Upgrading on Linux

[denisl]

I'm currently running HS3 Pro Edition 3.0.0.149 (Linux)

What is the procedure to update to the latest 3.0.0.208?
Do I just install on top of the current .149 install?

Thanks

[denisl]

Has anyone upgraded their Linux HS3 installation?

I can't find any documentation on how to upgrade Linux, if there is any can you point me to it?

[TechFan]

This is the way I have been doing it.

Download the special update version of the update into the HomeSeer folder

wget http://homeseer.com/updates3/hslinux_hs3_3_0_0_$1.tar.gz

Then simply extract the contents over your current files.

tar zxvf hslinux_hs3_3_0_0_208.tar.gz

Of course, backup your entire HomeSeer folder before you start.

[denisl]

Ok thank you.
So no special steps to preserve the existing configurations/database files?

[TechFan]

Shouldn't need anything special but I wouldn't ever proceed without a full backup.

[Pete]

Backup is just a directory copy without HS3 running.

The update extract is different between the Zee-2 and the standard Linux build.

The Zee-2 update in the HS3 directory updates the files in same said directory.

The generic Linux update writes to a HomeSeer directory. IE: if you extract it inside of the directory it creates another HomeSeer directory. If just outside it will update the HomeSeer directory.

Have a look at the updatehs.sh on the standard linux build and give it a try manually.

sudo rm hs3_linux_3_0_0_$1.tar.gz
sudo wget hxxp://homeseer.com/updates3/hs3_linux_3_0_0_$1.tar.gz
sudo tar xavf hs3_linux_3_0_0_$1.tar.gz *
sudo chmod +x install.sh
sudo ./install.sh

Here is the same updatehs.sh on the Zee-2

sudo rm hslinux_zees2_3_0_0_$1.tar.gz
sudo rm hs3linuxhs3zees2.txt
sudo wget hxxp://homeseer.com/updates3/hs3linuxhs3zees2.txt
sudo wget hxxp://homeseer.com/updates3/hslinux_zees2_3_0_0_$1.tar.gz
sum=`md5sum hslinux_zees2_3_0_0_$1.tar.gz | awk '{print $1}'`
echo $sum
sudo tar xavf hslinux_zees2_3_0_0_$1.tar.gz
sudo chmod +x install.sh
sudo ./install.sh


Note too the default installation directory for Linux Homeseer 3 is /usr/local/HomeSeer.

The Zee-2 has a check and update button that I assume works if you keep the HST directory implementation. The HS3 for Linux build does not have a check and update button on it so it is a manual effort.

The Linux Hometroller HS3 also has a check and update button relating to updating Homeseer 3.

The above is relating to my experience and may not be the correct way to do this.

If I have written this incorrectly please let me know.

Attached are pictures using Ubuntu view of the files for the Zee-2 and the standard build.

Note that the Zee-2 are just updating files where as the Linux gz files are a complete set of what you need to run HS3 in Linux.

[TechFan]

That might have been the case previously Pete, but it doesn't seem to be true anymore. . .

Unless I am getting the wrong updater, it seems that this week I found that the update no longer seems to be extracting to a folder, but instead to the current structure. And as far as I know, there are two linux files. . .the ones with everything and the update files. . .it seems you might have the explanation for the full install. . .would be nice to have a way to use a automated script, but I hadn't tried yet.

Also, it seems I got the update button with this last rebuild. . .that I hadn't seen before.

[Pete]

Thank you Matthew.

Yeah here updated the Zee-2 to V.208 and left it there while I downgraded the big box from V.208 back to V.205 hours after the initial update.

Way back a few versions I did accidently download the Hometroller Linux version which did have an update button and different update file.

Can you please post the two links you are referring to. IE: update and entire Linux HS3 package.

Here is the name of the file that I used which Rich had posted the link for when I updated to V.208.

hs3_linux_3_0_0_208.tar.gz

Also, it seems I got the update button with this last rebuild. . .that I hadn't seen before.

Is this for version 208? I kept a backup of it on the big box.

[Pete]

@Matthew...

I see the difference now in names. Same directory and different names.

Updater HS3 for Linux file is called:

hslinux_hs3_3_0_0_208.tar.gz (little file)

and is here:

hxxp://homeseer.com/updates3/hslinux_hs3_3_0_0_208.tar.gz

Updated Linux HS3 build file is called:

hs3_linux_3_0_0_208.tar.gz (big file)

hxxp://homeseer.com/updates3/hs3_linux_3_0_0_208.tar.gz