Upgrading to Fedora 17 Desktop Version
Step 1
On Fedora 16 go to "Applications > System Tools > Terminal" and type
su
to get root access to the system
Step 2
First upgrade all the rpm packages:
yum update rpm
Step 3
Install the latest updates
yum -y update
Step 4
Clean the yum cache
yum clean all
Step 5
Reboot your system
Step 6
Again open Terminal and login as root (su)
Step 7
Install preupgrade
yum install preupgrade
Step 8
Run preupgrade
preupgrade
The preupgrade wizard will then start on your desktop. Select >Fedora 17 (Beefy Miracle). Afterwards the system is being prepared for the upgrade.
At the end, click on the Reboot Now button. From the boot menu, select Upgrade to Fedora 17 (Beefy Miracle).
During the reboot, the upgrade is being performed. This can take quite a long time, so please be patient.Afterwards, you will be able to log into your new Fedora 17 desktop.