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Slightly off-topic, please excuse the question:
I'm new to Fedora (and Linux Desktop in general) and saw the update for 40 yesterday. Is it save to simply hit the update button and let it do the update, or should I take any precautions, or anything afterwards which is expected to reset (settings, applications, etc? idk).
Data and such is savely backed up. That's not a concern.
You can check the release notes to be sure, but generally you can just perform the update and move on with life. Backing up your data is always a smart precaution.
Thank you