Oddities with updating of Zotero standalone on Linux

cpsyctc
I've converted from Windoze to Linux (Debian) for my laptop work and from EndNote to Zotero and there is much to like in Z: thanks.

One issue is that I'm getting the prompts to update when a new version comes out but they don't allow easy upgrading. In fact I have to remember the download URL, go there, download, bunzip2, tar -xvf and then I'm there except that with the latest (3.0b3.1 to 3.0b3.2) I swear I've done it but Z still says it's at 3.0b3.1 and it still prompts me that the upgrade is there to download.

I think this is a trivial but true bug and this doesn't seem the right place to log a bug report but it seems to be where Z takes me.

Setting is a Dell machine running Debian squeeze 32 bit with latest updates.

Best wishes,

Chris
  • adamsmith
    this is the right place for all bug reports.

    Dan will have to say what the expected procedure for updates is - I don't imagine that you'd have to manually download new versions once ZSA is out of beta, but I'm not sure where devs are on this.
  • Simon
    I can't reproduce this on my Ubuntu test VM. The currently available tarball shows up as 3.0b3.2 for me, and I don't get a prompt to update. Auto-update should also work (and does for me), although it probably requires that your user account has write access to the Zotero directory.
  • ratoune2008
    I've a similar problem (Ubuntu 11.04)
    - when I check manually for an update, Z "answered" there is a new one, but doesn't allow me to install it.
    - sometimes an auto-update windows appears, but then the process stops on "Connecting to Z server" (15 minutes and then, I stop it)...

    Anyway, Z still remains a great tool...
  • anterotesis
    On Xubuntu 11.10, Zotero 3.0b2.1 tells me that 3.0b3.2 is available; it downloads seemingly successfully, but then after restarting, gives me the error mesage:
    "The Update could not be installed (patch apply failed)"
    (I've installed Z to /opt)
  • kylebarbour
    Anterotesis, ratoune2008, I think I may know what's wrong. Does following these steps solve your problem?

    http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/26352/inability-to-update-and-server-hang-error-on-linux-solved-via-granting-write-permissions-to-opt/
  • anterotesis
    Just updated Zotero 3.08. to 3.0.11 on Xubuntu 12.10, and everything went smoothly. Presume bug has been squashed.
Sign In or Register to comment.