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Expand Up @@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ Then clone the rocky-tools repository with:
git clone https://github.com/rocky-linux/rocky-tools.git
```

Note: this method will download all of the scripts and files in the rocky-tools repository.
Note: This method will download all scripts and files from the rocky-tools repository.

### The easy way

This is probably the easiest way to obtain the script. You only need a suitable HTTP client (`curl`, `wget`, `lynx` and so on) installed on the server.

Assuming you have the `curl` utility installed, run this command to download the script into whatever directory you are using
Assuming you have the `curl` utility installed, run the following command to download the script into whatever directory you are using:

!!! Note
If you're running a 9.x system, add a 9 before the `.sh`
Expand All @@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ Assuming you have the `curl` utility installed, run this command to download the
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rocky-linux/rocky-tools/main/migrate2rocky/migrate2rocky.sh -o migrate2rocky.sh
```

That command will download the file straight to your server, and *only* the file you want. But again, security concerns suggest this is not necessarily the best practice, so keep that in mind.
That command will download the file to your server, and *only* the file you want. But again, security concerns suggest this is not necessarily the best practice, so keep that in mind.

## Running the script and installation

Use the `cd` command to switch to the directory where the script is, ensure the file is executable, and give the owner of the script file x permissions
Use the `cd` command to switch to the directory where the script is, ensure the file is executable, and give the owner of the script file x permissions.

!!! Note
In the below commands, if you're running a 9.x system, add a 9 before the `.sh`
Expand All @@ -103,15 +103,15 @@ And now, at long last, run the script:
./migrate2rocky.sh -r
```

That "-r" option tells the script to just go ahead and install everything.
That "-r" option tells the script to go ahead and install everything.

If you have done everything right, your terminal window will look a bit like this:

![a successful script startup](images/migrate2rocky-convert-01.png)

Now, it will take the script a while to convert everything, depending on the actual machine, and the connection it has to the wider internet.
Now, the script will take a while to convert everything, depending on the actual machine and its connection to the wider internet.

If you see a **Complete!** message at the end, then everything is fine and you can restart the server.
If you see a **Complete!** message at the end, everything is fine, and you can restart the server.

![a successful OS migration message](images/migrate2rocky-convert-02.png)

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