[Owncloud] OwnCloud update instructions

[Bernhard Posselt]

Its not that hard ;) Heres the github help on this

https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo
https://help.github.com/articles/be-social

If you still think that its too complicated, you can also file a bug on 
https://github.com/owncloud/documentation/issues
Please write in there how it should look like so we can just copy paste 
it into the admin manual ;)

On 02/24/2013 08:38 AM, Howard Mann wrote:
> Thanks for replying.
>
> I'm sorry; I'm a relatively casual Mac user.
>
> I have no idea what "pull request" is.
>
> I think I may have asked my request on the wrong List.
>
> I may be mistaken, but the update instructions may be directed at a 
> different class of user.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Howard
>
>
>
> ------
> On Feb 24, 2013, at 12:25 AM, Bernhard Posselt <nukeawhale at gmail.com 
> <mailto:nukeawhale at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> If you think its not clear enough, please create a pull request on 
>> github.
>>
>> Heres the file: 
>> https://github.com/owncloud/documentation/blob/master/admin_manual/maintenance/update.rst
>>
>>
>> On 02/24/2013 08:14 AM, Jimmy Liranzo wrote:
>>> Hi Howard,
>>>
>>> Note that I am not an OC expert but I will try to answer your 
>>> questions the best I can.
>>> *Question: Backup of what, exactly?* You should always do a backup 
>>> of your database and data files even if you have done that 100 times 
>>> in the past.
>>>
>>> *Question: What permissions? *The permission you set initially when 
>>> you installed OC. Here is a link on how to install OC that could 
>>> futher help you with your permissions question: 
>>> http://doc.owncloud.org/server/4.5/admin_manual/installation.html#ubuntu-debian 
>>> and a simpler version for Ubuntu is here --> 
>>> http://forum.owncloud.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6713
>>> *What files ? *The new upgrade files you just downloaded
>>> *How do I do this ? *After you are done backing up your database and 
>>> Data files copy and paste your new upgrade files into your OC 
>>> installation directory
>>> * How do I know that they are "correct" ?* If after you've done all 
>>> the steps below and you load your page and said upgrading your OC 
>>> instance :) is all a matter of testing it it does not hurt to try.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 1:42 AM, Howard Mann <howardm at xmission.com 
>>> <mailto:howardm at xmission.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>     Hi,
>>>
>>>     I'm trying to understand the following instructions which are
>>>     somewhat perfunctory:
>>>
>>>
>>>     Update is to bring an ownCloud instance to its latest point
>>>     release, e.g. ownCloud 4.0.6 ? 4.0.7.To <http://4.0.7.to/>
>>>     update an ownCloud installation manually, follow those steps:
>>>
>>>             . Do a backup.
>>>
>>>     Question: Backup of what, exactly?
>>>
>>>             . Unpack the release tarball in the owncloud directory,
>>>     i.e. copy all new files into the ownCloud installation.
>>>
>>>             . Make sure that the file permissions are correct.
>>>
>>>     Question: What permissions? What files ? How do I do this ? How
>>>     do I know that they are "correct" ?
>>>
>>>
>>>             . With the next page request the update procedures will run.
>>>
>>>     Question: What does "page request" refer to ? What "procedures"
>>>     are being referred to?
>>>
>>>
>>>     Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>     Howard
>>>
>>>
>>>
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