From 6f720915f34a7c75cc815b8f2a991fbb3c24d887 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carla Schroder Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 14:49:32 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] updater app is not in Linux packages --- admin_manual/maintenance/update.rst | 16 ++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/admin_manual/maintenance/update.rst b/admin_manual/maintenance/update.rst index cd702c7e5..de9b7a4ea 100644 --- a/admin_manual/maintenance/update.rst +++ b/admin_manual/maintenance/update.rst @@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ installation. You should keep your ownCloud server updated and not skip any releases. The Updater app is enabled in your ownCloud Server instance by default, which you can confirm by looking on your Apps page. -.. note:: The Updater app is not enabled and not supported in ownCloud - Enterprise Subscription. +.. note:: The Updater app is **not enabled and not supported** in ownCloud + Enterprise Subscription. + + The Updater app is **not included** in the + `Linux packages on our Open Build Service + `_, + but only in the `tar and zip archives + `_. When you install + ownCloud from packages you should keep it updated with your package manager. **Downgrading** is not supported and risks corrupting your data! If you want to revert to an older ownCloud version, install it from scratch and then @@ -19,8 +26,9 @@ default, which you can confirm by looking on your Apps page. The Updater App is not required, and it is recommended to use other methods for keeping your ownCloud server up-to-date, if possible. (See :doc:`upgrade`.) The Updater App is useful for installations that do not have root access, -such as shared hosting, and for installations with a smaller number of users -and data. +such as shared hosting, for installations with a smaller number of users +and data, and it automates updating +:doc:`manual installations<../installation/source_installation>`. You should maintain regular backups (see :doc:`backup`), and make a backup before every update. The Updater app does not backup your database or data