Facebook Twitter Instagram
    TecAdmin
    • Home
    • FeedBack
    • Submit Article
    • About Us
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    TecAdmin
    You are at:Home»Linux Distributions»CentOS»How to Upgrade CentOS 7.8 from CentOS 7.7-7.0

    How to Upgrade CentOS 7.8 from CentOS 7.7-7.0

    By RahulSeptember 29, 20202 Mins Read

    The Latest version CentOS 7.8 is available to upgrade. All the CentOS 7.7, 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, 7.2 7.1 and 7.0 users can upgrade their system to the latest release. All the users running with WHM/cPanel don’t need to do anything. WHM/cPanel will automatically upgrade its operating system to the next scheduled upgrade.

    Advertisement

    This article will help to upgrade your current CentOS 7.x to the latest CentOS 7.8.

    Upgrade Centos 7

    Step 1 – Check Current CentOS Version

    CentOS systems keep version details in /etc/redhat-release and /etc/centos-release. You just need to check content of one of these files.

    cat /etc/centos-release
    
    CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core)
    

    Step 2 – Backup Important Data

    Before upgrading centos make sure you have taken a backup of all your data to the remote location. Below are a few suggested items to backup.

    • Backup all databases ( MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.. )
    • Backup all configuration files ( Apache, PHP, MySQL, DNS and Other services )
    • Backup all websites data running in webserver
    • Backup other service if any running on system

    Step 3 – Upgrade to CentOS 7.8

    The following are the steps to help you to upgrade CentOS to the latest release. Use yum upgrade command to upgrade your current running system.

    yum clean all
    yum update
    

    After successful completion of above command just reboot your system.

    # reboot
    

    Step 4 – Verify Upgrade

    Finally, verify that your system has been upgraded successfully. To confirm it check the /etc/redhat-release file content.

    cat /etc/redhat-release
    
    CentOS Linux release 7.8.2003 (Core)
    

    Conclusion

    In this tutorial, you have found the instruction’s to upgrade CentOS 7 to the latest version.

    centos CentOS 7 Centos Upgrade
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email WhatsApp

    Related Posts

    10 Best Linux Server Distributions

    10 Best Linux Server Distributions in 2023

    Installing Security Updates on CentOS 8

    How To Install Security Updates on CentOS 8 (Manual + Automatic)

    How to Install Python 3.9 on CentOS/RHEL 8

    View 1 Comment

    1 Comment

    1. Giri on June 8, 2020 5:05 am

      Hi,

      Could you please provide the downgrade steps for Centos 7.8 to Centos 7.7

      Thanks,
      Giri.

      Reply

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    Advertisement
    Recent Posts
    • Implementing a Linux Server Security Audit: Best Practices and Tools
    • cp Command in Linux (Copy Files Like a Pro)
    • 15 Practical Examples of dd Command in Linux
    • dd Command in Linux (Syntax, Options and Use Cases)
    • Iptables: Common Firewall Rules and Commands
    Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest
    © 2023 Tecadmin.net. All Rights Reserved | Terms  | Privacy Policy

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.