Upgrading 16.04 to Security Onion 2

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Hugo Escobar

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Jan 20, 2021, 3:18:43 PM1/20/21
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I'm fairly new to Security Onion.  I saw some posts about 16.04 EOL.  We are currently  running 16.04. What is the best way to upgrade to Security Onion 2?  Could I do a distro-upgrade and then do soup or a clean install be the best approach? 

Chris Morgret

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Jan 20, 2021, 3:25:27 PM1/20/21
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Depends on your data retention stance. If you are not concerned about retaining the data, a fresh install would be best. You could do that using the iso or perform a network installation on CentOS 7 or Ubuntu 18.04 https://docs.securityonion.net/en/latest/installation.html.

The upgrade process is to upgrade OS from 16.04 to 18.04, then install SO2. The process to upgrade is here https://docs.securityonion.net/en/latest/appendix.html

Thanks,

Chris

On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 2:18 PM Hugo Escobar <hesc...@mcsos.org> wrote:
I'm fairly new to Security Onion.  I saw some posts about 16.04 EOL.  We are currently  running 16.04. What is the best way to upgrade to Security Onion 2?  Could I do a distro-upgrade and then do soup or a clean install be the best approach? 

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Please keep in mind that Security Onion 16.04 reaches End Of Life soon!
https://blog.securityonion.net/2020/10/6-month-eol-notice-for-security-onion.html
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Hugo Escobar

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Jan 20, 2021, 3:43:27 PM1/20/21
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Thanks Chris!
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