5.0-rc1 upgradable to 5.0 final?

[KenUnix]

I am currently running rc-1. Is it possible to do an upgrade to 5 final?

Thanks

[Ed_P]

It depends on what modules you've added and what changes you have made. You can certainly try it, but backup the /porteus/base folder before doing the update so if the update fails you can recover easily.

If some of your modules fail to work with the upgrade you can use getmod to download updated versions.

[Rava]

I am currently running rc-1. Is it possible to do an upgrade to 5 final?

Ed_P already explained it quite well.
i want to add:
when you used the rootcopy/ folder in your $PORTDIR/ then you should back that up as well.
E.g. as a tar archive, probably as a compressed tar archive. Either use the GUI program of your DE (in main menu "Accessories" - or in the context menu of your DE's file browser).

Or you can use mc (midnight commander) from the terminal. Move into the rootcopy folder via mc and press "F2" for the user menu, then select which compressed tar archive you want.

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╔═════════════════════════ User menu ══════════════════════════╗
║ @       Do something on the current file                     ║
║ 0       Edit a bug report and send it to root                ║
║ 2       Call the info hypertext browser                      ║
║ 3       Compress the current subdirectory (tar.gz)           ║
║ 4       Compress the current subdirectory (tar.bz2)          ║
║ 5       Compress the current subdirectory (tar.7z)           ║
║ 6       Compress the current subdirectory (tar.xz)           ║
║ 7       Compress the current subdirectory (tar.zst)          ║

When using mc the archive will be created one directory up from where your moved the mc file browser window.
E.g. when your folder to be backuped is

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/mnt/sda1/Porteus_5.0rc1/porteus/rootcopy

(an you moved into that folder via mc)
then one folder up and the place where the rootcopy.tar.* archive will be created will be

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/mnt/sda1/Porteus_5.0rc1/porteus/

Also, when you use a changes file (a save.dat file), do a backup of that as well since when you use the same changes settings in 5.0 finale the same changes file will be written into, and when that works less optimal for you, then your old version will be messed up as well.

Please report back here how it went so that others who want to try similar know as well (even when you encountered zero issues)

[Ed_P]

Actually, I forgot to mention, if you are using a save.dat file be sure to back it up also before upgrading.