Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 05/19/2015 07:43 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote: >> I read in <http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/CentOSUpgradeTool> >> >> "Warning: use of this tool is currently not recommended as several >> system- critical packages are of a higher version number in CentOS 6.6 >> than they are in CentOS 7 so those do not get upgraded correctly. This >> renders yum and several other system tools non-functional." >> >> Does this still hold? >> It seems to me a bit pointless to offer a tool >> with the warning that it does not work. > It is not pointless, some people want to do it. > > I would not use it. First of all, thank you very much, Johnny, for all your work. You are doing a fantastic job. However, I find your answer here a little odd. It's a bit like the surgeon saying, "I wouldn't have this operation, but if you want it just lie back." > The best way to do any major update is to backup your data, install the > OS, bring back your data and make all the newer services (if you are > moving things like databases or web directories, etc.). > > Some people want to take shortcuts to this procedure, and with enough > effort, that tool can work. But to me, there is too much effort and > there are too many older packages left around as clutter, so I would > never do it. If it would take you a lot of time and effort to clean up after the upgrade I can't imagine how long it would take me. > Red Hat released this, so we rebuilt it .. that does not mean one should > use it. Strange. -- Timothy Murphy gayleard /at/ eircom.net School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin