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:crescent_moon: [Lab](https://luna.oracle.com/lab/660a07d9-0580-4fae-973b-d5dfaebda1cb)

:spiral_notepad: [Tutorial](https://docs.oracle.com/en/learn/switch_centos7_ol7)
:spiral_notepad: [Tutorial](https://docs.oracle.com/en/learn/switch-centos7-ol7)

## Details

The following guides provide step-by-step procedures to automatically switch a CentOS 7 instance to Oracle Linux 7 by removing any CentOS-specific packages or replacing them with the Oracle Linux equivalent. As the [README.md](https://github.com/oracle/centos2ol) states in the Oracle centos2ol repository on GitHub, the script used in this tutorial is a work-in-progress and not designed to handle all possible configurations.
The following tutorial provides step-by-step procedures to automatically switch a CentOS 7 instance to Oracle Linux 7 by removing or replacing any CentOS-specific packages with the Oracle Linux equivalent. The [README.md](https://github.com/oracle/centos2ol) in the Oracle `centos2ol` repository on GitHub states that the script used in this tutorial is a work in progress and not designed to handle all possible configurations.

Please ensure you have a *complete backup* of the system before starting this process if the script cannot successfully convert the system.

Be sure to review the centos2ol project [README.md](https://github.com/oracle/centos2ol) file for the latest details.

### Objectives

In this lab, you'll:
In this tutorial, you'll:

- Check for non-standard kernels
- Ensure `yum` configuration is working
- Ensure the `yum` configuration is working
- Disable or remove stale and non-CentOS repositories
- Ensure 5GB free space in `/var/cache`
- Disable all automatic updates, including `yum-cron`

### Prerequisite

- A system with CentOS 7 installed.

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