Migrate From Rocky Linux LTS to the Latest Rocky Linux Community Version
Introduction
If you are on an LTS version of Rocky Linux and would like to transition to the latest community version of Rocky Linux, you need to revert the repositories and release back to defaults.
Resolution
For example, if you were on the Rocky Linux 9.2 LTS and wanted to upgrade to the community Rocky Linux 9.6, you can accomplish this by running these commands:
sudo depot disable lts-9.2
sudo dnf swap ciq-lts92-rocky-release rocky-release --allowerasing --skip-broken
sudo dnf upgrade
Notes
- The
dnf swapcommand will replace all of your Rocky Linux repositories in/etc/yum/repos.d/with the default repositories. If you use any custom repository URLs, make sure to back them up before running this command. - The
dnf upgradecommand will upgrade your node to Rocky Linux version 9.6. Please ensure you have the necessary backups before proceeding. - If you use
secure boot, test this on a non-production server first, to ensure there are no issues before upgrading.