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LinuxMCE updates are not relased on any schedule but usually every week or two there are some updated packages. Usually if your system is working well there is no need to do an upgrade. But there may be bugfixes or new features which affect your system (or your enjoyment of it) that you wish to take advantage of. | LinuxMCE updates are not relased on any schedule but usually every week or two there are some updated packages. Usually if your system is working well there is no need to do an upgrade. But there may be bugfixes or new features which affect your system (or your enjoyment of it) that you wish to take advantage of. | ||
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On your core: | On your core: | ||
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| − | apt-get upgrade | + | '''apt-get update''' |
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Then on each MD (after you've completed the core upgrade) | Then on each MD (after you've completed the core upgrade) | ||
| − | apt-get update | + | |
| − | apt-get upgrade | + | '''apt-get update''' |
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| + | '''apt-get upgrade''' | ||
Sometimes performing an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' is required to install new packages (like new kernels when they are available) but this is rare and you will know when it may affect you because 'apt-get upgrade' will tell you that 'The following packages have been held back'... or something similar. This is telling you that there are packages that will not be changed with 'apt-get upgrade' and that performing an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' would likely install the new packages. This can sometimes cause problems so be careful if you do. Backups can be very handy. | Sometimes performing an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' is required to install new packages (like new kernels when they are available) but this is rare and you will know when it may affect you because 'apt-get upgrade' will tell you that 'The following packages have been held back'... or something similar. This is telling you that there are packages that will not be changed with 'apt-get upgrade' and that performing an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' would likely install the new packages. This can sometimes cause problems so be careful if you do. Backups can be very handy. | ||
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| + | (Source: http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=9524.0) | ||
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| + | You may also need to update your sources.lst since intrepid reached EOL November, 2010. http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=10901.0 | ||
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| + | ==Upgrading from older versions== | ||
| + | ====Upgrade 1204 to 1404==== | ||
| + | See [[Upgrade 1204 to 1404]] | ||
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| + | ====Upgrade to 0710==== | ||
| + | See [[Upgrade to 0710]] | ||
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| + | ==== Upgrade from LinuxMCE 1.0 or Pluto ==== | ||
| + | You can upgrade from a previous installation of LinuxMCE or Pluto. Please see [[Backup and Restore]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:10, 22 March 2016
LinuxMCE updates are not relased on any schedule but usually every week or two there are some updated packages. Usually if your system is working well there is no need to do an upgrade. But there may be bugfixes or new features which affect your system (or your enjoyment of it) that you wish to take advantage of.
When you do a package upgrade you should do it on the core first and then on each or your media directors. If you do not upgrade each of your MDs some functionality can break. (MythTV is an example.)
So.. In most situations you want to do the following:
On your core:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
Then on each MD (after you've completed the core upgrade)
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
Sometimes performing an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' is required to install new packages (like new kernels when they are available) but this is rare and you will know when it may affect you because 'apt-get upgrade' will tell you that 'The following packages have been held back'... or something similar. This is telling you that there are packages that will not be changed with 'apt-get upgrade' and that performing an 'apt-get dist-upgrade' would likely install the new packages. This can sometimes cause problems so be careful if you do. Backups can be very handy.
(Source: http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=9524.0)
You may also need to update your sources.lst since intrepid reached EOL November, 2010. http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=10901.0
Contents
Upgrading from older versions
Upgrade 1204 to 1404
Upgrade to 0710
See Upgrade to 0710
Upgrade from LinuxMCE 1.0 or Pluto
You can upgrade from a previous installation of LinuxMCE or Pluto. Please see Backup and Restore.
