Wiki source code of Upgrade XWiki Installed from the Debian Packages
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| 1 | To upgrade an XWiki instance [[installed from the Debian packages>>Documentation.AdminGuide.Installation.InstallationViaAPT.WebHome]]: | ||
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| 3 | 1. Back up the database, the [[configuration files and the permanent data>>xwiki:Documentation.AdminGuide.Backup]]. | ||
| 4 | 1. Check the [[Release Notes>>xwiki:ReleaseNotes.WebHome]] of every version between the one you are running and the one you are upgrading to. | ||
| 5 | 1. Update the packages index:((( | ||
| 6 | {{code language="bash"}} | ||
| 7 | sudo apt update | ||
| 8 | {{/code}} | ||
| 9 | ))) | ||
| 10 | 1. Upgrade the packages, which upgrades //every// package installed on the system and not only XWiki:((( | ||
| 11 | {{code language="bash"}} | ||
| 12 | sudo apt upgrade | ||
| 13 | {{/code}} | ||
| 14 | ))) | ||
| 15 | 1. Check that migrations are enabled, as described in [[Database Upgrade>>documentation.xs.admin.upgrade.distribution.database-upgrade.WebHome]]. | ||
| 16 | 1. Restart the servlet container. | ||
| 17 | 1. [[Upgrade the flavor>>documentation.xs.admin.upgrade.flavor.WebHome]] from a browser, which the Distribution Wizard offers as soon as you log in. | ||
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| 19 | The wiki then runs the new version, and its Pages are the ones the flavor upgrade installed. |
