From 6046dc53618ea1805f37a201a2fefaa67c2e47f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "ahrenholz@gmail.com" Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:00:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] new page about switching versions --- wiki/Upgrading.wiki | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) create mode 100644 wiki/Upgrading.wiki diff --git a/wiki/Upgrading.wiki b/wiki/Upgrading.wiki new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d2ad7e56 --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/Upgrading.wiki @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +#summary Instructions for switching between versions. + += Release or Development Version? = + +CORE releases are numbered such as CORE 4.2, CORE 4.3, etc. They can be found as [http://downloads.pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/core/packages/ packages] or [http://downloads.pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/core/source/ source]. [http://downloads.pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/core/source/nightly_snapshots/ Development snapshots] are created nightly as source tarballs. + +Choose the latest CORE release if: + * you want a more stable, tested CORE + * you would like to use pre-built binary packages + * you want documentation + +Choose the development snapshot if: + * you want bleeding edge features + * you desire some functionality or bugfix described on the CORE mailing list, blog, or wiki + * you're running with the latest Linux distro that is not supported by the latest release + * you're comfortable compiling and installing the CORE source + += Switching Versions = + +First, uninstall the previously installed version. + +To uninstall the CORE package, use a command such as: +{{{ + # Ubuntu package uninstall + dpkg -r core-4.3 +}}} +{{{ + # Fedora package uninstall + rpm -e core-4.3 +}}} + +To uninstall from the CORE source, change to your CORE source build directory and use `sudo make uninstall`: +{{{ + # source uninstall + cd core-4.3 + sudo make uninstall +}}} + +Uninstalling should not remove your user settings or `imn` scenario files. See the notes in the section below. + +Next, follow the installation instructions in the Quickstart or CORE manual to install from packages or source. + += Compatibility Notes = + +Notes on `imn` file compatibility will be listed here. + +When upgrading, you may want to back up your `.core` user directory or temporarily move it out of the way. This allows the GUI to re-create default settings \ No newline at end of file