Unable to update

[eugenelai]

Hi all,

I’m trying to update my MagicMirror but have two issues:

1. When I type in sudo git pull && npm install to try update I get fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git. The current directory I am in is /home/Pi/MagicMirror. So not sure if I have to do a init git command?

2. If and when I do update I’ve made some changes to the modules I’ve installed. Is the best way, to temporarily copy them some where else then copy them back after the update?

Thanks in advance

[Mykle1]

@eugenelai

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

[fox]

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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