AlmaLinux beta is already available!
This is not a migration recommended by the AlamaLinux team, it is just an unofficial way to migrate to AlmaLinux from CentOS 8.
Attention, before migrating to AlmaLinux, back up important data from CentOS!
$ sudo dnf update -y
$ sudo reboot
#CentOS desktop system
$ sudo rpm -e --nodeps centos-backgrounds centos-indexhtml centos-gpg-keys centos-linux-release centos-linux-repos centos-logos
#CentOS server with no GUI
$ sudo rpm -e --nodeps centos-gpg-keys centos-linux-release centos-linux-repos
#download and install AlmaLinux
$ sudo rpm -ivh https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8.3-beta/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/almalinux-release-8.3-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
here is the result:
Retrieving https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/8.3-beta/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/almalinux-release-8.3-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.R3ZO5W: Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID c21ad6ea: NOKEY
Verifying… (################################# [100%]
Preparing… (################################# [100%]
Updating / installing…
1:almalinux-release-8.3-2.el8 (################################# [100%
migrate to AlmaLinux from the CentOS 8 system using the command:
sudo dnf distro-sync -y
after the migration is complete, restart the system:
$ sudo reboot
Verify that the migration process was successful:
$ cat /etc/redhat-release AlmaLinux release 8.3 Beta (Purple Manul)