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| blog:niente_version_4.04_released_on_time [2026/02/28 11:03] – hjr | blog:niente_version_4.04_released_on_time [2026/02/28 13:21] (current) – hjr |
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| Full details, as ever, are in [[softwares:niente:nenchange|the Niente changelog]]. | Full details, as ever, are in [[softwares:niente:nenchange|the Niente changelog]]. |
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| Upgrading is the usual business of taking the **Administration** menu, **Option 5** and following the prompts. Quit Niente after the update has completed and ignore any errors you may see on the way out. Re-launch Niente to get the updates picked up and applied properly. You could do a final check for software updates after that to be certain: you should see a "You're all good: there is no newer version of Niente software to apply" message. | Upgrading is a bit of an issue, this time round. The last version of Niente was released back in the day when the source of software updates was absolutelybaching.com. It is therefore unfortunately the case that attempting to use the usual **Administration** menu, **Option 5** to update will not work, as the program will be attempting to obtain fresh software from the wrong source. To obtain the latest Version 4.04 software, therefore, the upgrade procedure is simply: |
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| **Note:** The last version of Niente was released back in the day when the source of software updates was absolutelybaching.com. It is therefore //possible// that attempting to use the Update menu option will not work, as the program might attempt to obtain fresh software from the wrong source. I //think// I've put in the necessary web page re-directs so that shouldn't happen, but I can't be certain of that. If you seem unable to obtain the latest Version 4.04 software, therefore, the upgrade procedure is simply: | |
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| wget software.bbritten.com/neninst | wget software.bbritten.com/neninst |
| bash neninst | bash neninst |
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| ...and follow the prompts. It's basically a fresh installation from scratch and is likely to mean that you'll need to perform a full database re-load (**Database** menu, **Option 2**) followed by a full integrity check (**Integrity Checks** menu, **Option 1**). Apologies if this happens to you: the change of website between absolutelybaching and bbritten.com is the sort of one-off upheaval that has unintended consequences! | ...and follow the prompts. It's basically a fresh installation from scratch and is likely to mean that you'll need to perform a full database re-load (**Database** menu, **Option 2**) followed by a full integrity check (**Integrity Checks** menu, **Option 1**). Apologies for this break in the usual upgrade process: the change of website between absolutelybaching and bbritten.com is the sort of one-off upheaval that has unintended consequences! It shouldn't happen again. |