Updating to V2.10: package-lock.json

[A Former User]

When I try to update to version 2.10 I get the following massage:

Aktualisiere 5000147e…b595cdd
error: Ihre lokalen Änderungen in den folgenden Dateien würden durch den Merge überschrieben werden: package-lock.json
Bitte comitten oder stashen Sie Ihre Änderungen, bevor Sie mergen.
Abbruch

I have no experience in coding and don’t know what to do. Google search brought me to websites for coding experts. Help welcome!

[lavolp3]

@beech-13465 you can either delete the package-lock.json file or execute the following

git reset --hard
git pull

The package-lock.json locks the current state of npm modules installed.
However, as far as I know it’s not problematic to delete it. It is created again with a new npm install
git reset --hardresets ALL of your local changes to the MM repository to the latest state of the origin repository

[sdetweil]

@lavolp3 if you used the script, it would tell u they don’t need to be saved

[A Former User]

@lavolp3 It worked. Thanks a lot!
I used the update-instuctions:

git pull && npm install

Looks like I have to do the reset every time before I update?!

[sdetweil]

@beech-13465 start using the update scripts…

see

https://github.com/sdetweil/MagicMirror_scripts

[A Former User]

@sdetweil OK, thanks! I realized, the new documentation site online now is very helpful.