Update Fedora Linux using terminal for latest software patches

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I recently switched from Windows server to Fedora 28 server running in the cloud. How do I apply software updates and patches on Fedora 28 server using the terminal application? Fedora Linux uses dnf command. It is the next upcoming major version of yum command. Yum is a package manager for RPM-based Linux distributions such…