Hello.
I've installed awesome v4.1 from source two months ago on Ubuntu 16.04.
How can upgrade to v4.2?
I've search on internet and found nothing.
blkdr
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The instructions for v4.1 and v4.2 are exactly the same. If you used make package (as you should have done), then installing the new package should "just work". Installing Awesome 4.2 on top of 4.1 should also work (but please use the .deb packages from make package instead of doing that). There is no other steps. Awesome 4.x is backward compatible with every previous versions of Awesome 4.
Elv13
on 25 Jul 2017
I've installed from source without making a .deb :(
Is there a way to remove v4.1 to install v4.2 or I need to install v4.2 on top of v4.1 as you said?
blkdr
on 25 Jul 2017
You need to make install it on top then.
blueyed
on 25 Jul 2017
Is there a way to remove v4.1 to install v4.2 or I need to install v4.2 on top of v4.1 as you said?
That's what the package is for. So unfortunately, you will have to do it by hand. First, find which prefix was used when installing Awesome (probably /usr/local or /usr) when delete the files like $yourprefix/share/awesome and $yourprefix/bin/awesome/). Using a .deb helps a lot to keep your system clean. Awesome does not provide a make uninstall (as we suggest using packages whenever possible).
Or, as @blueyed suggestion, use make install on top, but this only make things worst. In the past, some releases removed files and simply using make install caused them to stay behind and introduce subtle bugs as they were still loaded by Awesome.
Closing this as the original question has been answered. Feel free to keep asking questions in this thread.
Elv13
on 25 Jul 2017
Install v4.2 on top of v4.1 works.
I will remove the files whenever I get a free time.
Thank you.
Ps. I'll be using the package option on future installs.
blkdr
on 25 Jul 2017
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That's what the package is for. So unfortunately, you will have to do it by hand. First, find which prefix was used when installing Awesome (probably
/usr/localor/usr) when delete the files like$yourprefix/share/awesomeand$yourprefix/bin/awesome/). Using a.debhelps a lot to keep your system clean. Awesome does not provide amake uninstall(as we suggest using packages whenever possible).Or, as @blueyed suggestion, use
make installon top, but this only make things worst. In the past, some releases removed files and simply usingmake installcaused them to stay behind and introduce subtle bugs as they were still loaded by Awesome.Closing this as the original question has been answered. Feel free to keep asking questions in this thread.