Hi, On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 03:25:20PM -0800, Tech Geek wrote: > I am using Debian Lenny on my AMD Anthlon X2 box. Currently I am using > mediawiki version 1.12 that shipps with Lenny. However, I would like to > upgrade to latest version of mediawiki 1.16 [1]. I know Debian backports has > 1.15 but I want 1.16 (or whatever is the latest version). > > What is the best method to make this transition (from Debian mediawiki > package 1.12 to the vanilla mediawiki 1.16) in Debian Lenny?
It is difficult to assess what is BEST depending on how much risk and hassle you can take. > Should I first uninstall the mediawiki package from the Debian Lenny and > then follow the normal instructions from [1] to install the latest mediawiki > assuming I am backing up my extensions, LocalSettings.php, image directory > and any other mediawiki code file that I may have modified? This can be 2nd highest risk path. (One without back up is the worst.) I do not think you need to uninstall debian package. Installation via tar.gz path usually installs under /usr/local so it usually do not collide with Debian package as long as some services are properly turned off. This is normally a path we used to take on small system. The safer path is not to touch current set up and try any update activity on a separate instance of machine with a copy of your current system. Having another system for testing such things used to be luxury for most of us but it is getting not-so-expensive option using virtual machines or just by buying another cheap machine for experiment. These are safer. > Thanks! > > [1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101211131831.ga11...@debian.org
