I'm using Elementary 5 in my Desktop. I have seen that Elementary 6 has been released. I would like to know as to whether I can upgrade to Elementary 6 directly like Ubuntu.

Hi,
If you mean to upgrade through updating software without reinstalling, my experience (in the good old days), it was possible to upgrade by changing repos from the old repos to the new repos and run update.

Try find the new repos.

Sorry I cant help more.
I would recommend don't take my words for granted as I have been away from linux for about 10 years. So maybe things changed.
I hope someone experienced tell me if it is ok to change repos in general.

Sorry, I checked the website. I'm not sure. I'm missing something?

As with your other threads, have you tried to look this up, or done any research??
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...st-4175683646/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...es-4175672579/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...-a-4175662097/

Putting "how to upgrade elementary linux from 5 to 6" into Google pulls up, as some of the FIRST HITS:
https://news.itsfoss.com/elementary-os-6-beta/
https://www.reddit.com/r/elementaryo..._elementary_6/
https://www.reddit.com/r/elementaryo...om_eos_5_to_6/

And typically it is ALWAYS best to do a fresh install when going up major versions. Back up your data, format and reload.

Just curious,
I believe most users would prioritize updating to fresh install and all the hassles of having to configure, customize, restore data... that's why some distros introduced rolling release

So, why is it "ALWAYS", what's the problem with changing repos?

Not sure what search bubble you're in - when I google that exact term (via startpage) I get elementary's own website as one of the first results.
And that would always be my advice for problems like these:
First and foremost, check your distro's website for information.

What is believed may not always be BEST. Can you do a update on some distros? Yes...but this isn't one of them, and their own website and documentation says this.

Beyond that, going from one major release to another can introduce side effects, such as numerous versions of the same library in different paths, etc. Too many variables. And if you keep your /home on its own partition, re-installing the OS doesn't touch ANY of that data, does it? So your home environment is untouched, along with your desktop and settings. Ignoring all of that, why is it a bad idea to have (and TEST) your backups??

Agreed, but I'm seeing numerous sites (including Elementary's own), saying that 5 to 6 requires a reload. Don't know about the 'search bubble'....are you seeing something different?

Thanks TB0ne,

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explains the whole thing.

Maybe because I found most distros during installation used the full disk and it seems to me my "home" is just a folder not really a different partition.

I'll try find out how can I do that! I remember I encountered problems to create a separate partition as "home" after I already installed.

If you can give a hint I'll appreciate.

Edit: I'll check/make other threads Re: partitioning while having a system installed.

That's all I wanted to point out.
I have no opinion about elementary's upgradeability.