On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:02 AM, quetzalcoatl <[email protected]> wrote: > I have sage 4.6.2 and would like to update to the latest sage > version. Do I type in command line > sage -upgrade. I do so and it gives me a warning that the upgrade can > fail and render my Sage install useless. It tells me it is a binary > install, and that upgrading in place is *not* recommended unless I'm > an expert. Then it suggests I consider installing a new binary from > http://sagemath.org instead.
As the message suggests, you should do a new install (using a binary or build from source) rather than using "sage -upgrade". A binary install is likely easier, if it is available and works for you. If not, just download the source tarball, extract it with the tar command, and type "make", then wait 3 hours. -- William > > I'm wanting to use the new version of sage on my Ubuntu 11.04 OS. Can > you explain the difference between binary install and the other type. > Thanks. > > -- > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support > URL: http://www.sagemath.org > -- William Stein Professor of Mathematics University of Washington http://wstein.org -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org
