On 15/12/15 10:43 AM, Traiano Welcome wrote: > On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Digimer <lists at alteeve.ca> wrote: >> On 15/12/15 10:17 AM, Traiano Welcome wrote: >>> Hi All >>> >>> Is it possible to upgrade from CentOS 6.7 to CentOS 7? >>> >>> I see there is some attempt at an upgrade tool available, but it's >>> apparently broken: >>> >>> https://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/CentOSUpgradeTool >>> >>> Would anyone be able to recommend a manual upgrade procedure to >>> upgrade a minimal CentOS 6.7 system to one or other version of CentOS >>> 7? >>> >>> Many thanks in advance, >>> Traiano >> >> Given how radically the OS changed, I would strongly advice against it. >> The move from sysvinit to systemd alone is enough to recommend against >> an upgrade. > > > So it's not possible under any circumstances? I suppose anything is possible with enough time and effort, but I strongly recommend against it. CentOS is a server OS and as such should be used in a manner that provides maximum reliability. An upgrade in general introduces avoidable risk. An upgrade from 6 to 7 would induce far more risk than usual. Much safe to setup centos 7 fresh and migrate services over in a controlled fashion. -- Digimer Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without access to education?