[SlimDevices: Beta] Re: No 6.5 RPMs?

[Robin Bowes]

kyleki wrote:
> Still no RPMs. :(
> 
> Is there an ETA on when we might expect to see them again?  I've been
> waiting for over a week to update my machine and it's been killing me.
> ;-)
> 
> In the meantime, would it be a good idea for me to do the following?:
> 
> 1) Shutdown slimserver daemon
> 2) Copy /usr/local/slimserver to /usr/local/slimserver.copy
> 3) Uninstall slimserver RPM
> 4) Move /usr/local/slimserver.copy to /usr/local/slimserver
> 5) Un-tar the nightly tar to /usr/local/slimserver
> 6) Startup slimserver daemon
> 
> Or are the RPMs right around the corner so I shouldn't waste my time?

If you're updating regularly then I recommend you start using svn.

Do something like:
service stop slimserver
cd /usr/local/
mv slimserver slimserver.rpm
mkdir -p slim/trunk
cd slim/trunk
svn co http://svn.slimdevices.com/repos/slim/trunk/server
# or, for the 6.5 branch:
#  mkdir -p slim/v6.5
#  cd slim/v6.5
# svn co http://svn.slimdevices.com/repos/slim/branches/6.5/server
cd /usr/local
ln -s slim/trunk/server slimserver
# or ln -s slim/v6.5/server slimserver
service slimserver start

Now all you need to do to update to a new version (or regress to a
previous version is:

cd /usr/local/slimserver
# to upgrade to latest revision:
svn up
# to switch to a specific revision:
svn up -r12345

R.