There was a note on the google chat for iRODS fans about updating to 4.2 via YUM,Zypper or APT.
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renci-irods-unstable/7/x86_64/signature | 819 B 00:00
Retrieving key from https://unstable.irods.org/irods-unstable-signing-key.asc
Importing GPG key 0x9086C490:
Userid : "iRODS Consortium - Unstable <info@irods.org>"
Fingerprint: 5909 3cb7 0f18 8588 25ac 778f 5054 912c 9086 c490
From : https://unstable.irods.org/irods-unstable-signing-key.asc
Is this ok [y/N]: y
----Just say Y
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
irods-icommands x86_64 4.2.0-1 renci-irods-unstable 313 k
replacing irods-icat.x86_64 4.1.9-0
irods-server x86_64 4.2.0-1 renci-irods-unstable 1.7 M
replacing irods-icat.x86_64 4.1.9-0
Updating:
irods-database-plugin-postgres x86_64 4.2.0-1 renci-irods-unstable 895 k
irods-runtime x86_64 4.2.0-1 renci-irods-unstable 3.3 M
Installing for dependencies:
irods-externals-avro1.7.7-0 x86_64 1.0-1 renci-irods-unstable 1.5 M
irods-externals-boost1.60.0-0 x86_64 1.0-1 renci-irods-unstable 13 M
irods-externals-clang-runtime3.8-0 x86_64 1.0-1 renci-irods-unstable 347 k
irods-externals-jansson2.7-0 x86_64 1.0-1 renci-irods-unstable 159 k
irods-externals-libarchive3.1.2-0 x86_64 1.0-1 renci-irods-unstable 1.4 M
irods-externals-zeromq4-14.1.3-0 x86_64 1.0-1 renci-irods-unstable 549 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 2 Packages (+6 Dependent packages)
Upgrade 2 Packages
Total download size: 23 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: Y
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The Note says:
This server hosts both APT and YUM repositories for the iRODS Consortium.
Installation
Add this server to your package manager's list of repositories to check for new software.APT
Install the public key and add the repository:wget -qO - https://unstable.irods.org/irods-unstable-signing-key.asc
| sudo apt-key add - echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://unstable.irods.org/apt/ $(lsb_release -sc)
main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/renci-irods-unstable.list sudo apt-get update
YUM
Install the public key and add the repository:sudo rpm --import https://unstable.irods.org/irods-unstable-signing-key.asc wget -qO - https://unstable.irods.org/renci-irods-unstable.yum.repo
| sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/renci-irods-unstable.yum.repo
ZYPPER
Install the public key and add the repository:sudo rpm --import https://unstable.irods.org/irods-unstable-signing-key.asc wget -qO - https://unstable.irods.org/renci-irods-unstable.zypp.repo
| sudo tee /etc/zypp/repos.d/renci-irods-unstable.zypp.repo
