Unable to update

Mykle1

You should not have to use sudo when updating. You’re in the right directory, so, just git pull && npm install

Any changes you’ve made to the module files will be overwritten. So, yes, copy/move them to another location outside of the MagicMirror directory before updating

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strawberry 3.141

@eugenelai sounds like you downloaded the mirror manually and didn’t use git clone.

eugenelai

@Mykle1

Sorry I get the same error message if I use sudo as well. I guess i’ll backup all the files I’ve changed do a git init then see what happens.

@strawberry-3.141
Nope did the automatic install.

Mykle1

@eugenelai said in Unable to update:

Sorry I get the same error message if I use sudo as well.

Ok, but I said you should NOT have to use sudo to run those commands

eugenelai

@Mykle1

Yeah still doesn’t work. I’ve done git init then tried both git pull && npm install with and without sudo and I get the following:

pi@MagicMirrorPi:~ $ cd MagicMirror
pi@MagicMirrorPi:~/MagicMirror $ sudo git pull && npm install
fatal: No remote repository specified.  Please, specify either a URL or a
remote name from which new revisions should be fetched.
pi@MagicMirrorPi:~/MagicMirror $

Mykle1

@eugenelai

Personally, if this was me, I would rename my existing MagicMirror folder, install the new MagicMirror via git clone, run npm install in the new MagicMirror folder, then move what I want from the old MagicMirror installation into the new installation.

NO SUDO necessary

cowboysdude

@Mykle1 Yes that would be the easiest way to do it!

eugenelai

@Mykle1

that’s a good idea… Let me try that.

Cheers for the help

cowboysdude

@eugenelai It will save you endless headaches…