Topic: Upgrading from 5.X versions

[byte]

If you are still running the 5.x versions then the best way to upgrade from a unmodified system is to...

Upgrade 5.5 > 5.6

Then upgrade from 5.6 > 6.0.x

You can also upgrade 5.6 > 7.x (please post to Bug Tracker if you have any issues)

Hope this is of help if you are still running the earlier versions!

[dsemuk]

Good to know byte

Where can people who need the 5.6 iso for this upgrade find it?

I've had a look around the download area and I cannot see it.

Dave

[gordonr]

You can also upgrade 5.6 > 7.x (please post to Bug Tracker if you have any issues)

There are a number of changes in 7.0pre4 (when it arrives) which makes a 5.6 -> 7.0pre4 upgrade work properly. Nobody has any plans (that I know of) to test 5.5 -> 7.0pre4, but 5.5 -> 6.0 -> 7.0pre4 should be relatively clean.

As has been said a number of times - if you are running 5.x, UPGRADE. NOW!

[Dilborg]

I've tried to do 5.5 -> 7.1 as a test.

It recognizes the ext2 -> ext3 filesystem, the only thing it doesn't change is the quota system.  It comes up as an stopped service when loading.

I will likely do the stepped install, backup under 7.1, do a fresh install of 7.1 and restore to avoid any transfer of possible problems.