preupgrade-gui
How do I Upgrade Fedora 10 Server?

Backup everything and type the following commands as root user:
# yum -y update
# yum install preupgrade
# preupgrade-cli
# reboot

How Do I Upgrade Fedora 10 Using CD / DVD?

Apply existing patches to fedora 10:
# yum -y update

Backup all required data, config and sql files.

Insert CD / DVD into CDROM and reboot the system. Make sure BIOS is configured to boot from CD / DVD.

To perform an upgrade, select Perform an upgrade of an existing installation. Click Next when you are ready to begin your upgrade.