On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Ertio Lew <ertio...@gmail.com> wrote:
> How do you install Cassandra on Ubuntu & later how do you upgrade the > installation on the node when an update has arrived ? Do you simply > download & replace the latest tar.gz, untar it to replace the older > cassandra files? How do you do it ? How does this upgrade process differ > for a major version upgrade, like say switching from 1.2 series to 2.0 > series ? > Use the deb packages. To upgrade, install the new package. Only upgrade a single major version. and be sure to consult NEWS.txt for any upgrade caveats. Also be aware of this sub-optimal behavior of the debian packages : https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-2356 =Rob
