Re: [CentOS] Update from 7 to 8

On Mon, 2020-11-23 at 10:44 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote:

I stumbled on this today. https://www.hostwinds.com/guide/upgrading-from-centos-7-to-8/

I understand the best is always a re-install.... But are these steps the next best thing to update from 7 to 8 ?

Jerry,

There is a formally supported upgrade from RHEL 7 to 8, but unfortunately there is none for CentOS 7 to 8. The reason for this is based on the totally new repository structure Red Hat used for v8. It's different enough that an exact counterpart to the RHEL 7>8 upgrade script hasn't been compiled, tested, and supported. Your only choice is to back up everything and install CentOS 8 from scratch.

--Doc Savage      Fairview Heights, IL