# Upgrade to 6.8 with intermediate steps?

**URL:** <https://forum.opennebula.io/t/upgrade-to-6-8-with-intermediate-steps/11898>\
**Category:** Installation & Configuration\
**Created:** [February 28, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/upgrade-to-6-8-with-intermediate-steps/11898 "2024-02-28T13:40:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![gerasnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc348/32.png) [@gerasnix](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/gerasnix)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/upgrade-to-6-8-with-intermediate-steps/11898/1 "2024-02-28T13:40:39Z")

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Hi there,

so I want to upgrade from OpenNebula version 6.0 to 6.8 (Ubuntu 20.04)  
I installed OpenNebula from packages (`opennebula` & `opennebula-sunstone`).  
As far as I know, I first need to upgrade to 6.2, then 6.4 and 6.6 to finally upgrade to 6.8. I already requested the migration packages for 6.8. But how do I upgrade to 6.2 and so on? Which additional packages do I use and how?  
I am a bit confused, because some posts say, I need to upgrade to intermediate versions and some say I can upgrade directly.

I tried to follow [this](https://docs.opennebula.io/6.8/intro_release_notes/upgrades/upgrading_single.html#upgrading-from-previous-extended-steps) upgrade guide (without upgrading to 6.2, etc.?), but I get an error at step 6, when I execute `sudo dpkg -i --auto-deconfigure opennebula-migration-community_6.8.0-1_all.deb`.

```auto
Unpacking opennebula-migration-community (6.8.0-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of opennebula-migration-community:
 opennebula-migration-community depends on opennebula (>= 6.8); however:
  Version of opennebula on system is 6.0.0.3-1.ce.

dpkg: error processing package opennebula-migration-community (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of opennebula:
 opennebula depends on opennebula-migration (= 6.0.0.3-1.ce); however:
  Package opennebula-migration is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package opennebula (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 opennebula-migration-community
 opennebula

```

Best regards

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**Author:** ![dclavijo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/dclavijo/32/5265_2.png) [@dclavijo](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/dclavijo)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/upgrade-to-6-8-with-intermediate-steps/11898/2 "2024-02-28T14:18:55Z")

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> [@gerasnix](#):
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> As far as I know, I first need to upgrade to 6.2, then 6.4 and 6.6 to finally upgrade to 6.8

As noted in [the upgrade documentation](https://docs.opennebula.io/6.8/intro_release_notes/upgrades/start_here.html#start-here) there are no intermediate updates, other than what is pointed at on the Note. Basically

- upgrade from 6.0 to 6.6
- request migrator
- upgrade to 6.8

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**Author:** ![gerasnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc348/32.png) [@gerasnix](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/gerasnix)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/upgrade-to-6-8-with-intermediate-steps/11898/3 "2024-02-28T15:06:33Z")

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okay, thank you very much!  
How can I upgrade to 6.6 then? That should be [this guide](https://docs.opennebula.io/6.6/intro_release_notes/upgrades/upgrading_single.html), right?  
Do I then have to request another migration package for 6.6 CE?

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**Author:** ![atodorov\_storpool](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/atodorov_storpool/32/5327_2.png) [@atodorov\_storpool](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/atodorov_storpool)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/upgrade-to-6-8-with-intermediate-steps/11898/4 "2024-02-29T09:36:41Z")

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The migration packages are included in 6.6.1.1 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/opennebula/original/2X/1/14d66f1130b9cd292905f575da9b68a9f574dd03.png) [@system](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/upgrade-to-6-8-with-intermediate-steps/11898/5 "2025-07-08T15:53:48Z")

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