Always worth checking the *Upgrade Guide <http://www.weewx.com/docs/upgrading.htm#Skin_defaults>* first!
-tk On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 7:20 AM Auchtermuchty Weather <[email protected]> wrote: > It changed the units in my weewx.conf! I've changed them back but it was > a bit annoying. > > On Wednesday, 20 November 2019 14:44:35 UTC, Auchtermuchty Weather wrote: >> >> Update was so easy, all I wanted was a wget command to bring the .tar.gz >> file down to the RPi - instead I copied it across from my PC. Shutdown at >> 13:43, a bit of thinking, copying & following instructions, restart at >> 13:59. >> >> Now to try the Belchertown skin... >> >> >> >> On Monday, 4 November 2019 09:21:42 UTC, Auchtermuchty Weather wrote: >>> >>> I want to try the Belchertown skin. >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, 3 November 2019 16:13:40 UTC, Thomas Keffer wrote: >>>> >>>> No reason to upgrade unless you need the functionality of the newer >>>> versions. I have a station >>>> <https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KORHOODR8> that is still >>>> running v2.6.2! >>>> >>>> However, the Python consortium will no longer support Python 2.x as of >>>> 1 January 2020. I suspect operating system providers will begin dropping it >>>> from their distributions soon after. So, there will be a reason to upgrade >>>> to V4 sometime next year. >>>> >>>> -tk >>>> >>>> On Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 7:47 AM p q <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am in a similar boat. I am running 3.5.0 on my site. I have put off >>>>> upgrading it since it's running fine with no problems. I want to see if >>>>> the >>>>> newer version would cause problems if I upgraded so I created a virtual >>>>> machine using Virtual Box and installed Raspian on it, put the latest >>>>> Weewx >>>>> and copied my custom skin and other files. It took some tweaking but it >>>>> was >>>>> fine. >>>>> >>>>> I haven't made the jump to moving my main site to 3.9.x yet. I have >>>>> been thinking of waiting for 4 but I could if I ran into some reason to >>>>> upgrade. The thing that might make me upgrade is getting a better >>>>> forecasting service. I was using WU but it stopped working and I switched >>>>> to NWS. I might look into one of the others which might mean I upgrade. >>>>> >>>>> Why do you want to upgrade? Unless you change skins you'll see no >>>>> difference. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 4:28 AM Auchtermuchty Weather < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Think doing some RTFM answered my question. It looks like I can >>>>>> install on top and run 'wee_database --update' and all should be well. >>>>>> >>>>>> Maybe I should keep more up-to-date with new versions of WeeWx, not >>>>>> to mention new versions of Raspberian! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sunday, 3 November 2019 11:55:54 UTC, Auchtermuchty Weather wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've not updated the Pi running Weewx for quite some time hence it's >>>>>>> on what's now quite an old version, 3.6.2. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Are there any gotchas about upgrading to the latest version? 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