# Upgrading from Linx 5

15 March 2022

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**Important**

**Installation**

Linx 6 installs side-by-side with Linx 5, so you can use both on the same device.

**Convert Linx 5 solutions**

Linx 6 saves solutions to a different file format than Linx 5.

Use the [Linx Converter](/releasenotes/linx-platforms/converting-solutions-from-linx-5.md) to convert your solution files from Linx 5 to Linx 6.

Please contact [Linx Support](mailto:support@linx.software) for any queries.
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## Plugins that will not be converted to Linx 6

The following plugins have not been converted to Linx 6.

Most of the technologies represented by these plugins can be used in Linx 6 using its generic REST, CommandLine, and other plugins.

* AWS CloudTrail
* AWS EC2
* AWS IAM
* AWS KMS
* AWS RDS
* AWS S3
* AWS SNS
* AWS SQS
* AWS VPC
* Azure Storage
* FinSwitch
* GraphicsMagick
* MSMQ
* SOAP
* SQLServer Reporting Services

Please contact us if you need more information or if you have a requirement for any of the plugins listed above.

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## Deprecated plugins

The following plugins have been deprecated and is not available in Linx 6.

* AWS
* Pastel
* Web (Replaced by REST)


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