How to upgrade Navy Linux 8.4 to 8.5r1

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Upgrade Navy Linux 8.4r1 to 8.5r1

with the simple yum update command only update the packages update plus vulnerabilities fixes. To upgrade Navy Linux release its needs to change the releaseversion in the file /etc/dnf/vars/releaseversion

Step to upgrade Navy Linux 8.4r1 to 8.5r1

echo "8.5r1" > /etc/dnf/vars/releaseversion 
dnf distro-sync

Aslo supported direct upgrade from 8.4r1 to 8.6r1 with the same method.

Just need to replace release veriable 8.61 into the file /etc/dnf/vars/releaseversion

Step to upgrade Navy Linux 8.4r1 to 8.6r1

echo "8.6r1" > /etc/dnf/vars/releaseversion 
dnf distro-sync

Note: Please create your system backup first to apply these changes.