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Originally Posted by imjasor
Hi All
I am trying to upgrade CentOS 6.6 yo 7.3. however couldnt find any relevant good information on the same. I cant see correct upgrade path to do the same.
BR
Kj
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You should have read the upgrade information about RHEL. CentOS is built from that same sources as RHEL, and the same information applies.
The ONLY update path between major version numbers for RHEL (and CentOS) is the full upgrade install method:
Back up critical settings
Record additional software package list
Back up critical data
Perform a full install of the new version (overwriting and destroying the old one)
Install additional software
Restore critical settings
Restore critical data
There are ways people have found to short-cut the process, but most of those depend upon your having planned for this day when you did the original install. All of them require full backups or cloning, because a botched upgrade can result in a unusable system and complete data loss.