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Proper retropie update to achieve version progress

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    niculinux
    last edited by niculinux 9 Apr 2018, 20:11 4 Sept 2018, 12:44

    To update retropie the procedure is reported in the wiki, and that leads also to a verison progress if avaible from an older version, say 4.3 to 4.4, as far as igot, but if we use apt in the command line by typing:

    sudo apt dist-upgrade

    The result will be the same?

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      mitu Global Moderator @niculinux
      last edited by 4 Sept 2018, 12:46

      @niculinux RetroPie does not use dist-upgrade to upgrade the OS, it only updates the packages for the current OS version.

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        niculinux @mitu
        last edited by 4 Sept 2018, 12:50

        @mitu so to update to a more recent verison following the emulatiostation procedure it's enough of it is necessary to flash a brand new image from scratch?

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          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by 4 Sept 2018, 12:52

          I don't understand - what is 'emulationstation procedure' ?

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            niculinux @mitu
            last edited by 4 Sept 2018, 12:59

            @mitu said in Proper retropie update to achieve version progress:

            I don't understand - what is 'emulationstation procedure' ?

            Sorry i mean in the retropie setup, as the link in the firs post,my bad but i'm really not into computers/IT stuff :,(

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              mitu Global Moderator @niculinux
              last edited by 4 Sept 2018, 13:05

              @niculinux Right now, if you started with a 4.3 image, you can just use the normal procedure to update - the one you linked in the documentation. This image is using Raspbian Jessie, a release which is no longer supported by the Raspbian team.
              The latest image (4.4) released is based on Raspbian Stretch, but otherwise it contains the same software you get by updating normally when you start with a 4.3 (or possibly older) image. In the future, the RetroPie script will probably drop support for Raspbian Jessie, so you'll have to upgrade also the OS - by flashing a new image.
              If you're just starting, I'd advise to start with a fresh 4.4 image and not an older 4.3 release.

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                niculinux @mitu
                last edited by 4 Sept 2018, 13:09

                @mitu ok thanks, i installed 4.4 image on a plain SD card, that is my first attempt to use retropie :D. So, as in some linux distibutions, version progress by update is not supported, like in ubuntu, that may be achieved without reinstalling. So users are supposed to install form scratch i get :) but in the future it is not planning retropie to adopt a "rolling relase"model?

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                  mitu Global Moderator @niculinux
                  last edited by 4 Sept 2018, 13:26

                  @niculinux said in Proper retropie update to achieve version progress:

                  So users are supposed to install form scratch i get :) but in the future it is not planning retropie to adopt a "rolling relase"model?

                  RetroPie is not an OS, the image you use on the Raspberry Pi is based on Raspbian Linux. Support for OS release is not offered in Raspbian, so RetroPie cannot offer it unless they implement it.

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                    niculinux @mitu
                    last edited by niculinux 9 Apr 2018, 20:40 4 Sept 2018, 19:11

                    @mitu ok, what applies to Raspbian goes also with Retropie; so to uograde to a brand new version i think users have go follow the procedure reported on the official site, or the Debian wiki itself. It's s pity it's not automated like in Ubuntu, but that's debian philosopy.

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                      mitu Global Moderator @niculinux
                      last edited by 4 Sept 2018, 19:14

                      @niculinux said in Proper retropie update to achieve version progress:

                      It's s pity it's not automated like in Ubuntu, but that's debian philosopy.

                      Raspbian is not Debian, it's just a derivative. Debian supports rolling upgrades, Raspbian does not.

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