Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). It aims to continue the tradition of providing a stable and robust platform for enterprise applications, similar to CentOS.
The main reason to migrate from CentOS to Rocky Linux is the change in CentOS's lifecycle and its shift to CentOS Stream, which serves as an upstream development platform for RHEL. This shift has left many users in need of a stable, production-ready alternative, which Rocky Linux aims to provide.
sudo dnf update -yUpdating your system ensures that all packages are current and reduces the likelihood of encountering issues during the migration.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rocky-linux/rocky-tools/main/migrate2rocky/migrate2rocky.sh
chmod +x migrate2rocky.shsudo ./migrate2rocky.sh -rThe script will handle the migration of all installed packages and convert your system to Rocky Linux.
sudo rebootAfter the script completes, reboot your system to apply the changes and start using Rocky Linux.
Once the system has rebooted, verify the migration by checking the OS release information:
cat /etc/os-releaseYou should see output indicating that your system is now running Rocky Linux.
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