How to Convert CentOS 8 to Rocky Linux

You can convert your remote VPS or Dedicated Server running CentOS 8 to Rocky Linux easily by running the following commands.

Install wget and tmux packages.

dnf install wget tmux

Next, start a tmux session, so in case you get disconnected from the remote server, you can connect back

tmux

Now download migration script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rocky-linux/rocky-tools/main/migrate2rocky/migrate2rocky.sh

Now verify your system can be converted with command

bash migrate2rocky.sh -V

If all is good, you can convert CentOS 8 to Rocky Linux with the command

bash migrate2rocky.sh -r