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## Updating ## Updating
If you want to update to the latest version, run the Installer from above again and select the 'update' option. If you want to update to the latest version, run the Installer from above again and select the 'update' option.
For those who were already running v1.5, with the latest update, more packages are required due to more features. Please intall those additional packages with: `sudo apt-get install python-numpy && sudo pip3 install feedparser && pip3 install feedparser`. The E-Paper.py file will also give a message if there's something missing.
Before updating, the Installer checks if the settings file (/home/pi/E-Paper-Master/Calendar/settings.py) exists. This is done to test if a previous version was installed correctly. If the settings file exists, it is copied to the home directory and renamed as 'settings.py.old'. The old software folder 'E-Paper-Master' is renamed to 'E-Paper-Master-old'. Lastly, the latest version of the software is copied to the Raspberry as 'E-Paper-Master'. Before updating, the Installer checks if the settings file (/home/pi/E-Paper-Master/Calendar/settings.py) exists. This is done to test if a previous version was installed correctly. If the settings file exists, it is copied to the home directory and renamed as 'settings.py.old'. The old software folder 'E-Paper-Master' is renamed to 'E-Paper-Master-old'. Lastly, the latest version of the software is copied to the Raspberry as 'E-Paper-Master'.
After updating, copy the contents from your old settings file to the new one. There are usally more options in the new settings.py file so a 'template' is prepared with each update. This template can be found in /home/pi/E-Paper-Master/Calendar/settings.py.sample. After updating, copy the contents from your old settings file to the new one. There are usally more options in the new settings.py file so a 'template' is prepared with each update. This template can be found in /home/pi/E-Paper-Master/Calendar/settings.py.sample.