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| - | + | == Software Updates == | |
| + | MeeGo releases periodic software updates for each of the various releases to fix bugs and patch security issues. Release notes for all updates are posted on meego.com at: http://meego.com/downloads/releases/updates | ||
| - | + | The following documentation details how to update your system with the latest update. Please review the known issues section of the release notes before starting the update process. | |
| - | + | == Automatic Updates == | |
| - | ''' | + | The first time you run the update, you will most likely get one package manager update that is required before we can send you the rest of the updates. Don't worry, more updates will follow. |
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| + | The Update System will often run through more than one wave of updates. This is normal. We often need to do updates in stages to resolve update dependencies. Continue to let it run through the updates. | ||
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| + | You should receive notifications that you have an 'Important update available'. | ||
| + | * Click Install updates when you see this notification. | ||
| + | * After it refreshes the software list, Click 'Install Updates'. | ||
| + | * You may receive the "Additional confirmation required' dialog box if this is the first time you are running an update. If so, click 'Continue' (if your netbook display resolution obscures the text on these buttons, the "Continue" button is on the RIGHT). | ||
| + | * You should receive a confirmation that all updates have installed successfully. Click 'OK'. Note: This box will disappear after a couple of minutes even if you do not click 'OK'. This is normal. | ||
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| + | [http://help.meego.com/netbook/settings/installing-updating-and-removing-software/update-system-software More help using the GUI update system] can be found in our online user help documentation. | ||
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| + | == Manually Check for Updates == | ||
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| + | If you don't want to wait for a notification, you can also manually check for updates. | ||
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| + | * Navigate in the user interface to Applications -> System Tools -> Update System. | ||
| + | * Follow the instructions above in the 'Automatic Updates' section. | ||
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| + | Note: If you have already installed your updates or there, you should get a dialog telling you that all software is up to date. | ||
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| + | More help [http://help.meego.com/netbook/settings/installing-updating-and-removing-software/update-system-software using the GUI update system] can be found in our online user help documentation. | ||
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| + | == Known Issues == | ||
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| + | === Can't See the Continue Button on First Update === | ||
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| + | We are working to fix this [http://bugs.meego.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2856 bug]. | ||
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| + | If your netbook display resolution obscures the text on the continue or cancel buttons, but you can see the top of the buttons, the "Continue" button is on the RIGHT and can be clicked to continue. | ||
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| + | If you can't see the buttons at all, here is the workaround to do a manual command line update: | ||
* Open a terminal window (Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal) | * Open a terminal window (Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal) | ||
* Change to the super user using the 'su' command. | * Change to the super user using the 'su' command. | ||
| - | * | + | * You will need to do a refresh to download the updates by typing: |
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zypper refresh | zypper refresh | ||
| - | + | * Install the updates | |
| - | + | zypper patch | |
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| - | + | Note: You may see several warnings. Do not be alarmed - the update should continue past the warnings. Again, keep in mind that this is a one-time step and future updates will be easier to complete using the GUI update tool. | |
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| + | === Broadcom Wireless Drivers === | ||
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| + | Those of you who have installed Broadcom Wireless Drivers from Slaine.org may find they no longer work after the update so will need to rebuild them by opening a terminal and running | ||
| + | rpmbuild --rebuild --target=i586 wl-kmod-5.100.82.38-1.src.rpm | ||
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| + | After rebuilding you may need to reinstall the package. | ||
| + | sudo rpm --replacepkgs -i wl-kmod-5.100.82.38-1.i586.rpm | ||
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| + | After rebuilding, you should have working wifi. More [http://slaine.org/_slaine/Meego_1.1_Wifi.html details about the Broadcom drivers can be found at Slaine.org], and more details about this update issue can be found in [http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=662&page=1 this forum post]. | ||
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| + | ===Failed to Complete Request Error=== | ||
| - | + | If after pressing "Apply" in the updates window, you get a "failed to complete a request" error, you can use zypper to manually complete the updates. | |
| - | + | At a terminal window type: | |
| + | su | ||
| + | zypper refresh | ||
| + | zypper patch | ||
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MeeGo releases periodic software updates for each of the various releases to fix bugs and patch security issues. Release notes for all updates are posted on meego.com at: http://meego.com/downloads/releases/updates
The following documentation details how to update your system with the latest update. Please review the known issues section of the release notes before starting the update process.
The first time you run the update, you will most likely get one package manager update that is required before we can send you the rest of the updates. Don't worry, more updates will follow.
The Update System will often run through more than one wave of updates. This is normal. We often need to do updates in stages to resolve update dependencies. Continue to let it run through the updates.
You should receive notifications that you have an 'Important update available'.
More help using the GUI update system can be found in our online user help documentation.
If you don't want to wait for a notification, you can also manually check for updates.
Note: If you have already installed your updates or there, you should get a dialog telling you that all software is up to date.
More help using the GUI update system can be found in our online user help documentation.
We are working to fix this bug.
If your netbook display resolution obscures the text on the continue or cancel buttons, but you can see the top of the buttons, the "Continue" button is on the RIGHT and can be clicked to continue.
If you can't see the buttons at all, here is the workaround to do a manual command line update:
zypper refresh
zypper patch
Note: You may see several warnings. Do not be alarmed - the update should continue past the warnings. Again, keep in mind that this is a one-time step and future updates will be easier to complete using the GUI update tool.
Those of you who have installed Broadcom Wireless Drivers from Slaine.org may find they no longer work after the update so will need to rebuild them by opening a terminal and running
rpmbuild --rebuild --target=i586 wl-kmod-5.100.82.38-1.src.rpm
After rebuilding you may need to reinstall the package.
sudo rpm --replacepkgs -i wl-kmod-5.100.82.38-1.i586.rpm
After rebuilding, you should have working wifi. More details about the Broadcom drivers can be found at Slaine.org, and more details about this update issue can be found in this forum post.
If after pressing "Apply" in the updates window, you get a "failed to complete a request" error, you can use zypper to manually complete the updates.
At a terminal window type:
su zypper refresh zypper patch