Thanks Tom - I think this a case of old dogs and new tricks and having got used to setup.py I'll stick with it as I am sure I'll mess up when moving files around!!! A pity - as for each upgrade I have to refer to the userguides to get the command sequence correct and had hoped apt-get may make life simpler!! Never mind, am glad I asked though. I use MySQL rather than SQLITE so at least that would not be an issue!
On Friday, 14 October 2016 15:23:30 UTC+3, Tom Keffer wrote: > > You would end up with two different installations. > > If you really want to do this, you could install using apt-get, then move > your old files over into the new places. In particular, you would have to > move the database (unless using MySQL), the weewx.conf file, and the skins. > > -tk > > On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 5:19 AM, Andrew Milner <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I have always installed via setup.py - can I switch by just using apt-get >> or will I end up with two installations in two different places - one my >> existing setup.py in /home/weewx and one somewhere else? Is it possible to >> make apt-get use the existing installation, skins and .conf files?? >> >> >> >> On Friday, 14 October 2016 14:51:37 UTC+3, mwall wrote: >> >>> On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 6:36:25 AM UTC-4, Liz wrote: >>>> >>>> Just trying the upgrade through this system. I have got to diff the >>>> files and find the essential parts of the weewx.conf that I have to >>>> change, and those I have to retain. >>>> I can do that, but for a lot of our users this is a big degree of >>>> difficulty. >>>> >>>> I'd suggest that the post-install script looks at essentials which need >>>> changing in conf files and does those. >>>> >>> >>> liz, >>> >>> could you provide more detail about the process you went through so i >>> can duplicate the behavior? >>> >>> there is already logic in the pre/post scripts that *should* upgrade the >>> weewx.conf file when you do a .deb upgrade (using dpkg or apt). when it >>> encounters changes to weewx.conf, it *should* do the standard debian >>> prompts about changed files. >>> >>> m >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-user" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
