[fluxus] uninstall 0.7 before installing 0.8? [linux]

Dave Griffiths dave at pawfal.org
Tue Dec 20 06:12:58 PST 2005


>
> Hi,
>
> I installed fluxus 0.7 a while ago and now id like to install 0.8. Im
> using
> ubuntu linux which im new to, id like to know if its possible to uninstall
> 0.7
> then install 0.8. When i installed 0.7 i used "make install" rather than
> "make
> checkinstall" [or something like that] so fluxus doesnt show up in
> synaptic. Is
> it ok to just go ahead and install the new one or is that gonna mess
> something
> up.

installing on top should be fine - it only involves /usr/local/bin/fluxus
anyway, so back it up if you are worried.

be aware that the 0.8 version has a few bugs, particually involving the
osc messaging - you might prefer to upgrade to the cvs version if that
might cause you problems.

cheers,

dave




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