On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 2:16 PM Marshall Lake <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm running an older version of MediaWiki ... 1.27.4 > > I installed it via the Software Manager on Mint 19.3. 1.27.4 seems to be > the only version available on the Software Manager. I attempted to > install a later version via a tarball but ran into problems. > > Is it possible to obtain a current version using the Software Manager?
I don't have a Mint 19.3 release to test, but you can probably get something more recent if you perform a dist-upgrade. But it probably won't be the latest, like MW 1.34.2. When working with distros that provide old software, you will probably need to do something like this: https://github.com/weidai11/website/blob/master/mediawiki/wiki-upgrade.txt. They are the instructions I use to keep a CentOS 7 box current. If that looks too complex, then consider moving to Fedora. Fedora provides the latest software available during its release. Fedora releases every 6 months, so every 6 months you do the equivalent of a dist-upgrade using https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/dnf-system-upgrade/. Jeff _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list To unsubscribe, go to: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
