Upgrading on Debian / Ubuntu

Core system

Running 6.3 or higher

To upgrade minor releases run:

apt-get update
apt-get install groupoffice

This will install the new software and upgrades the database. When GroupOffice open GroupOffice now they will get a message that the service is unavailable at this time because an upgrade is being installed.

Note

If for any reason you see a maintenance screen when launching GroupOffice. Then launch /install to upgrade the database or run it on the command line:

sudo -u www-data /usr/share/groupoffice/cli.php core/System/upgrade -c=/etc/groupoffice/config.php

Major release upgrade

When the second digit increases in the version number we call this a major release. For example when upgrading to 6.4 from 6.3. When upgrading to the next major release follow these steps prior to the above:

1. Run the above command first to upgrade to the latest of your current major version. eg. 25.0.1 -> 25.0.2.

2. Then open your browser to update the database.

3. Make sure to install the latest license key from your group-office.com account in the contracts section (https://www.group-office.com/account#account/contracts) if you run the professional version. This can be done via the browser GUI in the main menu -> register or via CLI:

   sudo -u www-data php ./cli.php core/System/setLicense --key=<YOURKEY>
   

4. Major release upgrades can’t be skipped so you need to do them step by step. Adjust the repository to the next major release in ‘/etc/apt/sources.list.d/groupoffice.list’:

   • For 26.0 change it to:

     deb http://repo.group-office.com/ twentysixzero main

   For older versions switch to the older manuals:

   https://groupoffice.readthedocs.io/en/25.0/ https://groupoffice.readthedocs.io/en/6.8/ https://groupoffice.readthedocs.io/en/6.7/ https://groupoffice.readthedocs.io/en/6.6/

Mailserver

If you’re upgrading from 6.3.x or higher version run:

apt-get install groupoffice-mailserver

Note

When upgrading from 6.8 to 25.0 it will ask to replace modified configuration files for Postfix mysql (/etc/postfix/mysql_*). Answer YES here as the database tables changed.

Or if you also installed the anti spam and virus package:

apt-get install groupoffice-mailserver groupoffice-mailserver-antispam

Upgrading from 6.2

Visit an older version of the manual here:

https://groupoffice.readthedocs.io/en/6.8/