Topic: Upgrade options from version 5.5

[martin1999]

Hi,

Can I upgrade straight to vers 6 from 5.5 or do I have to go to 5.6 and then 6.0?

Thanks Martin

[byte]

Safest way is 5.6 > 6.0.1

Reason why is 5.5 and 5.6 are very much different and your more likey to have problems!

HTH

[martin1999]

Thanks

I kind of thought that would be case but wanted to avoid downloading the 5.6 isos as well as the 6.0 ones ......

[bobk]

It would be best to do a complete fresh install of 6. The upgrade path from 5.5 is loaded with problems.  Even upgrading from 5.5 to 5.6 can give you problems depending on the contribs you have installed on your 5.5 box.

If you must upgrade, at least uninstall all the contribs first. Then reinstall the ones you need after you get 6 working properly.

[briank]

Recently done this successfully. See http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=21632.msg85509#msg85509
Regards
Brian

[MSmith]

Jumped straight from 5.5 (plain, no contribs at all) to 6.0b3 ... machine wouldn't start dnscache automatically, wouldn't serve webpages to Internet, wouldn't do email retrieval properly, etc. even after in-place upgrade to 6.0.01-01.  Next step is to back up the files, wipe it out & start from scratch.

I have a 5.6 box on my home LAN that I successfully upgraded from 5.5 with MANY contribs installed, but I'm afraid to jump to 6.  So as long as there aren't any critical security issues, there it stays.

[Anonymous]

It would be best to do a complete fresh install of 6. The upgrade path from 5.5 is loaded with problems.  Even upgrading from 5.5 to 5.6 can give you problems depending on the contribs you have installed on your 5.5 box.

If you must upgrade, at least uninstall all the contribs first. Then reinstall the ones you need after you get 6 working properly.

I think I'll do a fresh install of 6 and copy over the home directories. The box is currently only used as a mail server and we have no contribs installed.

thanks all

Martin

[jack_b]

Fresh install is my recommendation - ROCK ON sme 6

Problem sorted me thinks ?