Merged Update from 2.0.4 ... directly to 3.0.1 or 3.0.0 first?

Hi, when I click on the icon saying that kunena needs to upgrade (in Joomla backend controlpanel) it takes me to somewhere saying Kunena live update, I press update to latest version.
I also did read the upgrade guide.

But I asked Joomla support to do it for me after getting this error message, - they obviously got the same message and send it back to me to solve.

I thought they probably would know more about doing it right than I do.

Hi, yes there is a issue with the updater on J2.5.x, please download the package: www.kunena.org/download and install it using the joomla installer. Then it will be updated.


Regards 810

Right, - so .. just to be sure.
Cause I also did try this way, - but I am not always doing this quite right, cause I dont quite get this with unzipping

But I upload it not as one package but one at the time right ? component, media, 2 plugins and one called lib_kunena...

This issue .. is that a Joomla issue ? Cause they say if I can directly point to it being an issue with Joomla they will look into it.

you don't need to unzip the package.

1) download the package
2) go to joomla installer
3) select package
4) click on install

Ha .. dont know if you know that feeling, - but my fingers just suddenly hit install and in two seconds it was all done succesfully.... and I was so worried

But all is well ..

Thanks for helping me over my comfort zone

810 is correct; there is no need to unzip the installation package. Kunena is installed (and upgraded) in the same way as most Joomla packages are installed these days. The main difference is that the package name is called pkg_kunena_<version>_<date>.zip instead of com_kunena_<version>_<date>.zip The package installation method is described (with a video tutorial) in K 3.0 Installation Guide .

I would not recommend the "download-package -> install" method to complete beginners. I recommend the "install by URL" method

I asked before if you read and followed the procedure described in K 3.0 Upgrade Guide . It would seem, from your earlier responses, that you did not do that.

If your site meets the required technical requirements and if you have ensured that other software you may be using that interacts with K 3.0.1 is likewise upgraded, the upgrade procedure takes less than 30 seconds to complete.

hi sozzled

You know I do read the stuff, but its not always easy to get it right anyway when you are not normally working with these things - and the main thing is really that I am so worried that something unforeseen will occur and make a mess of everything

Fortunately you guys must really know what you are doing, because yeah, it takes no time then its all working well

Unfortunately we have made some changes into our package that makes automatic updates from Kunena 2.0 to fail. I've been investigating the issue and I know what happens but I'm still unsure how to get it fixed.

That said, automated updates should work from Joomla extension manager by clicking on updates (and clearing the cache if the update was not shown).

Just remember to visit Kunena backend after the update to make sure that everything works.